Swedish–English dictionary

ordentligt

In a proper manner, appropriately, suitably; correctly, justifiably

order

A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest. [from 12th c.]

ordfinal

(linguistics) Word-final; occurring at the end of a word.

ordförande

A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.

ordförandeklubba

A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction.

ordförklaring

A list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory annotations).

ordinär

Being part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine.

ordinera

(religion) To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.

ordkarg

Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.

ordknapp

Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.

ordlek

(idiomatic) A pun, or similar humorous use of language such as a double entendre.

ordlista

A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information. [ca. 1480]

ordna

(transitive) To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.

ordnad

In order, not messy, tidy.

ordning

(countable) An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.

ordrot

(philology) A word from which another word or words are derived.

ordsmed

One who uses words skilfully. [from late 19th c.]

ordspråk

An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.

Ordspråksboken

A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh, being a collection of moral maxims.

ordstam

A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.

ordstäv

A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.

ordvits

A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.

orealiserbar

Not possible; not able to be done or happen.

orealistisk

Not realistic.

orealistiskt

In an unrealistic manner.

oreda

A lack of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.

oreflekterad

Lacking thought or consideration.

oregano

The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.

oregelbunden

(grammar) Irregularly declined or inflected.

oregelbundenhet

Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

oregerlig

Incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished.

oren

Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

orena

To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.

Oreo

(foods) A cookie made of two wafers joined with a sugary filling, particularly a Nabisco cookie with two alkalized cocoa-powder wafers around a white creme filling.

orera

(intransitive) To communicate, usually by means of speech.

oresonlig

Not reasonable; going beyond what could be expected or asked for.

Öresund

A strait in Northern Europe, which separates Denmark and Sweden.

Orfeus

(Greek mythology) A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.

örfil

(idiomatic) To slap someone on the side of the head, usually as an informal punishment.

organ

(musical instruments) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.

organisatör

A person who arranges the details of a public event.

organisatorisk

Of, relating to, or produced by an organization.

organisera

(transitive) To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.

organiserad

In order, not messy, tidy.

organisering

(uncountable) The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article.

organism

Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system. [from 18th c.]

organismsamhälle

(countable, ecology) A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.

organist

A musician who plays the organ.

organmottagare

(medicine) A person receiving donor organs or tissues.

orgasm

A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions. [from 18th c.]

orgasmera

(intransitive) To have an orgasm.

orgasmisk

(uncomparable) Of or relating to orgasms.

orgastisk

(uncomparable) Of or relating to orgasms.

orgel

(musical instruments) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.

orgelpipa

(music) A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. [from 14th c.]

orgie

An individual act of debauchery.

örhänge

A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.

orientalisk

From the East; oriental.

orientalist

A scholar who studies the Orient; a person interested in the Orient.

Orienten

The Eastern world; the regions, primarily situated in the Eastern Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Arabia, India, Persia or China.

orientera

(sports) to race across unfamiliar countryside using a map and compass

orienterande

Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.

orienterare

(sports) Someone who takes part in the sport of orienteering.

orientering

(sport) The act of racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass.

origami

(uncountable, art) The Japanese art of paper folding.

original

(UK, Ireland, often, humorous) An eccentric or odd person.

original-

(not comparable) First in a series of copies or versions.

originellt

(not comparable) As it was in the beginning; at first.

origo

(mathematics) The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.

orimlig

Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.

orimligt

To an unreasonable degree.

öring

A nonmigratory freshwater trout of species Salmo trutta, with dark spotted skin, native to Europe and Asia.

oriya

Odia, the language spoken in the state of Odisha, India.

Örjan

A en given name; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).

ork

The capacity to do work.

orkestral

Relating to an orchestra or to music played by an orchestra.

orkestrera

(transitive) To arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra.

orkidé

A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. [mid-19th c.]

örlog

(nautical) Of or relating to a navy.

örlogsfartyg

Any ship built or armed for naval combat.

orm

(now, literary) A snake, especially a large or dangerous one.

orma sig

(intransitive) To follow or move in a winding route.

ormbett

(countable) Either of a pair of lip piercings below the lower lip, resembling the fangs of a snake.

ormbunke

Any fern in the genus Pteris.

ormmänniska

An acrobat who is capable of twisting their body into unusual positions.

ormskinn

The skin of a snake

ormvråk

Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.

örnbräken

(uncountable, countable) Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.

örngott

A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows.

ornitologisk

Of or pertaining to ornithology.

oro

An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.

oroa

(transitive) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

oroa sig

(intransitive) To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.

oroad

Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.

oroande

Inducing worry.

orolig

Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.

oroligheter

A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.

öronbedövande

Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.

öronmärka

To designate or set aside (someone or something) for a particular purpose; to allocate.

öronmussla

(anatomy, zoology) The visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.

öronsnäcka

(North America, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. [mid 19th c.]

öronsusning

(otolaryngology, pathology) The experience of auditory sensations, such as a ringing or pulsating sound, occurring in the absence of any external stimulus.

orörlighet

The state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved.

oroväckande

(of things) Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying.

orsak

That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.

orsaka

(transitive) To set off an event or action; to bring about; to produce.

orsaka fel

(telecommunications) To show or contain an error or fault.

ört

(countable) Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food.

orten

A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.

örtkrydda

(countable) Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food.

ortnamnsforskning

(semantics) Lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics.

ortnamnsregister

(geography) A dictionary or index of geographical locations.

ortodontist

An orthodontic dentist.

ortodox

Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology. [from 15th c.]

ortodoxi

Correctness of doctrine and belief in regard to any doctrinal (i.e. philosophical or theological) system.

ortoepi

The study of pronunciation. [1640]

ortografi

(uncountable) The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words; the study of spelling.

ortopedisk

Of or relating to orthopedics.

orubblig

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

orygglig

Fixed (in opinion).

OS

An international multi-sport event (inspired by the ancient festival) taking place every fourth year. [from 19th c.]

OSA

A reply to an invitation.

osäker

Open to multiple interpretations.

osäkerhet

The state of being subject to danger (physical, economic, or otherwise).

osalig ande

(informal) A ghost or phantom.

osaltad

Not of a salty taste.

osammanhängande

Not making logical sense; not logically connected or consistent.

osann

Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.

osanning

A lie or falsehood.

osannolik

Not plausible; unlikely; dubious.

osannolikt

Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.

osårbar

Incapable of being injured; not vulnerable.

osårbarhet

The state of being invulnerable.

Oscar

A en given name.

oscillation

the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated

osedvanlighet

The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

oseriös

Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.

osexig

Not sexy.

osjälvisk

Having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself but for others; unselfish.

oskadd

In good health, unharmed.

oskadlig

Harmless; producing no ill effect.

oskälig

Not warranted; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable.

oskäligt

Undeservedly; in a way that is not warranted.

Oskar

A en given name.

oskarp

Out of focus; partially obscured; smudged.

oskattbar

(by, extension) So precious as not to be obtainable or sold at any price. [from 1590s]

oskiljaktig

Unable to be separated; bound together permanently.

oskodd

Without shoes; not wearing shoes

oskulation

(mathematics) A contact between curves or surfaces, at which point they have a common tangent.

oskuld

Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc.