Swedish–English dictionary

resolution

A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.

resolvera

(intransitive) To make a firm decision to do something. To become determined to reach a certain goal or take a certain action.

resonans

(astronomy) An influence of the gravitational forces of one orbiting object on the orbit of another, causing periodic perturbations.

resonera

(intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational.

resor

(in the plural) A series of journeys.

respekt

Great respect.

respektabel

Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.

respektabilitet

The quality of being respectable.

respektera

To have respect for.

respektingivande

Threatening, producing feelings of fear or timidity.

respektiv

Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.

respektive

In a relative manner; often used when comparing array lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.

respektlös

Lacking respect.

respektlöshet

A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour.

respiration

The process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing, breath.

respirator

A device to assist breathing.

resplan

A route or proposed route of a journey.

responsiv

Able to receive and respond to external stimuli.

resrutt

A route or proposed route of a journey.

rest

Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.

rest sten

(archaeology) A single tall standing stone as a monument, especially one dating to prehistoric times.

restaurang

An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

resterande

Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.

restriktion

A regulation or limitation that restricts.

resultat

(sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.

resultatlös

Fruitless, futile, useless.

resultera

(intransitive, followed by "in") To have as a consequence; to lead to; to bring about

resumé

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

resurs

Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.

resväska

A suitcase.

reta

(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.

reta upp

(transitive) To fill with rage; to outrage; to provoke to frenzy; to make furious.

retina

(ophthalmology) The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball that contains rods and cones sensitive to light, which trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed.

retinol

(organic compound, biochemistry) A fat-soluble carotenoid vitamin (vitamin A), present in fish oils and green vegetables, essential to normal vision and to bone development.

retirera

(intransitive) To withdraw military forces.

retlig

Easily annoyed, irritable.

retorisk

Part of or similar to rhetoric, the use of language as a means to persuade.

retort

(chemistry) A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.

retriever

A type of gun dog that retrieves game for a hunter.

retro

Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were.

retrovirus

(virology) Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell, thus changing the genome of that cell.

retsticka

One who teases.

retur

An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect, or the act of returning it.

returtangent

(computing, computer hardware) A type of return key generally present on extended keyboards with a numeric keypad.

returvärde

(computing) A return value: the data passed back from a called procedure.

retuschera

(transitive) To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.

reumatiker

(rare) A person suffering from rheumatism

reumatisk

Resembling or relating to rheumatism.

reumatologi

(medicine) The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints.

Réunion

An island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, located in the Indian Ocean to the west of Mauritius and to the east of Madagascar.

rev

A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water.

reva

(nautical) To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.

Reval

The capital city of Estonia.

revben

A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones.

revbensspjäll

A cut of meat involving several adjacent ribs.

revelj

(military) The sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers.

revidera

To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.

revir

(ecology) An area that an animal of a particular species consistently defends against its conspecifics.

revision

Supervision or management.

revisionist

A proponent of revisionism.

revisionistisk

Of or pertaining to revisionism.

revisor

One who audits bookkeeping accounts.

revolt

(uncountable) The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature.

revoltera

To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.

revolution

Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis, one complete turn of an object during rotation.

revolutionär

Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution

revolutionera

(transitive) To radically or significantly change, as in a revolution. [1799]

revolutionerande

Of or pertaining to something that portends of great change; overthrowing a standing mindset

revolver

(firearms) A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.

revolverman

(historical) A person in the Old West who carried a gun and was an expert at quickly drawing it and firing.

revy

A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.

Rhen

A major river in western Europe, which flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and the Netherlands, before emptying into the North Sea.

rhenium

A metallic chemical element (symbol Re) with an atomic number of 75: a heavy, silvery-gray transition metal.

rho

The seventeenth letter of the Modern Greek and Classical alphabets and the nineteenth letter of Old and Ancient.

Rhodesia

(historical) A historical region of Southern Africa, the area now occupied by Zimbabwe and Zambia. [used from 1895 to 1964]

Rhodos

A city on the island of Rhodes, Greece, and the capital of the Dodecanese.

ribba

A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.

Richard

(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.

Rickard

(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.

rickshaw

A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.

ricotta

A soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese.

ridå

A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.

rida häst

(childish, or, endearing) A child's term or name for a horse.

ridande

On horseback.

riddarspel

A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.

ridderskap

The knights collectively, the body of knights.

ridtur

An instance of riding.

riff

A repeated melody line in a song, usually instrumental but sometimes vocal.

Riga

The capital city of Latvia.

riggad

(dice, also, figurative) Of a die or dice: weighted asymmetrically, and so biased to produce predictable throws.

riggare

One who rigs or dresses; as:

rik

(by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.

Rikard

(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.

Rike

A German empire, kingdom or nation; its territory or government.

rikedom

Wealth.

Riket

A German empire, kingdom or nation; its territory or government.

riklig

Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

riklighet

A more-than-adequate amount; plenitude.

rikligt

In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

rikoschett

An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound.

rikoschettera

(intransitive) To ricochet.

riksdag

An assembly or meeting.

riksföreståndare

One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. [from 15th c.]

riksha

A rickshaw, mostly used as taxi, with two wheels in the back for the carriage and one wheel for steering in the front (or sometimes vice versa), propelled by the action of a driver’s feet upon pedals.

riksmöte

An assembly or meeting.

riksrättsåtal

(countable, law, chiefly, US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office.

riksrättsdom

(countable, law, chiefly, US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office.

riksrättsförfarande

(countable, law, chiefly, US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office.

rikta

To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.

riktig

Free from error; true; accurate.

riktigt

In a correct manner.

riktlinje

A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.

riktmärke

A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.

riktning

A tendency or a course of events.

riktningsvisare

(historical) A semaphore device with a steady light that served the same purpose on early vehicles.

rimfrost

A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.

rimlig

Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.

rimma

(vulgar, slang) To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act; to perform anilingus.

ring

Any thin three-dimensional equivalent of the geometric figures.

ringa

(ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.

ringa in

(transitive) To surround.

ringakta

(intransitive) To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.

ringblomma

Any plant of the genus Calendula, with yellow or orange flowers, often called marigolds.

ringformad

In the shape of, or moving in a circle.

ringformig

Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; ring-shaped; in the shape of an annulus.

ringklocka

(chiefly, British, informal) A telephone call.

ringkota

(anatomy) The uppermost vertebra of the cervical spine in the neck in humans and some other animals.

ringkrage

(historical) A piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest.

ringmärka

(transitive, ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).

ringmärkning

A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.

ringrostig

Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity. [from 16th c.]

ringsignal

The sound made by a telephone when ringing.

rinna

(transitive) To make a liquid flow; to make liquid flow from or into an object.

rinna ut i sanden

(idiomatic) To fail completely; to have no result.

rinnande

A flow of liquid; a leak.

ripost

(fencing) A thrust given in return after parrying an attack.

rippad

Copied or stolen usually from an identified source.

rippel

A style of ice cream in which flavors have been coarsely blended together.

ris

A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets.

risfält

(countable) A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown. [from 20th c.]

rishög

(automotive, slang) An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises.

risig

Covered with or consisting of scrub.

riskabel

Of uncertain, risky outcome.

riskera

To try or risk.

riskfylld

Dangerous, involving risks.

risktagare

One who takes significant risks.

rissoppa

(Asian, _, cuisine) A type of thick rice porridge or soup, sometimes prepared with vegetables and/or meat.

rista

To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work, especially with cuts that are curved rather than only straight slices.

risvälling

(Asian, _, cuisine) A type of thick rice porridge or soup, sometimes prepared with vegetables and/or meat.

rita diagram

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