Swedish–English dictionary

ninja

(martial arts) A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.

Nintendo

(video games) A Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo.

nio

A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.

nionde

The ordinal form of the number nine.

niondel

One of nine equal parts of a whole.

nippel

(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. [from 16th c.]

nirvana

(Buddhism) Complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.

nisse

(US) An assistant waiter; one who clears plates from and cleans tables.

nit

A lottery ticket that does not give a payout.

nita

(transitive) To attach or fasten parts by using rivets. [from early 15th c.]

nita ihop

(transitive) To attach or fasten parts by using rivets. [from early 15th c.]

nitälskan

The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.

nitisk

Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion.

nitlott

A lottery ticket that does not give a payout.

nitrat

(chemistry) Any salt or ester of nitric acid.

nitrogen

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.

nittio

The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.

nittiotal

The decade of the 1890s, 1990s, etc.

nitton

The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".

nittonde

The ordinal form of the number nineteen.

nivå

A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.

nivellera

(transitive) To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.

njugg

Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.

njure

Pertaining to the kidneys.

njurtalg

The fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.

njuta

(transitive) To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something.

njuta av

(transitive) To have the use or benefit of something.

njutning

(uncountable) The condition of enjoying anything.

Noa

The 71st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

Noah

A en given name.

Noak

The 71st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

nobel

Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.

nocebo

(pharmacology, also, _, attributive) A substance which a patient experiences as harmful due to a previous negative perception, but which is in fact pharmacologically (medicinally) inactive. [from 1961]

nock

The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area.

nöd

(Extreme) poverty.

nödfall

(sometimes, attributive) A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.

nödgas

(intransitive) To be required; to be necessary.

nödhjälp

Aid or assistance offered in time of need.

nödläge

Serious danger.

nödlidande

Poor; destitute; in need.

nödmynt

A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a form of currency; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services.

nödsituation

Serious danger.

nödslakta

(transitive) To put down or euthanize.

nödvändig

(transitive, formal) To be necessary for (someone).

nödvändiggöra

(transitive) To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about. [from early 17th c.]

nödvändighet

The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

nöff

Representing the grunting sound made by a pig.

nöffa

(intransitive) Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound.

nog

Sufficiently.

noga

(broadly) Both exact and accurate.

noggrann

Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.

noggrannhet

The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness

noggrant

(obsolete) Carefully adjusted; precise; accurate; exact.

nogräknad

Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.

nöja

(transitive) To give contentment or satisfaction to; to satisfy; to make happy.

nöjd

(UK, Ireland, informal) Very pleased or satisfied; delighted.

nöje

An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.

nöjt

In a state of satisfaction.

Nokia

A town and municipality of Pirkanmaa, Finland, near Tampere.

noll

(racquet sports, billiards) Zero, no score.

noll och ingenting

(informal, uncountable) Nothing, or none.

noll-

The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.

nolla

Someone or something of no importance.

nollelement

(mathematics, algebra) The additive identity element of a monoid or greater algebraic structure, particularly a group or ring.

nollning

(US, Philippines) An initiation or behavior that involves humiliation, harassment or abuse, particularly in universities and in the military.

nollnolltal

The period from a year 100x to a year 100x + 9, mostly referring to 1900 to 1909 or 2000 to 2009

nollställa

To set to zero.

nollställe

(analysis) A zero (of an equation).

nomad

(anthropology) A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.

nomen

(grammar, narrowly) A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea: one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.

nomenklatur

A set of rules used for forming the names or terms in a particular field of arts or sciences.

nominalism

(philosophy) A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.

nominering

An act or instance of nominating.

nonchalans

A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. [Early 19th century.] (Now especially in the phrase with abandon.)

nonchalant

Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.

nonkonformism

(often, capitalized, English church history) Protestantism in England outside of the Anglican Church of England.

nonkonformist

Someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices. [from 17th c.]

nonkonformistisk

Not conforming to established customs, etc.

nonsens

Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.

noob

(Internet slang, chiefly, derogatory) A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.

