No. 3,442 in Swedish

bly

Lead (metal).

In a sentence

Pennans spets är gjord av bly.
The tip of the pencil is made of lead.
Here, 'bly' refers to the elemental metal lead, used to describe the material of the pencil tip.
Hon fick bly i handen under experimentet.
She got lead on her hand during the experiment.
In this context, 'bly' again refers to the metal lead in relation to scientific or experimental procedures.
Han var bly i sitt sätt att tala med nya människor.
He was shy in his way of talking to new people.
In this case, 'bly' is used figuratively to describe a shy or reserved demeanor, not the element.

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