Swedish–English dictionary

piskrapp

A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.

piskrem

The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

piskslag

A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.

pisksnärt

(countable) The lash of a whip.

pisksnärtsskada

(countable) The lash of a whip.

pistasch

The nutlike fruit of this tree.

pistaschnöt

The nutlike fruit of this tree.

pistaschträd

The nutlike fruit of this tree.

pistill

A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.

pistol

A very portable, short firearm, for hand use, which fires bullets or projectiles, such as a handgun, revolver, pistol, or Derringer.

pistolhot

Threat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon.

pistolskytt

A criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer.

pitcher

(baseball, softball) The player who delivers the ball to the batter.

pittoresk

Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.

pixel

One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.

pizzeria

A restaurant that bakes and sells pizzas.

pjäs

(games, gambling) A token used in place of cash.

pjoska

(transitive) To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant.

pjoskig

Easily shocked, sickened or frightened; tending to be nauseated or nervous; oversensitive.

PK

(originally, AAVE, slang) Alert, aware of what is going on, or well-informed, especially of racial and other social justice issues.

placebo

(medicine) A dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment. [from 18th c.]

placenta

(botany) In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop.

placera

(transitive) To place; to set in a particular spot or position.

placera i ett fack

To place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive; to categorize, to classify, to label.

placera ut

To put into place.

placering

A location or position in space.

plack

(uncountable, dentistry) An accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria, on teeth, which may develop into dental calculus (tartar).

pladder

Idle talk; senseless prattle

pladdra

(intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.

plädera

(Scots law, in higher courts) To call a case before itself for decision.

plåga

(figurative, from Christ's bearing of the cross) A difficult situation that must be endured.

plagg

(countable) A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.

plagiat

(uncountable) Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.

plagiator

One who plagiarizes; or lifts the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his or her own, thus engaging in plagiarism; a literary thief

plagiera

(ambitransitive) To use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing, speech, ideas, or other intellectual or creative work, especially in an academic context; to commit plagiarism.

plagiering

(uncountable) Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.

plågoande

One who torments; a person, animal, or object that causes suffering.

plågsam

Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing

plågsamt

In a painful manner; as if in pain.

pläjel

A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle (handstock) with a shorter stick (swipple or swingle) attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.

plakat

A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.)

plakett

(countable) A piece of flat metal with writing on it, attached to a building, monument, or other structure to remind people of a person or an event.

plan

A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice. 1602, Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor. "This is our device,/ That Falstaff at that oak shall meet with us."

plan vinkel

(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).

plana

(nautical, of a boat) To move in a way that lifts the bow out of the water.

plana ut

(transitive, obsolete) To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.

plånbok

(US, UK) A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.

planera

(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

planera in

(transitive) To arrange a specific time for (an event, a class, etc).

planerad

Existing or designed according to a plan.

planering

The act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans.

planetarisk

(astronomy) Of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion of planets.

planetarium

A clockwork model of any given solar system.

planhalva

One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.

plankton

(uncountable) Organisms, especially small and microscopic ones, that drift in water.

planlägga

(transitive) To put together the schedule of an event.

planritning

(architecture) A diagram, usually to scale, showing the layout of a building.

plansch

A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.

planta

(botany) An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.

plantage

A large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers.

plantageägare

Any member of a similar landed class of (often wealthy) farm owners elsewhere, such as plantation owners whose lands are worked by farm workers, wage slaves, or slaves.

plantera

(ambitransitive) To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.

plantering

A plant (or clipping) that has been freshly planted.

planteringslåda

A box or pot for plants to be planted in, usually large and standing on the floor.

planteringsspade

A gardener’s tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc.

plantskola

(horticulture) A place where young shrubs, trees, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting, or (more generally) made available for public sale, a garden centre; also (obsolete) a plantation of young trees.

plask

(onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.

plaska

(intransitive) To splash.

plaskvåt

Completely wet; sodden

plast

Made of plastic. [from 20th c.]

