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spik substantiv {c} | hole in one(in golf) nail [nails](spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials) |
spika [~de ~t] verb | nail [nailed, nailing, nails](employ a nail as a fastener) |
spikklubba [~n ~klubbor] substantiv {c} | jimsonweed(Datura stramonium) |
spikpistol [~en ~er] substantiv {c} | nail gun(gun which drives nails) |
spikrak ~t ~a adverb | straight as an arrow(very straight; travelling in a very straight trajectory) |
spikskor substantiv {c-Pl} | running shoes(spiked trainers) |
fullspikad [~spikat ~e] adjektiv | crowded(containing too many of something) |
gnällspik [~en ~ar] substantiv | kvetch(person who endlessly whines or complains) |
gnällspik [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | bellyacher(whiner) crybaby(person whose feelings are easily hurt) grumbler(a person who persistently grumbles) |
sista spiken i kistan substantiv {c} | final nail in the coffin(something responsible for a prospective demise) |
slå huvudet på spiken verb | hit the nail on the head(identify something exactly) |
tältspik substantiv {c} | tent peg(peg, to hold a rope that supports a tent) |
ytterligare en spik i kistan phrase | another nail in someone's coffin(one in a series of factors which lead, or purport to lead, to downfall) |