Swedish–English dictionary

såningsman

A machine for planting seeds or transplants.

sanitär

Of or relating to health.

sanitet

Of or relating to health.

sänka

(transitive) To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall.

sänka skepp

A guessing game played on grid paper; see Battleship (game).

sänkning

The act, process, or result of reducing.

Sankt

A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name.

Sankta

A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name.

sanktuarium

The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.

sann

(informal) Genuine, true; serious, earnest.

sanna

(chiefly, passive voice, slightly, _, formal) To convert (something imaginary or planned, as a goal or idea) into reality; to bring into real existence, to make real. [from early 17th c.]

sannerligen

(modal) Truly; in fact; actually.

sanning

Conformity to fact or reality; correctness, accuracy.

sanningsenlig

(manner) In an honest manner.

sanningsenlighet

(uncountable) Agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision.

sanningshalt

Conformity to fact or reality; correctness, accuracy.

sannolik

Appropriate, suitable; believable; promising, having a good potential.

sannolikhet

(countable) The probability of something happening.

sannolikt

In all likelihood.

sanskrit

A classical Indo-European language of South Asia, which is the liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism.

såpa

(countable, uncountable, informal, by extension, mineral) Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.

såpbubbla

A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid.

sapfisk

Lesbian, relating to lesbianism, or (broadly) to women who are attracted (not necessarily exclusively) to women.

sår

(figuratively) A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.

såra

(transitive, intransitive) To cause (somebody) emotional pain.

sårad

Troubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked (an annoyance); vexed.

Sarajevo

The capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, built on the Miljacka river.

sårbar

More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.

sårbarhet

(uncountable) The state of being vulnerable; susceptibility to attack or injury, either physical or emotional; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.

sard

A native or inhabitant of Sardinia, Italy.

sardell

Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in sixteen genera, those of the genus Engraulis being widely sold as food.

sardinare

A native or inhabitant of Sardinia, Italy.

Sardinien

An island and autonomous region of Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea.

sardisk

Of, from or relating to Sardinia, Italy.

sardiska

Of, from or relating to Sardinia, Italy.

säregen

Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric.

sari

The traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head.

sarin

(toxicology, military) The nerve gas O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate, used as a chemical weapon.

särk

A long loose robe worn mainly by women for sleeping in.

sarkasm

(uncountable) Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using verbal irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and sneering.

sarkastiskt

In a sarcastic manner.

särling

One who is alone, lacking or avoiding the company of others.

sarra

(intransitive, slang, vulgar) To ejaculate.

sarre

(uncountable, chiefly, UK, vulgar, slang) Semen.

sarsaparill

Any of various tropical (Central and South) American vines of the genus Smilax, such as Smilax aspera, which have fragrant roots.

särskild

Distinguished by a unique, particular, or unusual quality.

särskilja

To show or be the difference or distinction between things.

särskilt

(focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.

sårskorpa

An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.

sarv

The common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus), a freshwater fish. [from 17th c.]

sås

(Southern US) A pale sauce prepared from a roux with meat fat; a type of béchamel sauce.

saschlik

A form of shish kebab, originally made of marinated lamb meat.

Saskatchewan

A prairie province in western Canada. Capital: Regina.

såsom

(law) used before a preposition to clarify that the prepositional phrase restricts the meaning of the sentence; specifically.

säsong

(North America, Australia, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.

Satan

(religion) The supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions, who tempts humanity into sin; the Devil; (Theistic Satanism) the same figure, regarded as a deity to be revered and worshipped.

satan!

