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SWEDISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

tur.

a tour; a journey through a building, estate, country etc.

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. a tour; a journey through a building, estate, country etc.

    common-gender
    John tog en tur med bilen för att titta på hela stan innan han bestämde sig för att bosätta sig i just den stadsdelen.

  2. a tour; a journey through a building, estate, country etc. a bus or train service on a specific line, which leaves at a specific time

    common-gender
    De drog in de två sista turerna på söndagskvällarna eftersom ändå ingen åkte med bussen vid den tiden.

  3. a tour; a journey through a building, estate, country etc. a dance; an instance of dancing

    common-gender
    Vi tog två turer på dansgolvet innan vi gick hem.

  4. a tour; a journey through a building, estate, country etc. a figure in a dance

    common-gender
    I square dance ropas turerna ut.

  5. a turn; the chance to use an item shared in sequence with others

    common-gender
    Nu har du fått ha den jättelänge, så nu är det min tur.
    Det är din tur.

  6. luck

    common-gender · uncountable
    Du måste ha väldig tur om du ska vinna lotterier.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French tour, used in Swedish since 1639 in the sense of a journey, since 1679 in the sense of a sequence of events (to take turns), since 1809 in the sense of luck (events that luckily go your way).

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