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English and Swedish Translation Search Results for straitjacket

Summary

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straitjacket:
- tvångströja
Wiktionary:
- straitjacket → tvångströja
- straitjacket → sätta tvångströja på, förkväva

English

Detailed Translations for straitjacket from English to Swedish

straitjacket:

straitjacket [the ~] noun

the straitjacket
tvångströja
- tvångströja noun

Translation Matrix for straitjacket:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
tvångströja	straitjacket
-	straightjacket

Related Words for "straitjacket":

straitjackets

Synonyms for "straitjacket":

hindrance; hinderance; deterrent; impediment; balk; baulk; check; handicap
straightjacket; garment

Related Definitions for "straitjacket":

a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person¹
anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines¹
- they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket¹
- the government is operating in an economic straitjacket¹

Wiktionary Translations for straitjacket:

straitjacket

noun

a jacket-like garment
- straitjacket → tvångströja

verb

to put someone into a straitjacket
- straitjacket → sätta tvångströja på
to restrict the freedom of
- straitjacket → förkväva

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University