Swiss Army knife

English

Swiss Army knife (plural Swiss Army knives)

A brand of multi-function pocket knife or multitool, having a blade and various tools, such as screwdrivers and can openers.
(figuratively, by extension) A tool that has many functions, one for every perceivable need.
The smartphone is the Swiss Army knife of electronic gadgets.

type of pocket knife

Arabic: سِكِّين سْوِيسِرِيّ‎ m (sikkīn swīsiriyy)
Bulgarian: швейцарско ножче n (švejcársko nóžče)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 瑞士軍刀 (zh), 瑞士军刀 (zh) (Ruìshì jūndāo), 瑞士刀 (Ruìshìdāo), 瑞士軍官刀, 瑞士军官刀 (Ruìshì jūnguān dāo)
Czech: švýcarský nůž m
Danish: schweizerkniv c
Dutch: Zwitsers zakmes n
Finnish: Sveitsin armeijan veitsi, sveitsinveitsi
French: couteau suisse (fr) m
German: Schweizer Messer n, Schweizer Offiziersmesser n, Schweizer Taschenmesser n
Greek: ελβετικός σουγιάς m (elvetikós sougiás)
Hungarian: svájci bicska

Irish: scian airm Eilvéiseach f
Italian: coltellino svizzero m
Japanese: アーミーナイフ (āmīnaifu) (army knife), スイスアーミーナイフ (suisuāmīnaifu)
Mongolian: Швейцарийн армийн хутга (Švejtsarijn armijn hutga)
Persian: چاقوی سوئیسی‎ (čǎqu-ye suisi)
Polish: szwajcarski nóż oficerski m
Portuguese: canivete suíço m
Russian: швейца́рский арме́йский нож m (švejcárskij arméjskij nož), швейца́рский нож m (švejcárskij nož)
Spanish: navaja suiza f
Swedish: schweizisk armékniv c
Thai: มีดพับสวิส (mêet páp sàwìt)

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