No. 12,196 in Swedish
råttmördare
Rat poison.
In a sentence
Huset blev snabbt av med sitt problem tack vare den nya råttmördaren.
The house quickly got rid of its problem thanks to the new rat killer.
The word 'råttmördare' here refers to a substance or a trap designed to kill rats, used literally.
Det visade sig att ingen i sagan var den riktiga råttmördaren.
It turned out that no one in the tale was the real rat killer.
The word 'råttmördare' refers metaphorically to someone accused (wrongly) of harming rats.
Han kallas råttmördaren för sin skicklighet att hitta och lösa problem.
He is called the rat killer for his skill in finding and solving problems.
Here 'råttmördare' metaphorically describes someone who is adept at solving issues, likened to eliminating pests.
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