No. 14,056 in Swedish

övervikt

"Övervikt" means "overweight" or "excess weight" in English.

In a sentence

Personen har problem med övervikt, därför följer han en speciell kost.
The person has problems with overweight, therefore he follows a special diet.
In this sentence, 'övervikt' refers to the physical condition of having excess body weight.
Lastbilen hade övervikt och kunde inte passera gränsen utan att minska lasten.
The truck was overweight and couldn't pass the border without reducing the cargo.
Here, 'övervikt' indicates the condition of the truck exceeding the allowable weight limit.
Övervikt i beslutsfattandet kan leda till snedvridning av resultaten.
Overweight in decision-making can lead to skewed results.
In this context, 'övervikt' metaphorically denotes an imbalanced dominance or excess in the process of decision-making.

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