plast-

Made of plastic. [from 20th c.]

plastbror

The stepson of one's parent who is not one's half-brother.

plastdotter

The daughter of one's spouse from a previous relationship.

plåster

A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.

plastik

Surgery (and related medical treatment) to improve appearance rather than for health reasons.

plastisk

Capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant. [from 17th c.]

plastpappa

(in the narrow sense) The husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father.

plåstra

To apply a bandage to something.

plastson

The son of one's spouse from a previous relationship.

plåt

(printing) An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper.

plåta

(transitive, intransitive) To take a photograph (of).

platan

(countable) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.

platanträd

(countable) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.

plätera

To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.

platina

A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.

Platon

The Greek philosopher, 427–347 BC, follower of Socrates.

plats

A particular point or place in physical space.

platshållare

Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.

plåtskorsten

Sheet-metal tubing used as a chimney for a stove or furnace.

platt

Flat and level.

platta

(transitive) To make something flat or flatter.

platta till

(transitive, obsolete) To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.

plattektonik

(geology) The large-scale movement of tectonic plates that contributes to continental drift.

plattform

A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.

plattfot

A person having the above condition.

plattityd

A platitude or cliché.

plausibel

Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely.

playboy

A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.

plebej

(historical, Ancient Rome) A member of the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome.

plebejisk

(historical) Of or concerning the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome.

Plejaderna

(astronomy) An open cluster of hot blue stars in the constellation Taurus, and the most easily visible such cluster from Earth.

Plethon

Georgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355–1453), a Byzantine Greek philosopher.

pletorisk

Excessive, overabundant, rife; loosely, abundant, varied. [from 17th c.]

pligg

A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.

plikt

A responsibility, onus.

pliktig

Followed by on or upon: imposed on one as an obligation, especially due to one's office or position.

pliktmedveten

Pertaining to one's duty; demonstrative of one's sense of duty.

pliktskyldig

Followed by on or upon: imposed on one as an obligation, especially due to one's office or position.

plikttrogen

(archaic) Obsequious; submissively obedient.

plikttrohet

Faithfulness to one's duties.

pling

(chiefly, British, informal) A telephone call.

Plinius

An ancient Roman praenomen.

plint

A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.

plira

(intransitive) To look with difficulty, or as if searching for something.

plissé

(sewing) A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.

plissera

(transitive) To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.

plisserad

(biology) Folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated.

plocka

To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).

plocka hem

(transitive, computing) To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network.

plocka svamp

(intransitive) To gather mushrooms.

plog

(agriculture) A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.

ploga

(archaic) To plough.

plogbil

A motorized vehicle that is used to push snow off flat surfaces such as roads and parking lots.

plogfåra

A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop.

plogformation

(zoology, UK, dialect, collective) A group of wild fowl (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.

plöja

(archaic) To plough.

plommon

An edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica (European plum), often of a dark red or purple colour. [from 8th c.]

plommonträd

The fruit and its tree.

plötslig

Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly.

plötsligen

Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

plötsligt

(set phrase, colloquial) Suddenly, quickly, without warning.

plotta

(transitive, mathematics) To draw a graph of a function.

plottrig

Scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects that occupies space; littered.

plugg

Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole.

plugga

(academic, transitive) To take a course or courses on a subject.

pluggande

The action of the verb to study.

plugghäst

(slang, British) One who swots; a boffin, nerd, or smart aleck.

plump

A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.

plundra

(transitive) Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat.

plundring

The act of pillaging.

plundringståg

A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.

plunta

A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask.

plural

Consisting of or containing more than one of something.

pluralis

(grammar, uncountable) The plural number. In English, referring to more or less than one of something.

plus

Positive, or involving advantage.

pluta

(intransitive) To push out one's lips.

plutokrat

Someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth.

pluton

(military) A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.

plutonium

The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu: a silvery-gray fissile radioactive actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.

plym

(archaic, literary, and, poetic) A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.