Swedish–English dictionary

namnlapp

A tag with one's name inscribed on it.

namnlös

Having no name, nameless, unnamed; anonymous.

namnskylt

A small nameplate, identifying the wearer, and often giving additional information.

namnteckning

A person's autograph or signature.

nandu

A large flightless bird of the order Rheiformes, native to South America.

nanedags

The time or hour at which one retires to bed in order to sleep.

nanosekund

(metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10−9 seconds. Symbol: ns

nanoteknik

The science and technology of creating nanoparticles and of manufacturing machines which have sizes within the range of nanometres (1–100 nm).

napalm

A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas. [from 1942]

näpen

Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious

Napoleon

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), a French military commander and political leader.

napoleonisk

Of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte.

napoleonsk

Of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte.

napp

An artificial nipple (definition 1) used for bottle-feeding infants. [from 17th c.]

nappa

(intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.

näppeligen

(degree) Barely, only just, almost not.

när

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

när allt kommer omkring

(idiomatic) anyway, in any case; indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used to reinforce or explain a point.

när som helst

At any time.

nära

At little distance; near in space or time.

nära förestående

About to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.

nära land

Near the shore.

näraliggande

(American spelling) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.

närande

Providing nourishment.

närapå

Very close to, but not quite.

närbutik

A small retail store, often in a residential area, that carries a limited selection of items such as staples, junk food, and drugstore items, and which is open long hours for the convenience of shoppers.

narciss

Any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus, having white or yellow cup- or trumpet-shaped flowers, notably the daffodil

narcissism

Excessive love of oneself.

närgången

(informal) Prone to touching other people with one's hands, especially in an inappropriate or sexual manner.

närhelst

At any time that.

närhet

The quality of physical proximity.

närheten

Closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship.

näring

Something that nourishes; food.

näringsämne

A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.

näringslära

That which nourishes; nutriment.

näringsmässig

Of, pertaining to, or providing nutrition.

näringsrik

(of food or drink) Providing nutrients; healthy to eat or drink.

näringsriktig

(of food or drink) Providing nutrients; healthy to eat or drink.

närkamp

(especially, military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.

narkolepsi

(pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations.

narkoman

A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.

narkosläkare

(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.

narkotika

A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine.

narkotikarus

(colloquial) A period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations.

narkotisk

(pharmaceutical effect) Capable of soothing or eliminating pain. [from 16th c.]

närliggande

Adjacent; neighboring.

närma

(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.

närmande

(often, in the plural) An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.

närmare omständigheter

The details or specifics of something.

närmast

Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.

närmevärde

(mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.

Narnia

(fantasy) A land in which a series of seven children's books, The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis are set.

närområde

Neighbourhood; nearby region; surrounding area.

närpå

Almost, nearly.

narr

A person in colorful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.

narra

(transitive, colloquial) To deceive or dupe as a joke.

närsom

At any time that.

närstrid

violent physical confrontation between two or more opponents at short range

närsynt

Near-sighted; unable to see distant objects unaided.

närsynthet

The property of being nearsighted, myopia.

närvara

(transitive) To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; also, to regularly go to (an event or place). [from 17th c.]

närvarande

Located in the immediate vicinity.

närvaro

The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand.

näs

(landforms) A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.

nasa

(transitive) To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.

nasal

(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.

nasaré

A person from Nazareth.

Nasaret

A city in northern Israel.

näsblod

Haemorrhage from the nose (usually, blood flow exiting the nostrils that originates from the nasal cavity).

näsborre

Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.

näsduk

A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.

näsrot

(anatomy) The upper bony ridge of the human nose.

nässeldjur

(zoology) Any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria. [from 19th c.]

nässelsnärja

Any of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, it is now placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.

nässla

Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, stinging nettles:

näst

In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following.

näst näst sist

Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.

näst sist

(UK, in, _, US, _, usually, formal) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.

näst sista

(UK, in, _, US, _, usually, formal) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.

nästa

(biblical) A fellow human being.

nästan

Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. [from before 1150]

näste

A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.

nästla

To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.

nästling

(programming) The enclosure of one self-contained element of code inside another.

nästnäst sist

Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.

näsvis

Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.

nåt

To even the slightest extent, at all.

näta

To earn points in a game.

