baklås

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See also: baklas

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

bak (“back”) +‎ lås (“lock”)

Noun[edit]

baklås

to be jammed (of a lock, making a door or the like impossible to open the normal way)
Dörren har gått i baklås
The door has jammed

Dörren är i baklås
The door is jammed
(figuratively) deadlock
förhandlingar i baklås
deadlocked negotiations

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