Swiss Army knife

English

A representative example of the class.

From the prominent (although not exclusive) association of this type of knife with officers of the Swiss Army; see Swiss Army knife § History for details.

Swiss Army knife (plural Swiss Army knives)

Any of a class of multi-function pocket knives or multitools, 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.

type of pocket knife

Arabic: سِكِّين سْوِيسِرِيّ m (sikkīn swīsiriyy)
Bulgarian: швейца́рско но́жче n (švejcársko nóžče)
Catalan: navalla suïssa f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 瑞士軍刀／瑞士军刀 (zh) (Ruìshì jūndāo), 瑞士刀 (zh) (Ruìshìdāo), 瑞士軍官刀／瑞士军官刀 (zh) (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 (āmī-naifu), スイスアーミーナイフ (suisu-āmī-naifu)
Mongolian: Швейцарийн армийн хутга (Švejcariin armiin xutga)
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 (sv) c
Thai: มีดพับสวิส (mêet páp sàwìt)

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