Mothball

"Mothball" in Swedish

malkula

(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae)

förpuppa

(to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future)

lägga i malpåse

(to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future)

lägga på hyllan

(to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future)

lägga på is

(to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.