en lek

lek in a sentence

• barnens lek
  children's play
• De iakttog barnens lek
  They watched the children's play(ing)
• Ska vi leka en lek? Vi kan låtsas vara björnar.
  Want to play a game? [or, "Want to engage in a type of play?"] We can pretend to be bears.
• en lek med döden
  playing with death [a play(ing) with death]
• vindens lek med löven
  the wind playing with the leaves [the wind's play(ing) with the leaves]
• Hur många kort är det i leken?
  How many cards are there in the deck?

Expressions

• på lek
  for fun
• dra sig ur leken
  pull out of the game

Words built with lek

• lekfull playful
• sällskapslek party (parlour) game

Questions

Origin

From Old Norse leikr.

Nearby common words

lek is number 1,474 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 1,470stängd closed
• 1,471framme there (having arrived), in front
• 1,472hamn harbor (US), harbour
• 1,473ed curse, oath
• 1,475löjtnant lieutenant
• 1,476snut copper, cop
• 1,477knappast hardly
• 1,479ängel angel