Swedish–English dictionary

schnitzel

(by extension) A Germanic dish of breaded and deep-fried meat cutlet.

schvung

Flair, vitality, or zest; energy; vigor. [from 1930s]

Schweiz

A country in Western Europe and Central Europe. Official name: Swiss Confederation. Capital: Bern (de facto).

schweizare

Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.

schweizisk

Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.

schweiziska

(countable) A person from Switzerland or of Swiss descent.

schysst

(informal, of a person) Knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving with effortless and enviable style and panache; considered popular by others.

schyst

(US, West Coast, _, slang) Extraordinarily great or special.

scientolog

A follower of Scientology, whether belonging to the "official" Church of Scientology or being outside in the so-called Free Zone.

scientologi

A belief system with certain religious aspects, developed in 1952, focused on the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard.

scintillation

A little spark; a scintillation.

scintillationsfaktor

A little spark; a scintillation.

scones

A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.

scooter

A small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame.

scout

A male member of the Scout Movement.

Scrabble

A board game in which players draw letter tiles and take turns to make interlocking words like a crossword, scoring points according to the letters played and their positions on the board.

screening

(by extension, uncountable) The examination of any material or persons to detect problems through any of various testing#Noun, checking#Noun, or filtering#Noun processes, as:

screwdriver

A hand tool or power tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it.

scrotum

(anatomy) The sac of skin and muscle that contains the testicles in most placental (boreoeutherian) mammals.

se

To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.

se där

Used to express surprise.

se efter

(idiomatic) To watch and pay attention to, in case of misbehaviour or mishap.

se genom fingrarna

To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.

se över

(transitive) To consider.

se på

(transitive) To observe or watch.

se på fan

Used to express surprise.

se skillnad på

(intransitive) To perceive differences.

se till

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

se ut

(intransitive, copulative) To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.

seans

A ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people, usually led by a medium.

Seattle

A seaport and the largest city in Washington, United States, and the county seat of King County.

Sebastian

A en given name.

sed

Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.

sedan

Continuously since a specified time or event.

sedan dess

(duration) Continuously since a specified time or event.

sedel

A piece of currency made of paper or polymer. [from 18th c.]

seder

A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than written laws.

sedesam

(of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.

sedeslöshet

(uncountable) The state or quality of being immoral; vice.

sedlighet

(uncountable) Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner intended to produce morally good results.

sedvana

A meeting or gathering.

sedvänja

Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.

sedvänjor

A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than written laws.

seeda

(sports, gaming) To allocate a seeding to a competitor.

seedning

The competitor or team occupying a given seed (position).

seg

Having a pliable or springy texture when chewed.

segel

(nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.

segelbåt

(watercraft) A boat propelled by a sail.

segelduk

A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint.

segeltur

A trip in a boat, especially a sailboat.

seger

(uncountable) The condition or state of having won a battle or competition, or having succeeded in an effort; (countable) an instance of this.

segermål

(sports) A point or goal that wins a competition.

seglande

Travelling by ship.

seglare

A person who sails sailing boats (as opposed to boats powered by other means) as a sport or recreation.

seglats

A trip in a boat, especially a sailboat.

segling

A trip in a boat, especially a sailboat.

seglivad

Unwilling to yield or give up; dogged.

segmentera

(ambitransitive) To divide into segments or sections.

segrare

One who has won or often wins.

segregera

(transitive) To separate.

segway

A motorised vehicle for one person, ridden while standing, and having two wheels on one axle that balances itself using gyroscopes and tilt sensors.

Seine

A former department of France, the capital city of which was Paris.

Seinen

A former department of France, the capital city of which was Paris.

seismisk

Related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth.

sejdel

A large drinking vessel, sometimes of pewter, sometimes with a glass base, with one handle and often a hinged cover.Tankard

sejour

A short stay somewhere.

sekel

A period of one hundred consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.

sekond

One who supports another in a contest or combat, such as a dueller's assistant.

sekret

Understood by only a few.

sekretär

A writing desk with a hinged door that provides the writing surface.

sekretariat

The office or department of a government secretary.

sekreterar-

Connected with a secretary's work.

sekreterare

(often, capitalized) The head of a department of government.

