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pillar:
- spalt; pelare; påle; samhällsgruppering; stöttepelare; storstag; sokkel
- stödjepelare
Wiktionary:
- pillar → pelare, stöttepelare, kolonn
- pillar → pelare, stöttepelare, stöd, kolonn, spalt

English

Detailed Translations for pillar from English to Swedish

pillar:

pillar [the ~] nomen

the pillar (column; pile)
spalt
- spalt [-en] nomen
the pillar (column; post)

– (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure ¹
pelare; påle
- pelare [-en] nomen
- påle [-en] nomen
the pillar (society grouping)
samhällsgruppering
- samhällsgruppering nomen
the pillar (mainstay)

– a prominent supporter ¹
stöttepelare; storstag
- stöttepelare [-en] nomen
- storstag nomen
the pillar (socle; stand; tripod; support; column)
sokkel
- sokkel nomen

pillar

pillar (mainstay; buttress)

– a prominent supporter ¹
stödjepelare
- stödjepelare

Translation Matrix for pillar:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
pelare	column; pillar; post	column; columns; corner pillar; pillars; post
påle	column; pillar; post	funeral pyre; pole; post; stake
samhällsgruppering	pillar; society grouping
sokkel	column; pillar; socle; stand; support; tripod
spalt	column; pile; pillar
storstag	mainstay; pillar	anchor; crutch; mainstay
stöttepelare	mainstay; pillar	anchor; crutch; mainstay
-	column; mainstay; tower
Not Specified	Related Translations	Other Translations
spalt		column
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
stödjepelare	buttress; mainstay; pillar

Related Words for "pillar":

pillars

Synonyms for "pillar":

principle; rule
column; tower; shape; form
mainstay; supporter; protagonist; champion; admirer; booster; friend
structure; construction
upright; vertical

Related Definitions for "pillar":

(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure¹
a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)¹
a fundamental principle or practice¹
- science eroded the pillars of superstition¹
a prominent supporter¹
- he is a pillar of the community¹
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower¹
- a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite¹

Wiktionary Translations for pillar:

pillar

noun

large post, often used as supporting architecture
- pillar → pelare; stöttepelare; kolonn

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• pillar	→ pelare	↔ Pfeiler — Architektur, Bauwesen: ein frei oder an der Wand stehender, mehr oder minder schlanker fachterminologisch: nur prismatischer, (umgangssprachlich) auch runder Körper aus Stein, Holz, Mauerwerk, Kunststoff oder Metall zur Aufnahme von Lasten [[da
• pillar	→ stöttepelare	↔ Pfeiler — übertragen: Stütze einer Gesellschaft oder Einrichtung
• pillar	→ stöd	↔ Stütze — Bauteil, der Teile eines Gebäudes tragen
• pillar	→ kolonn	↔ Säule — Architektur: senkrechte, zumeist runde Stütze bei größeren Bauwerken
• pillar	→ pelare; spalt	↔ pilier — (architecture) maçonnerie\|fr ouvrage de maçonnerie en forme de grosse colonne ronde, carrée, etc., qui sert à soutenir un édifice ou quelque partie d’un édifice.

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