Swedish–English dictionary

överbrygga

To span as if with a bridge.

överdåd

A wide, seemingly unlimited, assortment.

överdådig

Luxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent.

överdängare

Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast. [from 19th c.]

överdel

A garment worn to cover the torso.

överdos

An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.

överdosera

(transitive) To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to someone.

överdra med socker

(transitive) To coat with sugar.

överdrift

The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.

överdriva

To overstate, to describe more than the fact.

överdriven

That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.

överenskommelse

(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.

överensstämma

(intransitive) To resemble; to coincide; to correspond; to tally.

överensstämmelse

Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.

överentusiastisk

Too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent.

överfall

A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.

överfalla

(transitive) To enter by force, usually in order to conquer.

överflöd

An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

överflödande

abundant or generous to the point of excess; copious; volubly expressed.

överflödig

Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary, no longer needed.

överflygla

(transitive) To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an opposing force).

överföra

(transitive, computing) To move computer code or files from one computer or network to another.

överföring

(finance) The transfer of funds into, out of, or from an account.

överföringsbild

A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.

överfräs

A power tool used in carpentry for cutting grooves.

överfull

Overcrowded; congested.

övergående

Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.

övergång

An instance of segueing, a transition.

övergångsålder

The final menstrual period of a woman after which ovulation no longer occurs.

övergångsställe

A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed.

överge

(transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]

övergiven

No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted. [Late 15th century]

överglänsa

(transitive) To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.

övergripande

All-encompassing, all around.

överhäng

(by extension) Something that extends over or projects beyond.

överhängande

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

overhead

(computing) Data or steps of computation used only to facilitate the computations in the system and not directly related to the actual program code or data being processed.

överherre

A ruler of other rulers.

överhetta

(transitive) To heat excessively.

överhöghet

The quality of being supreme.

överhöra

(ambitransitive) To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.

overifierad

Not (yet) confirmed; not verified.

överjordisk

Ideal beyond the mundane.

överkänslig

Highly or abnormally sensitive to some substances or agents, especially to some allergen.

överkast

The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket.

överklaga

(intransitive) Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.

overklig

Resembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous.

överkomlig

Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.

överkropp

The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.

overksam

Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.

overksamhet

Lack of action or activity or labor

överlagd

Considered or thought out; resulting from deliberation.

överlägga

(transitive) To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.

överläggning

The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.

överlagra

(transitive, object-oriented) To create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts.

överlagring

(computing, programming) An overloaded version of a function.

överlägsen

Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.

överlägsenhet

The state of being superior.

överlämna

(transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]

överlappa

(intransitive) To overlap (with), as in a schedule.

överlast

An excessive load.

överlåta

(legal) To transfer legal rights (to).

överlåtande

(legal) The act whereby or constellation in which the performance of an obligation (owed to an obligee, presuming its validity; irrespective of the obligation as the target of the delegation, rarely called delegatary) is assigned by its debtor (delegator, obligor) to and towards another party (delegatee, delegate)

överleva

(transitive) To live longer than; continue to live after the death of; overlive; survive.

överlevande

One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.

överlevare

One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.

överlevnad

The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.

överljuds-

(of a speed) Greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure).

överljudsplan

An aircraft that can travel at the speed of sound.

överlöpare

A disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc.

överlycklig

Very happy.

övermakt

Power over all others.

övermänsklig

Beyond what is possible for a human being.

övermätt

Gorged, filled to near the point of bursting, especially with food or drink.

övermodig

Too confident.

övernatta

(intransitive, obsolete) To fight; contend in battle or in any kind of contest; to strive with others in doing anything; compete.

övernattning

(countable) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.

övernattningsrum

(US) A one-room apartment.

övernaturlig

Eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike.

övernitisk

Too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent.

överordnad

A person of higher rank or quality, especially a colleague in a higher position.

överösa

(transitive) To give out extremely generously; to squander.

överpris

An excessive price charged e.g. to an unsuspecting customer.

överraska

Surprised and slightly frightened.

överraskad

Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

överraskande

Causing surprise.

överraskning

Something very surprising.

överreaktion

A reaction that is excessive.

överreklamerad

Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not necessarily related to popularity.

överrock

A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather.

överrumpla

(transitive, figurative, informal) To catch off guard; to take by surprise.

översadel

(musical instruments, lutherie) On stringed instruments such as guitars and violins, the small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard that holds the strings at the proper spacing and, in most cases, the proper height.

översätta

(transitive) To express spoken words or written text in a different (often clearer or simpler) way in the same language; to paraphrase, to rephrase, to restate.

översättare

A person or thing that translates meaning from one language into another, particularly

översättning

A translation.

översätts

(intransitive) To provide a translation of spoken words or written text in another language; to be, or be capable of being, rendered in another language.

överseende

Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing;

översikt

A brief summary, as of a book or a presentation.

överskatta

To judge or calculate too highly.

överskeppare

(nautical) The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.

överskjutande

Positive, or involving advantage.

överskrida

(transitive) To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.

överskugga

(transitive, figurative) To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.

överskyla

To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies. [from 17th c.]

överstämmelse

The act of conforming; conformity.

överste

A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).

överstiga

(transitive) To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.

överstycke

A horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening.

översvallande

Gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression).

översvämma

(transitive) To flood with water.

översynt

Unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects; presbyopic.

översynthet

(pathology) The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia.

övertäckning

(combinatorics, topology) A collection (or family) of subsets of a given set, whose union contains every element of said original set.

övertala

(transitive, now, rare, regional) To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something). [from 16th c.]

övertid

(sports) Additional time played after each period of a game in order to compensate for stoppages due to player injuries; loosely extended to include time added on to compensate for all types of stoppages, i.e. synonymous with stoppage time.

övertidsersättning

(uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.

övertidstillägg

(uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.

överton

(physics, music) A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series. [from 1867]

överträda

(transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.

överträdelse

The act of contravening (a rule, regulation, law, or order) or of not fulfilling (an obligation, promise, or agreement).

överträffa

(idiomatic) To outdo, to perform something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.

övertrassera

(ambitransitive) To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.

övertrassering

An excessive charge in an account.

övertro

A belief or beliefs, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that events may be influenced by one's behavior in some magical or mystical way.

övertyga

To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.

övertygad

In a state of believing, especially from evidence but not necessarily.

övertygande

Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence.

övertygelse

(countable) A firmly held belief.

överväga

(intransitive) To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.

övervaka

(transitive) To watch over; to guard.

övervakare

Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.

övervakning

The carrying out of surveillance on, or continuous or regular observation of, an environment or people in order to detect signals, movements or changes of state or quality.

överväldiga

(transitive) To subdue someone by superior force.

överväldigande

Intimidatingly impressive; awe-inspiring, overwhelming.

övervara

(nautical) To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.

övervikt

(uncountable, chiefly, transport, legal) An excess of weight.

övervinna

(transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.

övervintra

(intransitive, biology) To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.

övervuxen

Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.

ovetande

Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.

ovetandes

In an unwitting manner; inadvertently, obliviously, unintentionally, unknowingly.

ovidkommande

(archaic) Not pertaining or related to (something or someone); Irrelevant or useless.

ovig

Clumsy; lacking grace.

ovigd

Not hallowed or blessed; unholy.

oviktig

Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.

ovillkorlig

Absolute; without conditions, limitations, reservations or qualifications.

oviss

Possible or liable, but not certain, to occur.

övning

(countable) Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.

övningsexempel

An instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate the rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of the rule.

övre

(countable) The topmost, foremost, or leading part.