No. 7,548 in Swedish
stålhandske
Steel gauntlet.
In a sentence
Han bar en stålhandske som skydd när han arbetade med metall.
He wore a steel glove as protection when working with metal.
The term 'stålhandske' is used here literally to refer to a protective glove made of steel.
Legenden talar om en riddare som använde en magisk stålhandske i striden.
The legend speaks of a knight who used a magical steel glove in battle.
The term 'stålhandske' is applied figuratively to describe a mythical, magical glove made of steel.
Som chef visade han sin stålhandske gentemot personalen och insåg att han behövde vara mer flexibel.
As a manager, he showed his steel glove to the staff and realized he needed to be more flexible.
The term 'stålhandske' is used metaphorically to denote a firm and perhaps overly stern approach, representing 'an iron hand.'
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