Swedish–English dictionary

S\:t

Abbreviation of Saint.

S\:ta

Abbreviation of Saint.

så

(exclamative) Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.

så att

So that; used to indicate purpose

så att inte

For fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.

så där ja

Used to express victory or completion.

så fort som möjligt

As soon as is possible; at one's earliest convenience; at the earliest possible time.

så gott som

almost, virtually, practically; tantamount to

så småningom

In the end; at some later time, especially after a long time, a series of problems, struggles, delays or setbacks.

så snart som

As soon as; when; after.

så snart som möjligt

Initialism of as soon as possible.

SaaS

(computing) Acronym of w:software as a service.

Saba

(biblical) A former kingdom in the Red Sea region. An ancient kingdom in Arabia or possibly in Africa. Frequently equated with ancient Saba.

sabbat

Saturday, observed in Judaism as a day of rest and worship.

sabbatlig

Relating to the Sabbath.

sabbatsår

A yearlong break from study taken by some students on leaving school before starting university, often spent gaining work experience or travelling.

sabla

(colloquial) Accursed; damned.

sabotage

A deliberate action aimed at weakening someone (or something, a nation, etc) or preventing them from being successful, through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.

sabotageprogram

(computing) Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.

sabotera

To deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful.

sabotör

A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.

saccosäck

A piece of soft furniture consisting of a leather or vinyl covering stuffed with dry beans or other similar pellets.

Sachsen

A state of modern Germany, located in the east, far from historical Saxon lands. Official name: Free State of Saxony.

sachsisk

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Saxon language.

säck

(countable, uncountable) In certain phrases: money.

sacka

(intransitive) To be progressively below average in performance.

sackarid

(carbohydrate) The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short chain conformation, and typically contain five or six carbon atoms.

säckfull

A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.

säckpipa

A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.

säcksnöre

A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.

säckväv

(US) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.

säd

(uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.

sådan

(demonstrative) Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.

sådana

A person, a thing, people, or things like the one or ones already mentioned.

sådant

A person, a thing, people, or things like the one or ones already mentioned.

sadel

The part of a harness which supports the weight of poles or shafts attaching a vehicle to a horse or other animal.

sadelgjord

A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.

sadelknapp

The upper front brow of a saddle.

sadelknopp

The upper front brow of a saddle.

sädescell

(cytology) A reproductive cell or gamete of a male, carried in semen, that fertilizes an ovum to produce a zygote.

sädeskärve

(heraldiccharge) A wheatsheaf.

sädeskorn

(countable) A single seed of grass food crops.

sädesmagasin

(agriculture) A storage facility for grain or sometimes animal feed.

sädesslag

(countable) A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains.

sädesuttömning

(specifically) A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males, semen; and, in females, vaginal fluid.

sädesvätska

A sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells.

sadist

One who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others.

sadlad

Wearing a saddle.

sadomasochist

A person who enjoys both inflicting and receiving pain for sexual gratification.

safari

A trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or to hunt wild animals in their own environment.

safflor

A cultivated thistle-like plant, Carthamus tinctorius, family Asteraceae, now grown mainly for its oil.

saffran

A plant of species Crocus sativus, a crocus.

saffransfärgad

Having an orange-yellow colour.

saffransgul

Having an orange-yellow colour.

saffranskrokus

A plant of species Crocus sativus, a crocus.

safir

(countable, and, uncountable) A deep blue colour.

safirblå

of a deep blue colour.

saft

(UK, AU, NZ) A concentrated non-carbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.

safta

(transitive) To extract the juice from something.

saftig

Having lots of juice.

såg

A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal.

saga

A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.

säga åt

(transitive) To order; to direct, to say to someone.

säga emot

To oppose (a person) by denying the truth or pertinence of a given statement.

säga till

(transitive) To order; to direct, to say to someone.

säga upp

(transitive) To announce the termination of; especially a treaty or armistice.

sågad

Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections.

sågare

One who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.

sagd

Mentioned earlier; aforesaid.

säger du det?

(informal) Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.

sagga

(figuratively) To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.

sagge

A sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells.

sagobok

A book containing stories, especially children's stories.

sagoland

The land or abode of fairies.

sagolik

Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.

sågspån

The fine particles (dust) created by sawing wood or other material.

sågtandad

Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections.

sågverk

A machine, building or company used for cutting (milling) lumber, or (rarely) other hard materials such as stone.

sågverksarbetare

One who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.

såhär

(manner) In this way or manner.

