noun
en turnering
tournament
En tävling där flera lag eller personer möts i flera matcher för att kora en vinnare.
Definition & meaning
A tournament: a competition in which several players or teams play a series of matches to determine a winner.
It can also refer to a historical jousting tournament, where knights competed in contests.
Grammar & Word origin
- Noun: en turnering
- Forms: turneringen (the tournament), turneringar (tournaments), turneringarna (the tournaments)
- The word came into Swedish through European languages and is ultimately related to a word meaning “to turn.” It originally referred to contests between knights.
Synonyms & antonyms
- tävling — competition; broader than turnering and does not necessarily involve a series of matches.
- mästerskap — championship; a competition that determines a champion, often with greater official importance.
There is no direct antonym.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Vi spelar i en stor turnering.noun
We are playing in a big tournament.
De vann en turnering förra helgen.noun
They won a tournament last weekend.
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