bromskloss
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From broms (“brake”) + kloss (“block”).
Noun
[edit]bromskloss c
- a friction element pressed against for example a brake disc or brake drum, a brake pad
- Synonym: bromsbelägg
- an object placed in front of a wheel to prevent a vehicle from moving (made for the purpose or ad-hoc)
- (figurative) something or someone that impedes progress
- De är en riktig bromskloss med alla meningslösa möten de envisas med
- They really slow down progress with all the pointless meetings they insist on
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | bromskloss | bromskloss |
| definite | bromsklossen | bromsklossens | |
| plural | indefinite | bromsklossar | bromsklossars |
| definite | bromsklossarna | bromsklossarnas |
See also
[edit]- bakåtsträvare (“reactionary, Luddite”)