ångvält

Swedish

Etymology

From ånga (“steam”) +‎ vält.

Noun

ångvält c

  1. a steamroller (steam-powered road roller)
  2. (informal) a steamroller (road roller, generally)
    Synonym: vält
  3. (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

Declension of ångvält
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ångvält ångvälts
definite ångvälten ångvältens
plural indefinite ångvältar ångvältars
definite ångvältarna ångvältarnas

See also

  • en elefant i en porslinsbutik (“a bull in a china shop”)

References

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