Swedish–English dictionary

avgörande

Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.

avgränsa

(transitive) To protect from intrusion by enclosing in a rope or other barrier.

avgränsad

Limited within bounds.

avgränsning

The act of delimiting something.

avgrund

(frequently, figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

avgudadyrkan

(religion) The worship of idols.

avguderi

(religion) The worship of idols.

avhålla

(intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

avhållsam

Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate. [From early 17th c.]

avhållsamhet

The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]

avhända

(transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.

avhandling

A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree in the US and a non-doctoral degree in the UK; a thesis.

avhängig

(with upon or on) Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown, that may or may not occur.

avhängighet

The state of being dependent, of relying upon another.

avhemliga

to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on

avhjälpa

(transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.

avhoppare

One who defects.

avhysa

(transitive) To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.

avhysning

The act of evicting.

avhyvling

(transitive, idiomatic) To scold.

avigsida

A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.

avinstallera

(computing) To completely remove hardware or software from a computer system.

avisa

(transitive) To remove the ice from something.

avisera

(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.

avkasta

To produce fruit, seeds, or spores.

avkastning

Gain or loss from an investment.

avkläda

(transitive, originally) To divest, strip of dress or covering.

avklädd

Bare, not covered by clothing.

avklarade

Finished.

avklinga

To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. [from 14th c.]

avknoppning

Something which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant.

avkoda

(transitive) To convert a code or cipher to plain text.

avkomling

One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.

avkomlingar

An animal or plant's progeny or young.

avkomma

One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.

avkommor

An animal or plant's progeny or young.

avkoppling

(uncountable) Entertainment.

avkortning

(linguistics) The act of truncating or shortening (for example, words are shortened to form blend words or portmanteaus).

avkraga

(figuratively) To formally remove the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.

avkräva

To demand (of someone) to do something. [from 18th c.]

avkriminalisera

(transitive) To change the laws so something is no longer a crime.

avkrok

(idiomatic, usually, figurative) A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place.

avkunna

(transitive) To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.

avkvista

(transitive, usually with off) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.

avkylning

The process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it.

avla

To cause; to produce; to bring forth.

avlagring

(geology) Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.

avlägsen

Far off (physically, logically or mentally).

avlägsenhet

The quality of being remote.

avlägsna

(transitive) To go away from; to leave.

avlägsna sig

To set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something.

avlänka

(transitive) To make (something) deviate from its original path or position.

avlasta

(transitive, archaic) To relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load).

avlat

(Roman Catholicism) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.

avleda

(transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.

avledning

(Britain, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering) A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it; a tapping.

avledningsmanöver

(military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.

avlida

(intransitive, figurative) To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.

avliden

(euphemistic) Synonym of dead (“those who have died”).

avliva

(transitive) To put down or euthanize.

avlönad

Paid a salary, as opposed to being an hourly worker or a volunteer. Generally indicating a professional or manager.

avlöningsdag

The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.

avlopp

(chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)

avloppsbrunn

An underground pit where sewage is held.

avloppsrening

The hygienic disposal or recycling of waste.

avloppssystem

A network of sewer pipes that geographically transfers wastewater; a sewer system.

avloppsvatten

A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.

avlösa

(transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

avlösare

The person who takes over a shift for another.

avlösning

The person who takes over a shift for another.

avlossa

To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).

avlövad

(heraldry, of a, tree, bush, etc) Whose branches bear no leaves; leafless.

avlura

(transitive) To obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle.

avlysa

(transitive) To take the place of.

avlyssna

(communication, chiefly, law enforcement) To connect a listening and/or recording device to (a communication cable or device) in order to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications; also, to secretly listen in on and/or record (a telephone call or other communication). [from 19th c.]

avlyssning

(telecommunication) The interception of electronic communication.

avmarkera

(transitive) To not select; to rule out of selection.

avmaterialisera

(transitive) To cause something to disappear by making it immaterial.