Natalia

A en given name.

Natanael

An Apostle in the Gospel of John; usually identified with Bartholomew.

nätet

The global, decentralized network of computers which communicate with one another using the Internet protocol suite, which now forms a vital part of global communication, content sharing, and information exchange systems.

nätfiske

The act of circumventing security with an alias.

Nathalie

A en given name.

näthinna

(ophthalmology) The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball that contains rods and cones sensitive to light, which trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed.

nation

(collective) A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.

nationalist

An advocate of nationalism.

nationalistisk

Of or relating to nationalism.

nationalitet

National origin or identity; legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise. [from 18th c.]

nationalsång

A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric.

nationell

Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation. [from 16th c.]

nätmask

(computing) A self-replicating program that propagates through a network, differing from a virus in usually lacking any destructive effects.

nätmelon

Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group, a cultivar group melon with sweet aromatic orange flesh, including two main types:

NATO

Acronym of North Atlantic Treaty Organization

natrium

The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.990. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never found unbound in nature.

nätsluss

(computing, networking, telecommunications) In wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security, etc.

nätsökning

An Internet search, such as one performed on the Google search engine.

nätsurfning

(Internet) The activity of browsing the Internet.

nätt

Elegant; delicately small and pretty.

natt-

(of a person, creature, group, or species) Primarily active during the night.

nattaktiv

(of a person, creature, group, or species) Primarily active during the night.

nattarbete

Work which is carried out at night. [from 16th c.]

nattduksbord

(US) A small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed.

nattens (mörkrets) inbrott

The close of the day; the coming of night.

nattetid

During the night.

nattfjäril

(euphemism) A female prostitute.

nattklubb

An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a nightclub.

nattlig

(of an occurrence) Taking place at night, nightly.

nattlinne

A long loose robe worn mainly by women for sleeping in.

nattliv

Nocturnal activities, especially visiting nightclubs.

nattmössa

(headwear) A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread. [From 14th c.]

nättroll

(by extension, originally, Internet slang) A person who makes or posts inflammatory or insincere statements in an attempt to lure others into combative argument for purposes of personal entertainment or to manipulate their perception, especially in an online community or discussion. [from late 20th c.]

nattskatta

Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.

nattskjorta

A long loose robe worn mainly by women for sleeping in.

nattvard

The Christian sacrament of the Eucharist; (in particular) the reception of the body and blood of Christ (the consecrated bread and wine), which is believed to bring about communion between the recipient and Christ.

natur

(computing) The software or hardware existing on any particular computer system.

natura

(payment or gift) consisting of goods or commodities (as opposed to money).

naturalisation

The action of naturalizing somebody; act of granting citizenship.

naturalisera

(transitive) To grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen.

naturalisering

The action of naturalizing somebody; act of granting citizenship.

naturalistisk

Of or relating to philosophical or methodological naturalism.

naturbegåvning

One with an innate talent at or for something. [from 18th c.]

naturfärgad

(heraldry) Portrayed in natural or usual coloration, as opposed to conventional tinctures. [16th c.]

naturforskare

(philosophy) A person who believes in or advocates the tenets of philosophical or methodological naturalism. [from 16th c.]

naturism

The belief in or practice of going nude in social settings, often in mixed-gender groups, specifically either in cultures where this is not the norm or for health reasons.

naturlig

Naturally as part or consequence of something.

naturligt

In a natural manner.

naturligt nedärvd

Naturally as part or consequence of something.

naturligt urval

(evolutionary theory) A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes.

naturligtvis

An emphatic affirmative answer; of course.

naturreservat

An area of land managed to conserve wildlife or plant habitat or other natural features.

naturskön

having beautiful scenery; picturesque

nätverk

(computing, Internet) A computer network: multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information.

nautisk

Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen.

nav

The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.

navare

A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.

Navarra

An autonomous community and province in northern Spain.

näve

A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.

navel

(anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.

nävfull

The amount that can be held in a closed fist.

navigation

(uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.