Swedish–English dictionary

bakstam

(nautical) The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.

bakstycke

(firearms) The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber. [from 16th c.]

baktala

(idiomatic) To make damaging or spiteful remarks.

bakterie

(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.

bakteriell

(microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria.

bakteriologi

(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.

baktill

At or in the rear or back part of something.

Baku

The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

bakut

(intransitive, of a horse, _, or similar saddle or pack animal) To leap upward arching its back, coming down with head low and forelegs stiff, forcefully kicking its hind legs upward, often in an attempt to dislodge or throw a rider or pack.

bakvänd

Absurd, or contrary to common sense.

bakverk

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

bal

A formal dance.

balaklava

A type of warm headgear covering the neck, head, and often part of the face, with apertures left as necessary, often made out of wool.

balansera

(intransitive) To be in equilibrium.

balansvåg

A device for measuring weight.

baldakin

(countable) A canopy suspended over an altar or throne, originally made of this fabric; a ciborium.

balettdansör

(less common, non-standard) A male ballet dancer; Synonym of ballerino.

balettdansös

(less common, non-standard) A male ballet dancer; Synonym of ballerino.

bälga

To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down in one swallow.

bälgaspel

A box-shaped musical instrument played by compressing or expanding its bellows while pressing its buttons or its keys, causing pallets to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or steel (reeds).

bålgeting

A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.

bälghandske

A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.

Bali

A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.

balja

The outer covering of a fruit or seed.

baljväxt

(botany) The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.

balk

(heraldiccharge) One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.

Balkan

A geographic region and large peninsula in southeastern Europe, surrounded by water on three sides: the Adriatic Sea to the west, the Mediterranean Sea (including the Ionian and Aegean Seas) to the south and the Black Sea to the east. Its northern boundary is often given as the Danube, Sava and Kupa rivers.

Balkanhalvön

A geographic region and large peninsula in southeastern Europe, surrounded by water on three sides: the Adriatic Sea to the west, the Mediterranean Sea (including the Ionian and Aegean Seas) to the south and the Black Sea to the east. Its northern boundary is often given as the Danube, Sava and Kupa rivers.

balkbana

a railroad system where the trains run on one rail

balkong

(architectural element) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.

balkonglåda

A box or pot for plants to be planted in, usually large and standing on the floor.

ballar

(slang, mostly, in the plural) A testicle.

balle

(vulgar, slang) Testicles.

ballefjong

(slang) The penis.

ballerina

(less common, non-standard) A male ballet dancer; Synonym of ballerino.

ballista

(weaponry, historical) An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.

ballistik

(physics) The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets.

ballistisk

(not comparable) Of or relating to ballistics.

ballong

An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.

ballotera

(intransitive) To vote or decide by ballot.

ballotering

The process of voting, especially in secret; a round of voting.

balsal

A large room used for dancing and banquets.

bälta

Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, families Dasypodidae and Chlamyphoridae in the order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.

bältdjur

Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, families Dasypodidae and Chlamyphoridae in the order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.

bälte

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

bältesspänne

A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else.

Baltikum

A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of the three countries to the east of the Baltic Sea, i.e. Latvia, Lithuanian and Estonia; in full, the Baltics or the Baltic states.

baltisk

Of or pertaining to the Baltic region or the Baltic Sea.

bältros

(disease, informal) Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.

balustrad

A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.

bålverk

A defensive wall or rampart.

bana

A place where competitive matches are carried out with figures, or playing area in a board game or a computer game.

banal

Repeated too often.

banalitet

(uncountable) Unoriginality; triteness.

banan

The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves. [from 1697]

bananplanta

The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves. [from 1697]

bananrepublik

(politics, idiom, pejorative) A small country, especially one in Central America or the West Indies, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government.

banbrytande

Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before.

band

A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.

banda

to make a recording of something on videotape

bända (upp)

To force (open) with a lever; to pry.

bandage

A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.

bandagera

To apply a bandage to something.

banderoll

Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.

bandit

One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.

bandmask

(countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.

bändning

A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug. [from 16th c.]

bandspelare

An apparatus for recording; a device which records.

bandy

(sports, uncountable) A winter sport played on ice, from which ice hockey developed.

bane

(countable) A cause of misery or ruin.

baner

(by extension, figurative) A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.

bang

The sound of an explosion or gunshot.

Bangkok

(exonym) The capital city of Thailand.

