Swedish–English dictionary

avstyra

(transitive) To prevent something from happening.

avstyrka

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

avsugare

A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.

avsvära

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

avsvärjelse

A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

avsvärjning

A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

avsvimning

A temporary loss of consciousness.

avta

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

avtäcka

(transitive) To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.

avtagande

becoming smaller

avtal

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

avtala

(intransitive) To make an agreement or contract; to covenant.

avtjäna

(transitive) To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc. [from 13th c.]

avträda

To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant

avträde

(North America) An outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit.

avtryck

The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.

avtryckare

(firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.

avtyna

(intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.

avund

Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). [from 13th c.]

avundas

(transitive) To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions. [from 14th c.]

avundsjuk

Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging.

avundsjuka

Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). [from 13th c.]

avundsvärd

Arousing or likely to arouse envy.

avvägning

(uncountable) Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity.

avvänja

(transitive) To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.

avvänjning

The (passive) process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment.

avväpna

(transitive) To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.

avvärja

(archaic) To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.

avverkning

An act or instance of logging (cutting down trees).

avvika

(intransitive) To flee, often secretly; to steal away. [From mid 16th century.]

avvikande

Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.

avvikare

A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.

avvikelse

Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

avvisa

(transitive, obsolete) To reject; to cast off; to discard. [mid 16th – late 17th c.]

avvisande

A sudden resistance or refusal.

avyttring

(countable) A disposing of or getting rid of something.

ax

The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.

Axel

A en given name in quiet use since the 19th century.

axeltapp

(engineering) The part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings.

axiom

(logic) An axiom.

axiomatisk

Self-evident or unquestionable. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

ayatolla

(Shi'ism) A religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism.

azimut

An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object.

azur

(countable, and, uncountable) The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour.

azurblå

Sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky.

azurblått

(countable, and, uncountable) The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour.

bä

(onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry of a sheep.

babbel

Idle talk; senseless prattle

babbla

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

Babel

(historical) An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates.

babord

(nautical) Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel when facing the bow.

Babylon

(historical) An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates.

babylonisk

(historical) Pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire. [from 16th c.]

Bach

(music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer.

bacill

Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.

back

(nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.]

backa

(nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.

backa upp

(transitive) To support.

backanal

Drunken revelry; an orgy.

backanalisk

Engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy.

backe

The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.

bäcken

(percussion instrument) A concave plate of metal, usually brass or bronze, that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.

backgammon

A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.

backhand

(tennis, and, other, racquet sports) A stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.

backhandslag

(tennis, and, other, racquet sports) A stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.

backning

A second helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other drink.

backpacker

A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially, such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services.

bacon

Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.

baconskiva

(UK, Ireland) A strip of bacon; a piece of bacon.

bad

The act of bathing; an instance of this; the taking of a bath.

båda

To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome.

bada bastu

To use a sauna.

bada näck

To swim naked.

bädd

A garden plot.

badda

(medicine, transitive) To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge.

baddare

One who is skilful or proficient; an expert; an adept.

baddräkt

A tight-fitting one-piece garment worn by women and girls.

både

Including both of (used with and).

badhus

A building with baths for communal use.

badkappa

A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully.

badkar

A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.

badkläder

A garment worn for swimming.

badminton

(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.

badmintonboll

(countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.]

badort

A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.

badplagg

A garment worn for swimming.

badrock

A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully.

badrum

A building or area where bathing occurs.

badvakt

A lifesaver: a rescuer, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.

badvatten

The water used in a bath (bathtub).

bagageförvaring

(British, Irish, India) A room intended for holding luggage, as at an airport.

bagageförvaringsutrymme

(British, Irish, India) A room intended for holding luggage, as at an airport.

bagagelucka

(North America, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon-style car.

bagageutrymme

(North America, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon-style car.

bagare

A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.

bagatell

A trifle; an insubstantial thing.

bagateller

Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information; froth.

bagatellisera

(transitive, rare) To regard as a bagatelle; to play down, trivialize or belittle.

Bagdad

The capital city of Iraq.

båge

(architecture) An architectural element having the shape of an arch

bagel

A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.

Bager

An English surname originating as an occupation for a baker, or owner of a communal oven

bageri

A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.

bågfil

A saw, with a blade that is put under tension, for cutting metal

bagge

(UK, Australia, NZ) A small car, the Volkswagen Beetle (original version made 1938–2003, similar models made 1997–2010 and since 2011).

baggis

(idiomatic, informal) Something that is easy or simple, or that does not present a great challenge.

bågminut

A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.

bågna

(transitive, figurative) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.

bågsekund

A unit of time historically and commonly defined as a sixtieth of a minute which the International System of Units more precisely defines as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest.

bågskjutning

(uncountable) The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.

bågskytt

One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.

bågskytte

(uncountable) The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.

baguette

A variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape.

Bahamas

An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

Bahrain

An archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain. Capital: Manama.

baissespekulant

(finance) An investor who sells commodities, securities, or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices. [1744]

bajersk

Of, from or relating to the state of Bavaria, Germany.

bajsnödig

(psychology, also vulgar informal) Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy (usually in an egosyntonic way), supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

bak

(comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).

baka

(transitive, or, intransitive, or, ditransitive, with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).

bakände

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

bakas

(intransitive, with baked thing as subject) To be cooked in an oven.

bakåt

(archaic, Geordie) Towards the back or rear; backwards. [First attested prior to 1150.]

bakåtsträvande

(often in negative constructions) Reluctant or unwilling to advance or act; shy.

bakåtsträvare

(by extension, often, pejorative) Someone who opposes technological change.

bakdörr

A subsidiary entrance to a building or house at its rear, normally away from the street.

bakelse

(usually, in the plural) An item or class of items with a flour as a main ingredient, prepared by baking.

bakfull

Suffering from a hangover.

bakfylla

(obsolete or literary) Sickness or indisposition caused by excessive eating or drinking.

bakgård

A garden at the rear of a property.

bakgrund

A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.

bakgrundsberättelse

The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in, _, film, television) a character in a dramatic work.

bakgrundsbild

(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.

bakgrundshistoria

The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in, _, film, television) a character in a dramatic work.

bakgrundsmusik

(music) A piece of background music.

bakis

Suffering from a hangover.

baklänges

(colloquial) Moving backwards, that is, rear end first.

baklava

A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. [since c. 1650; modern spelling since 1800s]

bakljus

One of a pair of red lights mounted on the rear of a vehicle, so it can be seen from the rear at night.

baklucka

(North America, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon-style car.

baklykta

One of a pair of red lights mounted on the rear of a vehicle, so it can be seen from the rear at night.

baklyse

One of a pair of red lights mounted on the rear of a vehicle, so it can be seen from the rear at night.

bakning

An action in which something is baked.

bakom

Behind.

bakre

of or belonging to that part in the rear

bakrus

Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.

baksida

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

baksidestext

A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes.

bakslag

An explosion produced either by a running internal combustion engine that occurs in the air intake or exhaust system rather than inside the combustion chamber or unburned fuel or hydrocarbons ignited somewhere in the exhaust system.

baksmälla

Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.