Sahara

A desert in North Africa and the largest hot desert in the world.

Saigon

(historical, or, informal) The former name of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam; the former capital of South Vietnam.

sajber-

(Internet) Relating to the Internet or cyberspace, or to computers more generally.

sajberspejs

A world of information accessed through the Internet.

sajt

(Internet) A website.

sak

(uncountable) Something involving one personally.

Sakarias

A en given name, English vernacular form of Zacharias, Zachariah and Zechariah.

sake

(alcohol) Rice wine; a drink made from filtered fermented rice.

säker

Suffix added to a noun to form an adjective denoting imperviousness to that noun.

säkerhet

The state of being certain.

säkerhetsåtgärd

Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good.

säkerhetsbälte

A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.

säkerhetskopia

(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed.

säkerhetsmekanism

A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure.

säkerhetstjänst

A governmental agency that deals with espionage and other acts of secrecy.

säkerligen

Without doubt, surely.

säkerställa

(intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition). [from 18th c.]

säkert

(manner) In a secure manner; without fear or apprehension; without danger.

sakkunnig

Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.

sakna

(transitive, stative) To be without, not to have, to need, to require.

saknad

(figuratively) A feeling of emptiness.

säkra

(transitive, climbing) To handle a climbing rope to prevent (a climber) from falling to the ground.

säkring

(electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.

sakristia

A room in a church where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc. are kept. Sometimes also used by clergy to prepare for worship or for meetings.

sakta

(transitive) To reduce the velocity, speed, or tempo of something.

sakta i backarna

(idiomatic) Used to tell someone to cease doing something or to call into question what someone has said.

sal

A large meeting room.

salami

A large cured meat sausage of Italian origin, served in slices.

således

(conjunctive) As a result; therefore, for this reason.

sälg

A European willow, Salix caprea, that has broad leaves, large catkins and tough wood.

salicylsyra

(carboxylic acid) A white crystalline organic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C6>H4(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals.

salig blandning

A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.

saliv

(physiology) A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes. It moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.

salivera

(intransitive) To produce saliva.

sälja

(ambitransitive) To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.

säljare

Someone who sells; a vendor; a clerk.

säljerska

Someone who sells; a vendor; a clerk.

såll

A device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.

sålla

(transitive, figuratively) To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values.

sallad

A food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise.

sällan

Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often. [from 16th c.]

sälle

A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person, particularly one who is dim-witted. [from 17th c.]

sållning

A process, physical or abstract, that arrives at a final result by filtering out unwanted pieces of input from a larger starting set of input.

sällsam

Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way. [from early 19th c.]

sällskap

A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.

sällskaplig

Naturally and genuinely easy to get along with.

sällskapsdjur

A pet.

sällsynt

Very uncommon; scarce.

sällsynthet

A measure of the scarcity of an object.

Salomo

(Biblical character) In the Old Testament and Qur'an, a king of Israel famous for his wisdom; father of King Rehoboam and the son of King David.

salong

The space where the audience is located in a theater, etc.

salongsberusad

(informal, slang) Slightly drunk, fuddled, staggering, foolish as a result of drinking alcoholic beverages.

salsa

(countable) A spicy tomato sauce of Mexican origin, often including onions and hot peppers.

salt

Salt used for deicing and anti-icing of roads. (Often rock salt or calcium chloride.)

salta

(mining) To blast metal into (as a portion of a mine) in order to cause to appear to be a productive seam.

saltad

To which salt has been added.

saltgurka

A small cucumber, often pickled whole.

salthaltig

Containing salt; salty.

saltlag

Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.

saltlake

Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.

sålunda

(manner) In this way or manner.

salva

An act or instance of bursting.

salvia

The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.

samåka

To travel together in such a pool.

samarbeta

To work together with others to achieve a common goal.

samarbete

(uncountable) The act of collaborating.

samarbetsman

A person who cooperates traitorously with an enemy.

samarbetspartner

A person who works with others towards a common goal.

samarbetsvillig

Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.

samarier

A native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially one practising certain ethnoreligious traditions indigenous to that region.