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 Translation for 'rape' from English to Swedish
NOUN1   rape | -
NOUN2   a rape | rapes
VERB   to rape | raped | raped
raping | rapes
SYNO assault | Brassica napus | colza | ...
att våldtato rape
våldtäkt {u}rape
gruppvåldtäkt {u}gang rape
jordbr.
rapsfält {n}
rape field
jordbr.
rapsåker {u}
rape field
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Translation for 'rape' from English to Swedish

to rape
att våldta

rape
våldtäkt {u}

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gang rape
gruppvåldtäkt {u}
rape field
rapsfält {n}jordbr.

rapsåker {u}jordbr.
Usage Examples English
  • Gang rape, or mass rape, occurs when a group of people participate in the rape of a single victim.
  • Rape can result in a pregnancy. Rape can occur in a variety of situations, including war rape, forced prostitution and marital rape.
  • The law criminalizes rape, but spousal rape is legal, and most cases of rape were unreported.
  • Some critics of the term date rape believe the distinction between stranger rape and date rape seems to position date rape as a lesser offence, which is insulting to date rape victims and could partly explain the lower conviction rates and lesser punishments of date rape cases.
  • Rape statistics (2016–2017) from Rape Crisis Centers across England and Wales unfolds that every year, about 85,000 women and 12,000 men become victims of rape.

  • Many western associations state that many women who reported rape but were convicted for false allegations are still victims of rape.
  • Feminist writings on rape include "Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape", by Susan Brownmiller. Concepts such as date rape and marital rape were brought to public attention.
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