Meaning of vik | Babel Free

Definitioner

1. a bay, an inlet, (in the British sense) a creek (a (relatively long and narrow) inlet from the sea or a lake, as might instead and more specifically be called a fjord (“fjord”) if surrounded by cliffs (and substantially long))
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2. a cove (when a small, sheltered vik – see also bukt)
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3. a gulf (when shaped like a vik, especially in the names of some gulfs that are shaped more or less like a vik)
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Ekvivalenter

Exempel

“Vi bor längst in i viken”

We live at the far end of the bay/creek

“segla in i viken”

sail into the bay/creek

“simma över viken”

swim across the bay/creek

“Det bor några vikingar i viken”

There are some Vikings living in the bay/creek (possibly though controversially related)

“en mysig liten vik”

a cozy little cove/bay

“en skyddad vik”

a sheltered cove/bay

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