avmystifiera

(transitive) To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.

avnjuta

(transitive) To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of [from 16th c.]

avokado

The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.

avokadofärgad

Of a dull yellowish-green colour.

avokadoträd

The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.

avpassa

(transitive) To modify.

avprenumerera

(intransitive) To cancel a subscription, especially to an online service.

avråda

(transitive) To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.

avrådan

the act or an instance of dissuading

avrätta

(transitive) To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime.

avrättning

The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.

avresa

(transitive) To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit.

avrinning

That portion of precipitation or irrigation on an area which does not infiltrate or evaporate, but instead is discharged from the area.

avrinningsområde

(geography) An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin.

avrunda

(transitive, intransitive) To approximate (a number, especially a decimal number) by the closest whole number, or some other close number, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.; see also round down, round up.

avrundad

(of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.

avrundning

An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.

avsäga

(archaic, transitive) To pray against.

avsäga sig

(transitive) To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for. [from mid 17th c.]

avsaknad

Lack; deficiency; non-existence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

avsändare

Someone who sends.

avsätta

To set aside for a purpose.

avsättning

The removal of someone from office.

avse

(ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon

avseende

(countable) a particular aspect, feature or detail of something

avsevärd

Significant; worth considering.

avsevärt

Significantly; to a degree worth considering.

avsexualisera

(transitive) To divest of sexual attributes; to render conceptually asexual.

avsidesreplik

An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person. (theatre) A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.

avsikt

Something that is intended.

avsiktlig

Done on purpose; intentional.

avsiktligt

In an intentional manner; on purpose.

avskaffa

To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]

avskaffande

The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation. [First attested around the early 16th century.]

avsked

(military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.

avskeda

To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.

avskedad

dismissed, terminated from employment.

avskedsfras

A word or phrase said upon leaving, such as "farewell" or "adieu".

avskedstal

A speech made when leaving or parting company.

avskedstalare

(US, Canada, properly) The individual in a graduating class who delivers the farewell or valedictory address, often the person who graduates with the highest grades.

avskild

Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little regard for others opinions or prejudices; provincial.

avskildhet

(uncountable) The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.

avskilja

(transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.

avsköljning

The action of rinsing.

avskräcka

(transitive) To discourage, intimidate.

avskräckningsmedel

Something that deters.

avskräckningsvapen

Something that deters.

avskräde

Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.

avskrift

Something which has been transcribed; a writing or composition consisting of the same words as the original; a written copy.

avskrivning

The distribution of the cost of an intangible asset, such as an intellectual property right, over the projected useful life of the asset.

avskum

(figuratively, the dregs) The worst and lowest part of something.

avsky

(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

avskyvärd

Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [first attested around 1150 to 1350]

avskyvärdhet

(countable) An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. [from ca. 1150–1350]

avslå

(transitive) To decline (a request or demand).

avslag

(rare) A declined offer in a sales transaction when acceptance was presumed.

avslagen

(figurative) Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; uninteresting; dull and boring.

avslöja

(transitive, now, rare) To expose, uncover.

avslöjande

(legal) The making known of a previously hidden fact or series of facts to another party; the act of disclosing.

avsmak

(uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.

avsmalning

A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge (piercing).

avsnitt

(countable) A section removed from a larger whole.

avsöka

(transitive) To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely. [from 16th C.]

avsökning

(computing) An instance of scanning.

avspänning

(chiefly, _, politics) A relaxing of tension, especially between countries.

avspark

(football, American football) The opening kick of each half of a game of football.

avstå

(intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

avstå från

(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]

avstånd

(military) The amount of space between soldiers or cavalry riders marching or standing in a rank; also, the amount of space between such ranks.

avstänga

(transitive, US, regional, Southern US) To turn off or switch off (an electrical device).

avstängd

Prevented, either by a physical barrier or by conditions.

avsteg

A deviation from a plan or procedure.