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trängsel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • congestion noun A build-up of traffic, or the blockage this causes.
  • crush verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
  • throng noun A large, densely packed crowd of people.

Senses

trängsel is used for these senses in English:

  • congestion An excess of traffic; usually not a complete standstill of traffic, so usually not synonymous with traffic jam.
  • crampedness The state or quality of being cramped.
  • crowdedness The state or quality of being crowded.
  • crush Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.
  • throng A group of people crowded or gathered closely together.

congestion — full definition

  1. noun A build-up of traffic, or the blockage this causes.
  2. noun A blockage of mucus or fluid in the airways, such as a stuffy nose or chest.
  3. noun Swelling caused by fluid build-up in body tissue.

crush — full definition

  1. verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
  2. verb To defeat someone or something completely and forcefully.
  3. noun A strong but usually short-lived romantic infatuation, or the person it is directed at.
  4. noun A dense, uncomfortable crowd of people.

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