besättning

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Swedish

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Etymology

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besätta +‎ -ning

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Noun

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besättning c

  1. a crew, complement, hands; a collection of people who take care of a certain unit (e.g. a ship, aeroplane, military vehicle, fortress)
    Synonym: fartygsbesättning
  2. distribution of roles among a theatre cast
    Synonym: rollbesättning
  3. the composition of an orchestra or choir
    Synonyms: körbesättning, orkesterbesättning, solistbesättning
  4. a herd, a collection of farm animals
    • 2020 November 18, Linda Ekström, SVT Nyheter[1]:
      Hela besättningen, som består av 4500 kalkoner, måste nu avlivas.
      The entire herd, which consists of 4500 turkeys, must now be euthanized.

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