Translation of "Procrustes" into Swedish

Prokrustes, prokrustes are the top translations of "Procrustes" into Swedish.

Procrustes proper noun

A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut off their legs to adapt them to its length. [..]

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  • Prokrustes

    It is not acceptable – it is quite wrong – for these things to be tied to some sort of Procrustes’ bed!

    Det är inte godtagbart – det är helt fel – att dessa olika förhållanden skall bindas fast vid någon sorts Prokrustes säng!

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  • prokrustes

    It is not acceptable – it is quite wrong – for these things to be tied to some sort of Procrustes’ bed!

    Det är inte godtagbart – det är helt fel – att dessa olika förhållanden skall bindas fast vid någon sorts Prokrustes säng!

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