Swedish–English dictionary

passera

(intransitive, of time) To pass or move by.

passform

The degree to which something fits.

passion

Spirit; enthusiasm; passion.

passionerad

Fired with intense feeling.

passiv

(countable, broadly, by extension) A submissive partner in a sexual relationship.

passivaggressiv

(psychology) Showing passive, sometimes obstructionist resistance to following authoritative instructions in interpersonal or occupational situations.

passivt aggressiv

(psychology) Showing passive, sometimes obstructionist resistance to following authoritative instructions in interpersonal or occupational situations.

påssjuka

(pathology) A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.

påstå

(transitive) To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.

påstådd

Asserted but not proved.

påstående

A new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.

påstått

According to someone's allegation.

pastej

A finely-ground paste of meat, fish or vegetables, sometimes with the addition of alcohol.

pastejkök

(anatomy) The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon, but before leaving the body through the anus or cloaca.

pastisch

A work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist, usually in a positive or neutral way.

pastor

(countable, Protestantism) A minister or priest in a church.

pastoral

Of or pertaining to shepherds or herders of other livestock.

pastorat

The benefice, duties, or office of a vicar.

påtaglig

Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous.

Patagonien

A geographical region in southern South America, including the southern parts of Chile and Argentina.

påtår

An additional helping of food or drink at reduced cost.

patchouli

Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.

paté

A finely-ground paste of meat, fish or vegetables, sometimes with the addition of alcohol.

patent

A declaration issued by a government agency that the inventor of a new invention has the sole privilege of making, selling, or using the claimed invention for a specified period.

patentera

To (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period.

patentlösning

A solution to all problems.

patentmedicin

A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.

patetisk

Arousing scorn or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy.

patiens

Any of various card games that can be played by one person. Called solitaire in the US and Canada.

patient

A person or animal that receives health care from a doctor, nurse, dentist, allied health practitioner, or other person educated in health care.

patina

The colour or incrustation which age and wear give to (mainly metallic) objects; especially, the green rust which covers works of art such as ancient bronzes, coins and medals.

patinera

To treat a new object to give it an appearance of age.

patogen

(pathology, immunology) An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.

patolog

An expert in pathology; a specialist who examines samples of body tissues for diagnostic or forensic purpose.

patos

(rhetoric) A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker uses emotional appeals to the audience as the main form of persuasion.

påträngande

Intrusive on one's privacy, rights, sphere of activity, etc.

patrask

(informal, somewhat, derogatory) The rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position.

patriarkal

Relating to a system run by males, rather than females; relating to a patriarchy.

patriarkalisk

Relating to a system run by males, rather than females; relating to a patriarchy.

Patricia

A en given name.

patricier

(Ancient Rome) A member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.

Patrik

(countable) A en given name.

patriot

A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.

patriotisk

Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country

patriotism

Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.

patron

(firearms) The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition.

patronymikon

(onomastics, by extension) A name acquired from the first name of one's father, grandfather or earlier (male) ancestor. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.

patt

(colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.

patte

(colloquial, or, childish) A breast.

paucalis

(grammar) A language form referring to a few of something (three to around ten), as a small group of people; contrast singular, dual, trial, and plural.

paukalis

(grammar) A language form referring to a few of something (three to around ten), as a small group of people; contrast singular, dual, trial, and plural.

Paul

A en given name of biblical origin.

Paula

A en given name.

paulinsk

(Christianity) Of or relating to the Apostle Paul, his writings, his doctrines, and the form of Christianity that arose from them.

Paulus

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles.

paus

A break, especially between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly.

pausad

Caused to stop for a while; interrupted or delayed.

paustecken

(music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.

pava

The contents of such a container.

påve-

Having to do with the pope or the papacy.

påvedöme

(usually) The office of the pope of Rome, who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

påvekrona

The three-tiered papal crown.

påverka

(transitive) To influence or alter.

påverkad

Biased; pervasively (but potentially subtly) influenced in a particular way.

påverkan

The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.

paviljong

A structure, sometimes temporary, erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc.

påvlig

Having to do with the pope or the papacy.

pawpaw

The fruit of these trees.

pax

(informal) Used to claim this right.

paxa

(informal) To claim a temporary right to (something); to reserve.

