Swedish–English dictionary

postskriptum

(countable) An addendum to a letter, added after the author's signature.

postulat

(logic) An axiom.

postum gåva

A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will.

postumt

After death.

potät

A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber.

potatis

A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber.

potatisskalare

A household utensil for peeling fruit or vegetables.

potatisväxt

Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.

potens

A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): x^n, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x \times x \times \cdots \times x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent.

potentat

A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler.

potentiell

Existing in possibility, not in actuality.

potentiell energi

The energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass).

potpurri

(music) A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece. [from 17thc.]

potta

A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet.

pottaska

The water-soluble part of wood ash, used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer (chemically speaking, an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts).

Potter

An English surname originating as an occupation for a potter.

potthål

A shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion by weather or traffic.

pracka

A species of diving duck, Mergus serrator.

pracka på

(transitive) To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit; to stick.

Prag

The capital city of the Czech Republic; the former capital of Czechoslovakia; the former capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia.

prägel

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.

prägla

(transitive) To determine the characteristics of.

pragmatiker

One who acts in a practical or straightforward manner; one who is pragmatic; one who values practicality or pragmatism.

pragmatisk

Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.

präjel

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.

prakt

Great beauty and splendor.

praktfull

Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.

präktig

(sometimes, derogatory) A man adhering to the values of honesty and idealism, and possibly somewhat naive or unworldly.

praktik

A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.

praktikant

A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field.

praktisera

To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.

praktisk

Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.

praktisk arbetslivsorientering

A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may be removed if certain conditions are not met.

praktiskt taget

Very nearly; everything short of. Most often precedes a verb or adjective.

prål

Show; ostentation; glory.

prålig

Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.

pralin

(countable) A single, small piece of confectionery made from chocolate.

pråm

(watercraft) A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.

prärie

An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.

prärievarg

(canid) Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.

prassel

A soft crackling sound similar to the movement of dry leaves.

präst

(Protestantism) A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.

prästerlig

Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.

prästerskap

Body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service.

prästfisk

Any of several small fish, mostly in families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae, both in order Atheriniformes, that are characterized by bright, silvery scales.

prästgård

The residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish church.

prästinna

A woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain religions.

prästkrage

A stiff white collar, having no opening at the front, fastened at the back, worn by members of the Christian clergy.

prästviga

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

prat

A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal.

prata

To talk more than a few words.

pratglad

Tending to talk a lot.

pratsam

Talkative; chatty.

pratsjuk

Excessively or tiresomely talkative.

praxis

A customary action, habit, or behaviour; a manner or routine.

pre-

Before; earlier in time; beforehand.

preambel

A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.

precedensfall

(legal) A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.

precis

Used by players of bingo to claim a win.

precision

(broadly) The state of being precise or exact; especially, both exact and accurate.

predator

Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other non-plant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.

predestination

(theology) The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate.

predikament

An unfortunate or trying position or condition.

predikan

Religious discourse; a written or spoken address on a religious or moral matter.

predikant

Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel and especially a clergyman or clergywoman. In a religious context, usually used only to refer to Protestant Christian clergy.

predikstol

A stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service.

prediktion

A statement of what will happen in the future.

predisposition

The state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a behavior or a health condition.

prefektur

The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.

preferens

The option to so select, and the one selected.

preferenser

(chiefly, in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).

prefix

(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.

prejudikat

(legal) A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.

prekär

(comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.

prekursor

(chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.

prelat

A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.

preliminär

In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory.

premiär

The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.

premie

A prize or award.

premium

A prize or award.

prenumerant

A person who subscribes to a publication or a service.

prenumeration

Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.

prenumerera

(ergative) To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.

preparera

To rig or set up with a trick or device.

preposition

(grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.

presbyteriansk

Relating to Presbyterianism.

present

(countable) Something given liberally; a gift.

presentation

The act or process of introducing.

presentatör

One who makes announcements.

presentera

To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally. [from 14th c.]

preservera

(transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.

president

The head of state of a republic.

presidentämbete

The office or role of president.

presidentperiod

The time during which one is president; a president's term of office.

presidentpost

The office or role of president.

presidentskap

The office or role of president.

preskriptiv

Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard.

press

(usually, with a definite article; often treated as, _, uncountable) The journalists and other professionals who comprise the mass communication industry.

pressa

(transitive) To extract the juice from something.

pressa fram

(transitive) To goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions.

pressa ut

(Kenya) To speak ill of someone; to defame someone.

pressklipp

(countable) A newspaper clipping.

prestanda

The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc.

prestation

An achievement.

prestige

Public image; outward appearance.

prestigefull

Of high prestige.

prestigefylld

Of high prestige.

pretentiös

Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.

preteritum

(grammar) The past tense.

preussare

A native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia.

preussisk

Of, from, or pertaining to Prussia.

preussiska

The Prussian language; see Old Prussian and New Prussian.

preventivmedel

A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less likely.

Priamos

(Greek mythology) The king of Troy during the Iliad

prickskytt

A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.

prim-

(mathematics, lay) Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).

prima

Especially good or preferred.

prima ballerina

Ellipsis of prima ballerina (“the star female ballet performer in the company”).

primär

Main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others.

primat

(zoology) A mammal of the order Primates, including apes (which include humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos.

primogenitur

The principle that the eldest child, traditionally the eldest male, has an exclusive right of inheritance.

primtal

(algebra, number theory) A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number.

primtecken

The symbol ′ used to indicate feet, minutes, derivation and other measures and mathematical operations.

principfast

Based on, having, or manifesting principles

prins

The (male) ruler or head of a principality. [from 14th c.]

prinsessa

A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch. [from 14th c.]

prior

In an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy; a prior claustral.

priorinna

The head of a priory, or some other minor or smaller monastery; a prior conventual.

prioritering

A goal of a person or an organisation.

prioritet

An item's relative importance.

pris

A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.

prisa

(transitive) To praise; to make high.

prispall

(sports, and, other competitions) A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.

privat

In a private manner.

privatägd

Privately owned.

privatisera

(economics) To release government control (of a business or industry) to private industry.

privatisering

The transfer of a company or organization from government to private ownership and control.

privatlärare

One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.

privatliv

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

privilegierad

Having special privileges.

pro rata

(of an allocation) In proportion to some factor that can be exactly calculated.

proaktiv

Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty

probersten

A stone used to verify the quality of gold alloys by rubbing them in order to leave a visible trace.

problem

A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system.

problematik

A problem or difficulty in a particular field of study.

problematisera

(transitive) To consider something as if it were a problem.

procedur

A particular method for performing a task.

procenthalt

The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

procentsats

The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

process

The process or proceedings whereby a creditor must proceed against a principal debtor before proceeding against a surety or subsidiary debtor.