sekretion

(uncountable) The act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland.

sekt

(chiefly, derogatory) A group, sect or movement following an unorthodox religious or philosophical system of beliefs, especially one in which members remove and exclude themselves from greater society, including family members not part of the cult, and show extreme devotion to a charismatic leader.

sektor

(geometry) A portion of a circle enclosed by two radii and an arc.

sekulär

Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical; profane.

sekund

Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.

sekundant

One who supports another in a contest or combat, such as a dueller's assistant.

sekundär

Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.

sekundera

(Should we move, merge or split(+) this sense?) (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)

sekvens

(mathematics) An ordered list of objects, typically indexed with natural numbers.

sekvoja

(uncountable) Wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.

sela

(transitive) To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain.

seldon

(countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.

sele

(countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.

selektion

The process or act of selecting.

selen

A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34, used mainly in glassmaking and pigments and as a semiconductor.

selenologi

(chiefly) The scientific study of the Moon’s movements in the heavens and the kinetic influences it has upon and it receives from other astronomical bodies.

selfie

(informal, mobile phones) A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a small camera or mobile phone.

Selma

(countable) A en given name.

selot

(historical, Judaism) A member of a radical, warlike, ardently patriotic group of Jews in Judea, particularly prominent in the first century, who advocated the violent overthrow of Roman rule and vigorously resisted the efforts of the Romans and their supporters to convert the Jews.

semantik

The meanings of individual words, as opposed to the overall meaning of a passage.

semantisk

Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words. [from late 19th c.]

semester

(chiefly, UK, Australia) A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.

semesterhus

A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.

semesterort

A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.

semestra

(intransitive) To spend or take a vacation.

semifinal

A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final.

seminarium

A theological school for the training of rabbis, priests, or ministers.

semiotik

The study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication.

sen

Not arriving or occurring until after an expected time.

sen dess

From a specified time in the past.

sena

(uncountable) A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.

senapsfärgad

Of a dark yellow colour.

senapsgul

Of a dark yellow colour.

senapskål

A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species:

senare

Behind; later in time; following.

senarelägga

To put off until a later time; to defer.

senast

Most recent, latest, last so far.

senaste

Most recent.

senat

In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.

Senegal

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal.

senig

Thin, muscular and flexible.

senilitet

(mostly, uncountable) The losing of memory and reason due to senescence.

senior

Older.

senkomling

One who arrived late.

senkommen

Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.

sensation

Sensation, particularly through the skin.

sensationell

Exceptionally great.

sensmoral

(of a narrative) The ethical significance or practical lesson.

sensomotorisk

(biology) Of or pertaining to both sensory and motor activity

sensor

A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.

sensuell

Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.

sent

After a deadline has passed, past a designated time.

sentimental

Extravagantly or excessively sentimental; mawkish, self-pitying. [from 17th c.]

Seoul

The capital city of South Korea, also the historical capital of Korea from 1394 until the country was divided in 1945.

separat

Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).

separation

The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.

separatism

A theory or doctrine which supports a state of separation between organizations, institutions, or other societal groups (e.g. between church and state) or between different political jurisdictions (e.g. a country and its former colony).

separatist

Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatics.

separatist-

Advocating or seeking the separation of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.

separatistisk

Advocating or seeking the separation of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.

separator

An object located between two or more things and hence separating them.

separatorskötare

One who separates; an agent performing the action of separating.

separera

(transitive, intransitive, slang) To leave.

sepia

(uncountable) A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish. [from 1820s]

sepiafärgad

Of a dark reddish-brown colour.

seppuku

A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment using a blade, practiced by Japanese samurai, especially to rid oneself of shame, as a means of protest, or, formerly, as a method of capital punishment.

sepsis

(pathology) A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, causing injury to its own tissues and organs as a response to infection.

september

The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox.

septisk

Of or pertaining to sewage or the disposal of sewage.

sequoia

(uncountable) Wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.

seraf

(post-biblical) A six-winged angel; one of the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God.

seralj

A palace of a sultan.

serb

A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.)

Serbien

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Serbia. Capital and largest city: Belgrade. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.

serbisk

(uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs.

serbiska

A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.)

sergeant

The highest rank of noncommissioned officer in some non-naval military forces and police.