Swedish–English dictionary

ritkol

(countable) A stick of black carbon material used for drawing.

ritning

A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.

ritual

A rite; a repeated set of actions, especially in religious contexts.

rituell

Related to a rite or repeated set of actions.

riva

To devour; to eat up

rival

A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.

rivare

A tool for boring a hole wider.

riven

Produced by grating.

rivjärn

(informal, sometimes, humorous) A domineering, antagonistic woman.

rivning

The process of demolishing or destroying buildings or other structures.

rivsår

A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.

ro

(in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.

roa

To take pleasure in something; to have feelings of enjoyment.

roa sig

(ambitransitive, reflexive, dated) To amuse oneself divertingly or playfully; in particular, to cavort or gambol.

road

Pleasurably entertained.

roadie

One of the crew for a musical group or other travelling stage production, especially a stagehand or technician.

roasta

(transitive, figuratively) To subject to bantering, severely criticize, sometimes as a comedy routine.

roastad

(figuratively) Subjected to roasting; bantered; severely criticized.

Robert

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

robot

An unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air to deliver a warhead to a predetermined point, keeping itself on course by making corrections via its control surfaces.

robust

(usually, of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular.

rock

(countable, clothing) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.

rock'n'roll

(music genre) A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards (often), and vocals.

rocka

Any of the superorder Batoidea of marine fish with flat bodies, large wing-like fins, and whip-like tails.

rockad

(chess) A move in which the king moves two squares towards a rook, and the rook moves to the other side of the king; the action of the verb to castle.

rockera

(usually, _, intransitive, shogi) To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.

rockhuvud

A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.

röcklin

A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures.

rockträ

A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.

rockvaktmästare

(informal) A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc. to decide who can enter, maintain order, and deal with patrons who cause trouble.

röd

(tincture) In blazon, of the colour red.

rödaktig

Somewhat red.

rödbeta

Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.

rödblommig

Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.

rödbrun

Having a reddish-brown color.

rodd

(weightlifting) Any of several thematically similar exercise movements performed with a pulling motion of the arms towards the back.

roddbåt

(US) A small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing).

roddtull

(nautical) A usually U-shaped device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing.

rodeo

(sports) A North American sport involving skills with horses, cows and other livestock.

rödfärgad

Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.

rödhake

A European robin, Erithacus rubecula.

rödhårig

(of a, person, especially a woman) Having reddish-brown hair.

rödhet

(uncountable) The state or quality of being red.

röding

Any of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus.

rödlätt

Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.

rödlo

A North American wildcat, Lynx rufus, having tufted ears and a short tail.

rödmangroveväxt

Any of various tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees chiefly of the Rhizophoraceae family that have aerial roots and grow in clumps in brackish intertidal coastal areas; (specifically) any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora, especially the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle). [from early 17th c.]

rodna

(intransitive) To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.

rodnad

(uncountable) The state or quality of being red.

rodnande

An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.

rödstjärtad topptyrann

The rufous-tailed flycatcher (Myiarchus validus), a bird endemic to Jamaica.

rödtott

(Australia, informal) A person with red hair, a redhead.

roffa åt

(transitive) To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony.

roffa åt sig

(transitive, informal) To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.

rofylld

(of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.

Roger

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

rogivande

Tending to soothe.

röja

(intransitive) To celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself.

rojalist

A monarchist (supporter of monarchy) or supporter of a particular royal régime.

röjel

(nautical, sailing) In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail.

Rök

The 44th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

röka

(intransitive) To give off smoke.

rökare

A person who smokes tobacco habitually.

rökelse

A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.

röklin

A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures.

rökt

(slang) Beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome; in imminent danger.

Roland

A en given name.