Bangladesh

A country in South Asia. Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh. Capital: Dhaka.

banjo

A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.

bank

(countable) A branch office of such an institution.

bänka

(transitive, sports) To remove a player from play.

bankett

A large celebratory meal; a feast.

bankkontor

(countable) A branch office of such an institution.

bankomat

(banking) Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine.

bänkpress

A horizontal padded surface, usually adjustable in height and inclination and often with attached weight rack, used for proper posture during exercise.

bankrutt

(finance, of a person, company, etc.) In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent. [from 1565]

banna

(transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.

bannlysa

(transitive) To banish; to drive or force (a person) from his own country; to make an exile of.

bannlysning

(ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed. [from early 17th c.]

banröjare

(rail transport, principally, _, US) A plough-shaped device affixed to the front of a locomotive (or other large vehicle), usually wedge or V-shaped so as to push or deflect objects on the tracks out of the way, to clear out the train's path and prevent the risk of derailment or major damage to it.

bantning

(countable) A controlled regimen of food and drink choices, as to gain or lose weight or otherwise influence health.

baptist

An adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only adults), as opposed to the baptism of infants.

baptistisk

Of, relating to, or adhering to the Baptist religious denomination.

bar

Able to be done; fit to be done.

bara

By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.

bära bort

(transitive) To carry away.

bara så att du vet

(conjunctive, idiomatic) Incidentally; used in referencing a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened.

bära upp

(transitive) To help keep from falling.

barack

(US) A (structure with a) movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.

bärare

A person who carries luggage and related objects.

barbacka

Without a saddle.

Barbados

An island and country in the Caribbean.

barbar

(by extension) An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.

bärbar dator

(computing) A laptop computer.

barbari

Savages collectively; the world of savages.

barbarisk

Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.

barbarism

An error in language use within a single word, such as a mispronunciation.

barbecue

A meal or event highlighted by food cooked in such an apparatus.

barbera

(transitive) To cut the hair or beard of (a person).

barberare

A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.

Barbie

A tall, slender female fashion doll.

barbiedocka

A tall, slender female fashion doll.

bårbil

A carriage or vehicle specially adapted or used for transporting a dead person to the place of funeral or to the grave.

bärbjälke

A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.

Barbro

A en given name.

barbröstad

(chiefly, of a male) Not wearing a shirt; having a bare torso, barechested

Barcelona

The capital city of Catalonia, Spain.

bard

(physiology, uncountable) keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.

bardo

(Tibetan, _, Buddhism) The state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation.

barfota

Wearing nothing on the feet.

bärgning

(in the plural) A quantity or amount received; takings.

barhet

Forms a noun from a verb or an adjective by changing from -able; ability, inclination or suitability for a specified function or condition.

bårhus

A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, (now) particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts.

bäring

(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that supports another part or reduces friction.

barista

A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers.

barium

The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.

bark

(countable, uncountable) The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.

barka

To strip the bark from; to peel.

bärkraft

(ecology) The number of individuals of a particular species that an environment can support.

barm

A breast, one of a woman's breasts

barmhärtighet

(uncountable) Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.

barn

A pet project or responsibility.

barnaskara

(countable, uncountable) The children in one family; offspring.

barnbarn

A child of someone's child.

barnbeck

(medicine) A dark green mass, the contents of the fetal intestines during the later stages of mammalian gestation, that forms the first feces of the newborn.

barndomshem

The place (residence, settlement, country, etc.), where a person was born or raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian.

barnflicka

A child's nurse.

barnförlamning

(pathology) Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.

barnhage

An enclosure in which babies or small children can play.

barnhem

A public institution for the care and protection of children whose parents have died or can no longer care for them.

barnkrubba

(UK, chiefly British) An institution for small children who not yet have begun primary school during daytime (when their parents work); a daycare centre.

barnläkare

(American spelling) A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

barnlek

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

barnlös

Not having any children.

barnmorska

(obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.

barnomsorg

(countable) A place where young children are supervised while away from their parents or guardians.

barnpassare

A child's nurse.

barnpojke

(informal) A male nanny (for children).

barnrumpa

A person who is immature, infantile, or feeble.

barnsäng

(US) A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.

barnskrinda

Abbreviation of toy wagon; A child's riding toy, with the same structure as a wagon (sense 1), pulled or steered by a long handle attached to the front.

barnslig

Like or suitable for a baby or a young child; childish

barnslighet

(countable) Childish behaviour.

bärnsten

A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and later dissolved as a binder in varnishes. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight. [from 15th c.]