Swedish–English dictionary

obemannad

Not operated by a person or a crew.

oberäknelig

Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.

oberättigat

Undeservedly; in a way that is not warranted.

oberoende

Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.

oberörd

Not frightened or hesitant; undaunted; not put off; unimpressed.

obesjälad

(grammar) Not animate.

obeskrivlig

Impossible (or very difficult) to describe.

obestämd

(linguistics) Designating an unspecified or unidentified person or thing or group of persons or things.

obeständighet

Lack of permanence or continued duration.

obestridd

Not contested or disputed; not made the object of competition.

obestridlig

Unquestionable; unequivocal.

obestridligen

Without question; beyond doubt; indubitably.

obesvarad

That has not been answered or addressed.

obetalbar

Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.

obetald

Unpaid debt.

obetänksam

Careless or heedless; headstrong or rash.

obetänksamt

In a rash manner; hastily or without due consideration; with precipitation.

obetonad

(of a vowel) not stressed or accentuated

obetydlig

Not significant; not important, inconsequential, or having no noticeable effect.

obeveklig

(said of people and their conviction) Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.

obevisad

Not proved.

obiblisk

Not biblical; contrary to biblical teachings.

obildad

Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.

objekt

(grammar) The objective case.

objektiv

(optics) An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.

objektkasus

(grammar) The objective case.

objuden

Not invited.

oblandad

Pure; not mixed or adulterated with anything.

oblast

A region or province in Slavic or Slavic-influenced countries.

oblat

(Christianity) The sacramental bread used in the Eucharist; the host.

obligation

(finance) A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.

obligatorisk

Required; obligatory; mandatory.

oblyg

Without customary restraint or modesty of expression; shameless.

oboe

(woodwind instrument) A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.

obönhörligen

In an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention.

oborstad

Lacking tact or taste.

obotlig

Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.

obrukbar

Not usable.

obs

Initialism of nota bene; used in written English to introduce something to be noted.

obscen

Lacking refinement in behaviour or manner; offending a standard of morality.

obscenitet

(countable) Something that is obscene.

observation

The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)

observatör

A person sent as a representative, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate

observatorium

A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.

observera

Initialism of nota bene; used in written English to introduce something to be noted.

obsidian

(mineral) A type of naturally occurring black glass produced by volcanoes.

obstetrik

(medicine) The care of women during and after pregnancy.

obstetriker

(medicine) A physician who specializes in childbirth.

obstinat

Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.

obygd

A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible.

Occidenten

The western world; i.e. Western Europe, the US and Canada (sometimes includes Latin America), and Australia and New Zealand.

ocean

(countable) One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.

och

In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.

och därmed basta

(colloquial) Used to emphasize the end of an important statement or point when speaking to show something is not up for discussion or debate.

ociviliserad

Barbaric; not civilized.

ock

(focus) Likewise.

ockasionell

Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.

ockra

(intransitive, US, now, _, offensive) To lend money at exorbitant rates of interest.

ockrare

A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an exorbitant, exploitative, or illegal rate.

också

(conjunctive, focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too. [from 14th c.]

ockult

(usually, _, with "the") Supernatural affairs.

ockultism

(usually, _, with "the") Supernatural affairs.

ockupant

One who occupies, particularly with respect to a foreign government controlling the territory of another.

ockupera

(military) To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory).

ockuperad

Subjugated; under the control of a foreign (usually military) presence.

ockuperad byggnad

A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter.

öda

(transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.

odåga

A person of little worth or usefulness.

odds

the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening

öde

Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.

odelad

Not divided in parts.

ödelagd

Ruined, ravaged.

ödelägga

(ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.

ödeläggelse

The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.

odelbar

Unable to be split or made any smaller.

ödem

(medicine) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.

ödemark

An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place.

Oden

(Norse mythology, and, paganism) A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon, in his Norse form a member of the Æsir, married to Frigg and associated with knowledge, poetry and war. Wednesday refers to him by way of interpretatio germanica.

