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castle meaning in Swedish

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castle (chess)
verb
[UK: ˈkɑːs.l̩]
[US: ˈkæs.l̩]

rockera [~de ~t]verb

castle [castles] (fortified building)
noun
[UK: ˈkɑːs.l̩]
[US: ˈkæs.l̩]

befästning [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}

borg [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}
The castle is surrounded by a moat. = Borgen är omgiven av en vattengrav.

fästning [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}

slott [~et ~]substantiv
{n}
The city has a castle. = Staden har ett slott.

castle in the air (desire, idea, or plan unlikely to ever be realized)
noun
[UK: ˈkɑːs.l̩ ɪn ðə eə(r)]
[US: ˈkæs.l̩ ɪn ðə ˈer]

luftslott [~et ~]substantiv
{n}

bouncing castle (inflatable structure on which children jump and play)
noun
[UK: ˈbaʊns.ɪŋ ˈkɑːs.l̩]
[US: ˈbaʊns.ɪŋ ˈkæs.l̩]

hoppborg [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}

build castles in the air (to have any desire, idea, or plan unlikely to be realized)
verb
[UK: bɪld ˈkɑːs.l̩z ɪn ðə eə(r)]
[US: ˈbɪld ˈkæs.l̩z ɪn ðə ˈer]

bygga luftslottverb

carry coals to Newcastle (do something unneeded or redundant)
verb

bära ugglor till Atenverb

forecastle [forecastles] (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow)
noun
[UK: ˈfəʊk.sl̩]
[US: ˈfoʊk.sl̩]

backsubstantiv
{c}

backdäcksubstantiv
{n}

sandcastle (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle)
noun
[UK: ˈsændk.ɑːs.l̩]
[US: ˈsændk.æs.l̩]

sandslott [~et ~]substantiv
{n}
John's sandcastle was destroyed by the storm. = Johns sandslott förstördes av stormen.