No. 13,238 in Swedish
triathlon
A multi-sport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running.
In a sentence
Jag tränar hårt för att förbereda mig inför triathlon-tävlingen nästa månad.
I am training hard to prepare myself for the triathlon competition next month.
In this sentence, 'triathlon' is used as part of a compound noun, 'triathlon-tävlingen' (triathlon competition), providing specificity about the type of event being referred to.
Min vän deltog i sin första triathlon i helgen och var mycket nöjd.
My friend participated in their first triathlon this weekend and was very satisfied.
Here, 'triathlon' is used as a direct noun to indicate the event, showing that the subject experienced their first instance of this specific activity.
Att genomföra en triathlon kräver både fysisk och mental uthållighet.
Completing a triathlon requires both physical and mental endurance.
In this statement, 'triathlon' refers generically to the multi-sport event, emphasizing the challenge associated with it.
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