besättning
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Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- beſätning (obsolete typography)
Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]besättning c
- 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
- distribution of roles among a theatre cast
- Synonym: rollbesättning
- the composition of an orchestra or choir
- Synonyms: körbesättning, orkesterbesättning, solistbesättning
- 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.
Declension
[edit]Declension of besättning
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- besättning in Svensk ordbok.
- besättning in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)