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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish lænker, from Old Norse *hlenkr (cf. Old West Norse hlekkr), from Proto-Germanic *hlankiz.
Pronunciation
Noun
länk c
- a link (in a chain or the like)
Kedjan består av tjugo länkar- The chain consists of twenty links
- (figuratively) a link (connection)
Istanbul har varit en viktig länk mellan öst och väst- Istanbul has been an important link between the east and the west
Han utgör en länk mellan de två kriminella gängen- He constitutes a link between the two criminal gangs
den felande länken- the missing link
- (computing) a link (hyperlink)
- Synonym: hyperlänk
Kan du skicka länken till sidan?- Can you send me the link to the page?
- (computing) a link (in a data structure or the like)
- a link (technical communication channel)
- (especially jewelry) a chain
- Synonym: kedja
en guldlänk- a gold link chain
Usage notes
More figurative and not as general in (sense 2) compared to English. "There is a link between smoking and cancer" is expressed as "Det finns ett samband mellan rökning och cancer."
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