stå pall
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Compound of stå (“stand”) + pall (“catch; stopping mechanism”). Borrowed from Dutch pal staan (“stand firm”), from Low German pall staan.
Verb edit
stå pall (present står pall, preterite stod pall, supine stått pall, imperative stå pall)
- to manage to withstand stresses; to hold up, to stand up, to stand firm, etc.
- Vi får se om väggen står pall när Stig skjuter en raket på den
- Let's see if the wall holds up when Stig fires a rocket at it
- Hon stod pall för trycket och vann
- She stood up to the pressure and won
Derived terms edit
- palla (“have strength, will, or stamina”)