pallen

pallen

"The stool" or "the podium."

Here, 'pallen' refers to a stool used as furniture.

Jag tog boken som låg på pallen.

I picked up the book that was on the stool.

In this instance, 'pallen' denotes a stool where someone can sit.

Hon ställde sig upp och satte sig sedan på pallen.

She stood up and then sat down on the stool.

Here, 'pallen' is used metaphorically to indicate the podium for winning positions.

Atleten lyckades komma högst på pallen i tävlingen.

The athlete managed to reach the top spot on the podium in the competition.