pe

The seventeenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew פ, Syriac ܦ, and others; Arabic has the analog faa).

pedagogik

The profession of teaching.

pedal

A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano.

pedant

A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.

pedantisk

Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.

peddo

(Canada, prison slang) A rapist.

pediatrik

(American spelling) Of or pertaining to pediatrics, the branch of medicine dealing with the care and treatment of children and adolescents.

pediatriker

(American spelling) A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

pedikyr

A cosmetic treatment for the feet and toenails.

peg

(golf) A flat area of ground from which players hit their first shots on a golf hole.

pejl

(aviation) A non-waypoint terrain feature used to make a determination of location.

pejling

(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that supports another part or reduces friction.

pejorativ

Disparaging, belittling or derogatory. [from 1882]

peka

(intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.

peka finger

(slang) To insult (someone) by showing them the back of one's fist with the middle finger extended.

peka ut

(transitive) To identify or point out; to blame for something.

pekanhickory

A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.

pekannöt

A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.

pekare

(programming) A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.

pekfinger

(human, _, anatomy) The index finger: the first finger next to the thumb.

pekmobil

(cell phone) A mobile phone with more advanced features and greater computing capacity than a featurephone.

pekpinne

A teacher's pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow.

pekuniär

Of, or relating to, money; monetary, financial.

pelare

(architecture) A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.

pelargång

A series of columns at regular intervals.

pelargon

A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans) .

pelargonia

A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans) .

pelikan

Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.

pellagra

(pathology) A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency. [from 19th c.]

pellet

A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.

pendel

(transport) Normally a short form of commuter rail, commuter train or commuter bus; A transport system or a vehicle in such systems used to transport commuters (#2)

pendeltrafik

travel between home and workplace

pendla

(intransitive, US, UK, Canada) To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa.

pendlare

(US, UK, Canada) To and from work and home.

pendling

The route, time or distance of that journey.

penetration

The act of penetrating something. [from 15th c.]

penetrera

To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.

pengar

A currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union).

penicillin

(pharmaceutical drug) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.

penitens

A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.

penna

A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.

penning

Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money.

pennspets

The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.

penny

(historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth 1⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.

pensé

A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.

pensel

An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.

pension

(finance) An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes. [from 16th c.]

pensionär

(chiefly, UK, Canada) Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.

pensionat

A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.

pensionerad

Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. [from 16th c.] (of people)

pensionering

The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career. [from 17th c.]

Pentagon

The headquarters of the United States Department of Defense.

pentagram

(card games) One of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit.

pepp

(informal) Energy, high spirits.

peppa

(informal, transitive) To inject with energy and enthusiasm.

peppar

A plant of the family Piperaceae.

pepparkaka

(transitive, idiomatic, uncommon) To decorate or embellish in an ornate or intricate way.

pepparkorn

The seeds of the pepper plant Piper nigrum, commonly used as a spice, usually ground or crushed.

pepparmynt

(countable) Any of various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb; peppermint confectionery. [from 19th c.]

pepparmynta

A hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections. [from 17th c.]

pepparsprej

Tear gas or pepper spray, especially for personal use.

pepparväxt

A plant of the family Piperaceae.

peppra

(ambitransitive, also, figurative) To move (a beam of light, a glance with the eyes, etc.) across (something) with a long side-to-side motion; specifically (often, military) to use a weapon to fire at (something) with a side-to-side motion; to spray with gunfire.

Per

A en given name.

per automatik

In an automatic manner.

per se

(philosophy) As the principle of its own determination and positing itself.

percentil

(statistics) Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.

perenn

(botany) A plant that is active throughout the year, or has a life cycle of more than two growing seasons.

perfekt

Fitting its definition precisely.

perfektionism

An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection.

perfektionist

Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. [from 20th c.]

perfiditet

A state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust.

perforator

(countable) A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface.

perforerad

Having a series of holes enabling easy tearing along a straight line.

peri

(Iranian mythology) A sprite or supernatural being.

perifer

On the periphery or boundary.

periferi

(also, figurative) A marginal or peripheral part.

perihelium

(astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun.

perikardium

(anatomy, cardiology) A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract.

Perikles

(historical) An Ancient Greek politician.