ångvält
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]ångvält c
- a steamroller (steam-powered road roller)
- (informal) a steamroller (road roller, generally)
- Synonym: vält
- (figurative) a seemingly irresistible force; a steamroller, a juggernaut, etc.
- gå fram som en ångvält
- move forward like a juggernaut / tear/rip around like a bull in a china shop/tornado / etc. [go forth [can also imply "about/around" more generally] like a steamroller]
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | ångvält | ångvälts |
| definite | ångvälten | ångvältens | |
| plural | indefinite | ångvältar | ångvältars |
| definite | ångvältarna | ångvältarnas |
See also
[edit]- en elefant i en porslinsbutik (“a bull in a china shop”)