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Translate quarries from English to Swedish

Summary

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quarries:
- gruvor; stenbrott
quarry:
- villebråd
Wiktionary:
- quarry → stenbrott
- quarry → byte, brott, fångst, kap

English

Detailed Translations for quarries from English to Swedish

quarries:

quarries [the ~] noun

the quarries (mines)
gruvor
- gruvor noun
the quarries (stone pits)
stenbrott
- stenbrott [-ett] noun

Translation Matrix for quarries:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
gruvor	mines; quarries
stenbrott	quarries; stone pits	limestone quarry

Related Words for "quarries":

quarry

quarries form of quarry:

quarry [the ~] noun

the quarry (stone pit)
villebråd
- villebråd [-ett] noun

Translation Matrix for quarry:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
villebråd	quarry; stone pit
-	fair game; pit; prey; stone pit; target

Related Words for "quarry":

quarries

Synonyms for "quarry":

prey; target; fair game; victim
pit; stone pit; excavation
animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna
exploit; tap

Related Definitions for "quarry":

animal hunted or caught for food¹
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate¹
- a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'¹
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence¹
extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry¹
- quarry marble¹

Wiktionary Translations for quarry:

quarry

noun

site for mining stone
- quarry → stenbrott

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• quarry	→ byte	↔ Beute — von Raubtieren als Nahrung gefangenes oder verfolgtes Tier
• quarry	→ brott	↔ Bruch — kurz für: ein Steinbruch
• quarry	→ fångst; kap	↔ proie — Traductions à trier suivant le sens

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University