Noomi

(biblical character) The mother-in-law of the Biblical figure Ruth.

nor

(geography) A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.

nörd

(slang, sometimes, _, derogatory) A person who is intellectual but generally introverted.

nordanvind

A wind blowing from the north.

Nordbo

(rare) A Northman.

Norden

the Nordic countries collectively

nordlig

Of, relating to, or coming from the north.

nordost

The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.

nordvart

Towards the north; in a northerly direction.

nordväst

The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.

Norge

A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.

norm

(astronomy) A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.

normal

(geometry, countable) A line or vector that is perpendicular to another line, surface, or plane.

normalitet

(US) The state of being normal; the fact of being normal; normality.

normalspänning

(countable, physics) The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.

normand

A member of the mixed Scandinavian and Frankish peoples who, in the 11th century, were a major military power in Western Europe and who conquered the English in 1066.

normandisk

Of or pertaining to Normandy or its inhabitants (present or past).

normandiska

The langue d'oïl variant, closely related to the French of Île-de-France (i.e. Paris), spoken in Normandy and the Channel Islands, and was for several centuries the ruling language of England (see Anglo-Norman).

norna

(Norse mythology) Any of the three goddesses of fate or destiny.

norpa

(transitive, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, law enforcement, slang) To arrest.

norr

(meteorology) Of wind, from the north.

norrgående

Heading or moving in a northerly direction; or of infrastructure, intended for travelling northwards.

norrman

A native of Norway.

norrön

Of or relating to the North Germanic group of languages.

norrut

Towards the north.

nors

Any smelt of species Osmerus eperlanus, common in fresh waters of northern Europe.

norsk

A native of Norway.

norska

A native of Norway.

nos

The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws.

nosa

(transitive) To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.

noshörning

Any large herbivorous ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia of the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on their snouts.

noslängd

(horse racing) The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.

nostalgi

The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.

nostalgisk

Of, having, or relating to nostalgia.

not

(fishing) A net dragged across the bottom of a body of water.

nöta

(transitive) To rub or wear off; erode. [First attested in the late 17th century.]

nöta in

To instill through repetitive teaching.

nötaktig

Resembling or characteristic of nuts.

notarius publicus

(legal, Canada, US) A notary public, a public officer who serves as an impartial witness to the signing of important documents, but who is not authorised to practise law.

notebook

(computing) Ellipsis of notebook computer (“laptop computer”).

nötig

Resembling or characteristic of nuts.

nötkreatur

(pejorative, figuratively) People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.

nötning

Grinding down or wearing away by friction.

notrad

(music, plural staffs or staves) A series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written; a stave.

notskaft

(music) A vertical stroke marking the length of a note in written music.

nötskal

The shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut.

nötskrika

A widespread species of jay, usually crested and with pinkish-brown plumage and a harsh screech (Garrulus glandarius).

notsystem

(music) The set of five horizontal and parallel lines on and between which musical notes are written or pointed; the staff.

notvärde

(music) The relative duration of a musical note.

nougat

(uncountable) A mixture consisting of egg white and a sweetener, variously mixed with (in, _, western, _, Europe) almonds or (in, _, eastern, _, Europe) hazelnuts or (in, _, America) used without nuts as a filler in candy bars.

novation

The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.

november

The eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following October and preceding December.

novis

Of a beginner; unfamiliar or unexperienced in a particular subject.

novitiat

The period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training.

nr

Abbreviation of number.

nu

At this moment, at present, now.

nu för tiden

At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]

nu när

(often, with that) Since, because, in light of the fact.

nubb

A small nail with a flat head.

nubba

(transitive) To nail (something) with a tack (small nail with a flat head).

Nubien

(by extension) The former polity ruling that region.

nubier

An inhabitant of ancient Nubia or a person of Nubian descent.

nubisk

Pertaining to Nubia, its people or its language.

nudel

(usually, in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.

nudism

The belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm.

nuförtiden

In the current era; nowadays; these days.

nukleär

Relating to a weapon that derives its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions. [from 20th c.]

nuläge

A situation or state of affairs.

nulevande

Still in existence; not having disappeared.

numer

At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]