bromskloss
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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]
| Declension of bromskloss | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | bromskloss | bromsklossen | bromsklossar | bromsklossarna |
| Genitive | bromskloss | bromsklossens | bromsklossars | bromsklossarnas |
See also[edit]
- bakåtsträvare (“reactionary, Luddite”)