Oder

A river in central Europe, that flows from the Czech Republic through Poland and Germany to the Baltic Sea.

ödesbestämd

(rare, archaic) Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.

ödesdiger

Causing or involving calamity; disastrous.

odiös

Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.

odisciplinerad

not subjected to discipline, control or correction; uncorrected

odiskutabel

Not disputable; not open to question; obviously true

odjur

(archaic) An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast. [from 17th c.]

odla

To propagate or grow (plants) in an effort to give (them) certain qualities.

odlare

A person who cultivates.

ödledjur

(chiefly, in attributive use) Lizard skin, the skin of these reptiles.

ödmjuk

Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.

ödmjukhet

The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.

odöd

(fiction, usually with the) The undead; zombies, vampires, etc.

odödlig

Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.

odödlighet

(religion, mythology, biology) The condition of being immortal.

odontologi

(uncountable) The field of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions of the teeth and oral cavity.

odör

Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.

odräglig

Not sufferable; very difficult or impossible to endure; intolerable, unbearable.

oduglig

Without skill, ineffective, incompetent.

Odysséen

An epic poem, ascribed to Homer, that describes the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy.

Odysseus

(Greek mythology) The son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus. A Greek leader during the Trojan War, he was responsible for the Trojan horse. He was also king of Ithaca, hero of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey.

oegennyttig

Not selfish.

oemotståndlig

Impossible to resist.

oengagerad

Showing no interest, vigor, determination, or enthusiasm.

oeniga

having conflicting opinions, interests or emotions

oenighet

(uncountable) A condition of not agreeing or concurring.

oerfaren

Untried or inexperienced.

oerfarenhet

A lack of experience.

oerhörd

Awe-inspiring; terrific.

oerhört

To a great or unusual degree, extent, etc.; extremely

oexakt

Imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated.

ofantlig

Very big in extent, quantity, or size; abundant; intense; colossal, huge.

ofarlig

Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.

ofattbar

Impossible or very difficult to understand.

ofelbar

Incapable of wrongdoing or sin; immaculate

ofelbarhet

The property of being infallible; the ability to never make a mistake.

offensiv

(countable, military) An attack.

offentlig

Pertaining to the people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people; concerning the whole community or country. [from 15th c.]

offentliggöra

(transitive) To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.

offentligt

In view of other people, who may be strangers.

offer

(military) A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).

offer-

Relating to sacrifice

offerdryck

The wine or liquid thus poured out.

offerera

(transitive) To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price; to estimate.

offergåva

The offering of worship, thanks etc. to a deity.

offert

(legal) An invitation to enter into a binding contract communicated to another party which contains terms sufficiently definite to create an enforceable contract if the other party accepts the invitation.

offervin

The wine or liquid thus poured out.

officer

One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.

officiellt

In an official manner; according to official rules or regulations.

offra

To kill as a sacrifice.

offshore

Located in the sea away from the coast.

offside

(sports) An offside play.

ofin

Unrefined, crude.

ofog

(uncountable) Harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause.

oföränderlig

Unable to be changed without exception.

oförändrad

Not changed or altered; remaining in an original state.

oförbätterlig

Incurably depraved; not reformable.

oförbehållsam

(of resources) Not booked in advance: with no reservation.

oförblommerad

Lacking concealing elements.

ofördärvad

Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.

oförenlig

Of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.

oförfärad

Not shaken, discouraged or disheartened.

oförgänglig

Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed; invincible.

oförglömlig

Very difficult or impossible to forget.

oförklarlig

Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for.

oförkortad

(of a book or document) Not abridged, shortened, expurgated or condensed; complete.

oförlåtlig

Not forgivable; inexcusable.

oförliknelig

Without peer or equal; unparalleled, nonpareil. Of the highest quality, best.

oförmåga

Lack of the ability to do something; incapability.

oformlig

Without a clearly defined or identifiable shape.

oförmodat

In an unexpected manner.

oförmögen

Not able; lacking a certain ability.