Rolf

A en given name.

rolig

Enjoyable or amusing.

rolig historia

An amusing story.

roll

Position or role (especially in a play).

rollator

A walking frame equipped with wheels, especially one designed for the disabled or elderly.

rollbesätta

(transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).

rollbesättning

(art) The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.

roller

A cylindrical tool for applying paint or ink.

rollfigur

(countable) A being involved in the action of a story; a persona.

rollfördelning

The casting procedure.

rollinnehavare

(art) The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.

rollista

Extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or odious.

rollsättning

The casting procedure.

rom

A variety of the Romani language (or occasionally) the Romani macrolanguage.

roman

A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella. [from 17th c.]

romanförfattare

An author of novels.

romani

The Indo-Aryan lect of the Roma people, or one of its sublects (such as Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc), closely related to Hindi and Rajasthani.

romansk

Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, etc.

romantik

A romantic quality, spirit or action.

romantiker

An advocate or follower of romanticism.

romantisk

Of or pertaining to Romanticism.

romare

(historical) A person native to ancient Rome or its Empire.

romb

(geometry) A parallelogram having all sides of equal length. [from 16th c.]

Romeo

(fiction) One of the main characters of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: the ardent lover of Juliet.

romersk

Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire.

römme

The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.

romsk

Of or belonging to the Roma people.

Ronald

A en given name.

rond

(sports) One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop.

rondell

(chiefly, UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.

rop

A cry or shout.

ropa

(intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.

roppe

(slang, often, in the plural) Rohypnol.

rör

A rigid tube that transports water, steam, or other fluid, as used in plumbing and numerous other applications. [from 10th c.]

röra

(transitive) To move to emotion.

röra på sig

(transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another

röra sig

(transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another

röra sig i vågor

(intransitive) To move in wavelike motions.

rörande

Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.

rörd

Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by).

rördrom

A bittern found in Europe, Asia, and Africa (Botaurus stellaris).

rörelse

(mathematics) A way in which each element of some algebraic structure transforms some other structure or set, in a way which respects the structure of the first. Formally, this may be seen as a morphism from the first structure into some structure of endomorphisms of the second; for example, a group action of a group G on a set S can be seen as a group homomorphism from G into the set of bijections on S (which form a group under function composition), while a module M over a ring R can be defined as an abelian group together with a ring homomorphism from R into the ring of group endomorphisms of M (which is also called the action of R on M).

rörelseenergi

(physics) The energy possessed by an object because of its motion, equal (nonrelativistically) to one half the mass of the body times the square of its speed.

rörelsessjuk

Suffering from sickness, nausea or dizziness due to the motion of a ship at sea.

rörformig

Shaped like a tube.

rorgängare

(nautical) A member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering.

rörig

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

rorkult

(nautical) The handle of the rudder which the helmsman holds to steer the boat, a piece of wood or metal extending forward from the rudder over or through the transom. Generally attached at the top of the rudder.

rörledning

A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum, etc.

rörlig

(biology) Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement.

rörmokare

One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.

rörmokeri

The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps, and other fixtures of a water, gas, or sewage system in a house or other building.

rorsman

(nautical) The member of a vessel's crew in charge of steering the vessel; a helmsman or helmswoman.

ros

A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.

Ros-Marie

A en given name.

Rosa

A en given name.

rosad

Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.

Rosamunda

A en given name.

rosbuske

A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.

röse

A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers.

Rose-Marie

A en given name.

rosenkrans

Prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly of the Roman Catholic Marian prayer "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria).

rosenröd

Rose-coloured.

rosenskimrande

(figuratively) Optimistic.

rosévin

(countable) A serving of such wine.

rosig

Rose-coloured.

rosmarin

A shrub, Salvia rosmarinus (formerly Rosmarinus officinalis), that originates from Europe and Asia Minor and produces a fragrant herb used in cooking and perfumes.

rossla

(intransitive) To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.

rost

An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals. [from 14th c.]

rosta

(transitive) To cause to oxidize.

rostad

Cooked by roasting.

rostbrun

A reddish-brown color.

rostfärgad

A reddish-brown color.

rostfri

Describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration.

rostig

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

röstning

A formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.

rösträtt

The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage.

rösträttskvinna

(historical) A female supporter, often militant, of women's right to vote in the early 20th century, especially in Great Britain.

röstsänkning

The general inflection or modulation of the voice, or of any sound.

röstsedel

(originally) A small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote.

röstskolka

(intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

rot

The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.

rota

(transitive) To root out; to abolish.