(vulgar, colloquial) An expression of anger, surprise, intense excitement or frustration.

satäng

A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).

satans

(informal, Britain, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly, _) Used as an intensifier.

säte

(colloquial, humorous) The buttocks.

satin

A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).

satir

A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.

satirisera

(transitive) To make a satire of; to mock.

satirisera över

(transitive) To make a satire of; to mock.

satkärring

A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.

sats

The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.

satsa

(poker) To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.

satslära

A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.

satsuma

A seedless and easy-peeling cultivar of mandarin orange of Japanese origin; Citrus unshiu.

sätt

(countable) A style or manner in which something is done.

sätta

(intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.

sätta dit

(transitive, obsolete) To cause; to bring about; to produce.

sätta eld

To cause (something) to be on fire; to set (something) alight. [16th c.]

sätta fast

(transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

sätta handbojor på (någon)

(transitive) To apply handcuffs to someone.

sätta i

(transitive) To put in between or into.

sätta i fara

(transitive) To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.

sätta i karantän

(intransitive) To enter or stay in quarantine, particularly to self-quarantine to avoid an epidemic disease.

sätta i verket

(transitive) To make or bring about; to implement.

sätta igång

(transitive) To make or bring about; to implement.

sätta ihop

(transitive) To put together.

sätta in

(transitive) To put into a bank.

sätta matt

(transitive, chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.

sätta munkavle på

(transitive, figuratively) To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor.

sätta ord på

(transitive) To speak or to use words to express.

sätta på prov

(now, often, in passive) To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.

sätta på spel

(transitive) To put into peril; to place in danger.

sätta schackmatt

(transitive, chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.

sätta sig in

(transitive, followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.

sätta tänderna i

(transitive) To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.

sätta tvångströja på

(literally) To put someone into a straitjacket.

sätta upp

(transitive) To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.

sätta ur stånd

(transitive) To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.

sätta värde på

(transitive) To be grateful or thankful for.

sättare

(historical) A person who sets type; an employee in a printshop who manually selected pieces of movable type and assembled them for printing.

sättning

(grammar) A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied. In modern writing, when using e.g. the Latin, Greek or Cyrillic alphabets, typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop or other punctuation. [from 15th c.]

sattyg

Activity that is mischievous, stupid, or time-wasting. [from mid 19th c.]

satyriasis

Excessive sexual desire, found in a man.

saudiarab

A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.

saudiarabiska

A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.

saudier

A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.

saudisk

From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud.

saudiska

A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.

sauerkraut

(countable, uncountable) A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage.

sauna

A room or a house designed for heat sessions.

sautera

(transitive) To cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat, allowing the food to brown and form a crust stopping it from sticking to the pan as it cooks.

säv

(countable) Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.

såväl ... som

Including both of (used with and).

savann

A mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.

såvida ej

Except on a specified condition; if not.

såvida inte

Except on a specified condition; if not.

sävlig

Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.

sax

(noun adjunct) Used in certain noun phrases to denote a thing resembling the action of scissors, as scissor kick, scissor hold (wrestling), scissor jack.

saxa

(transitive) To cut using, or as if using, scissors.

saxblad

(rare) One blade on a pair of scissors.

saxisk

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

saxofon

A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.

sc

(UK, AU, HK) A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet. [from 19th c.]

scama

(ambitransitive) To defraud or embezzle.

scen

A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.

scenario

(authorship, cinematography) A script for a movie or a television show; especially, the former specifically.

sceneri

A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.

sch

Expressing a sudden desire for silence.

schablon

A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface; a utensil that contains a perforated sheet.

schabrak

A displeasing sight; something prominently ugly or unsightly.

schack

(chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. [from 14th c.]

schack matt

(chess) The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.

schackbräde

(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.

schackmatt

(chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.

schackmatta

(transitive, chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.

schackrutig

Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches.

schakal

Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.

schakt

A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator.

schal

A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders, typically by women. [from 1662]

schaman

A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds; sometimes also a healer.

schampo

An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo.

schamponering

An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo.

schappa

(intransitive) To flee, to depart, to accelerate away suddenly.

scharlakan

Cloth of a scarlet color.

scharlakansröd

Of a bright red colour.

schas

(informal, demeaning) Go away! Clear off!

schattering

A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning

schavott

An elevated platform on which a criminal is executed.

schellack

A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.

schema

A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game; or a list of students officially enrolled in a school or class.

schemalägga

To create a time-schedule.

schimpans

(broadly) A member of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which was formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee.

schism

(by extension) A large difference of opinion.

schizo

(slang, derogatory, offensive) Schizophrenic.

schizoid

Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity.