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Swedish
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Etymology
besätta + -ning
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Noun
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: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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