English-Swedish translations for tip of the iceberg

• toppen av ett isberg
  Detta är dock bara toppen av ett isberg.However, this is only the tip of the iceberg.
  Vi ser bara toppen av ett isberg, men det är toppen av ett mycket stort isberg.We only see the tip of the iceberg, but it is the tip of a very large iceberg.
  – Herr talman! Det vi ser är sannolikt toppen av ett isberg.Mr President, I believe we are looking at the tip of the iceberg.
• toppen av isberget
  Det låter visserligen vansinnigt, men det är bara toppen av isberget.Surely that is too crazy for words, but it is only the tip of the iceberg.
  Konflikten mellan Israel och palestinierna är bara toppen av isberget i en större konflikt.The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is just the tip of the iceberg in a larger conflict.
  Vi måste också göra allt för att förhindra att detta fortsätter att bara vara toppen av isberget.We should also do everything to prevent this continuing to be only the tip of the iceberg.

Definition of tip of the iceberg

• A small indication of a larger possibility; the first part#Noun|part encounter#Verb|encountered of a problem that is much bigger than it seems

Examples

• This is only the tip of the iceberg. Our time together can become much more exciting

Related words

• tip of the nose
• tip of the tongue
• tip of the toe
• be the tip of the iceberg
• have something on the tip of the tongue
• on the tip of one's tongue
• be on the tip of someone’s tongue
• something is on the tip of one's tongue
• not to look beyond the tip of one's nose