No. 13,336 in Swedish
tången
"Tången" means "the tongs" or "the pliers" in English.
In a sentence
Han tog tången från verktygslådan för att fixa cykeln.
He took the pliers from the toolbox to fix the bicycle.
Here, 'tången' is used to refer to pliers, a tool used for gripping or bending objects.
Vid stranden plockade vi upp tången som hade sköljts upp av vågorna.
At the beach, we picked up the seaweed that had washed up by the waves.
In this sentence, 'tången' denotes seaweed, referring to marine plants typically found at the seashore.
Fiskaren använde tången för att ta ut kroken ur fiskens mun.
The fisherman used the pliers to remove the hook from the fish's mouth.
Once again, 'tången' refers to the tool known as pliers, emphasizing its application in a particular scenario involving fishing.
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