Swedish–English dictionary

serie

(comics) A series of drawings, in sequence, often but not necessarily depicting something funny or satirical in nature; more specifically, a single work consisting of a short row of such drawings.

seriell

Having to do with or arranged in a series.

serietecknare

(comics) One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.

seriös

Important; weighty; not insignificant

seriöst

(manner) In a serious or literal manner.

serotonin

(neurotransmitter) An indoleamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is involved in depression, appetite, etc., and is crucial in maintaining a sense of well-being, security, etc.

serpentin

(mineralogy) Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure, whose appearance somewhat resembles a snake's skin.

serva

(transitive) To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by. [from 13th c.]

serve

(sports) An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.

serveäss

(tennis, volleyball) A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.

server

(computing) A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.

servera

(transitive) To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person. [from 15th c.]

servering

(chiefly, US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.

serveringslucka

An opening in a wall at window height for the purpose of serving food or other items. A pass through.

serveringspersonal

A waitress or waiter.

servett

A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.

service

(business) The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which includes the operation of hotels, restaurants, and similar enterprises.

servil

Slavish or submissive.

servilitet

The condition of being servile.

servis

Dishes, plates, and similar tableware collectively, usually made of some ceramic material, used for serving food on and eating from.

servitör

One who serves.

servitris

A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar.

servitut

(legal) A qualified beneficial interest severed or fragmented from the ownership of an inferior property and attached to a superior property or to some person other than the owner; the most common form is an easement.

sesam

The seed of this plant.

sesamfrö

The seed of this plant.

sessil

(zoology) Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about.

session

A period of time devoted to a particular activity.

Set

(biblical character) The third son of Adam and Eve.

Seth

A en given name.

sevärd

having beautiful scenery; picturesque

sevärdhet

(often, in the plural) Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.

Sevilla

The capital city of Andalusia, Spain.

sex

(slang) Sex or other sexual activity, especially if illicit.

sex appeal

Sexual attractiveness. [from 1910s]

sexa

The digit or figure 6.

sexbomb

(by extension) Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol.

sexig

(British, slang) Beautiful, sexy.

sexism

Discrimination or different treatment based on sex or gender, especially discrimination against women.

sexistisk

Unfairly discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other.

sexslav

A slave kept for sexual purposes.

sexslavinna

A sex slave, a person who is forced against their will to perform, for another person or group, sexual acts on a regular or continuing basis.

sextant

(nautical) A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.

sextett

(music) A composition for six voices or instruments.

sextio

The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.

sextioårig

Of or related to sixtysomethings.

sextiotal

(The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc.)

sextiotalet

(The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc.)

sexton

The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.

sextonde

The ordinal form of the number sixteen.

sexualitet

The quality of being sexual; that which is characterized or distinguished by sex.

sexuell

Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes. [from 17th c.]

Seychellerna

An archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean. Official name: Republic of Seychelles.

sfär

(also, figurative) A sphere of knowledge or of influence; a domain. [from after 1400]

sfärisk

Spherical, ball-shaped.

Sfinx

(Greek mythology) One of the many offspring of Typhon and Echidna, a winged lion-like creature with a woman's face, who committed suicide out of frustration after Oedipus managed to solve her riddles.

Sfinxen

An ancient, large statue in Egypt, with the face of a man and the body of a lion, lying near the Great Pyramids.

shah

A king of Persia or Iran.

sharia

(Islam) A body of religious law forming a part of the Islamic tradition based on the scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith.

sharonfrukt

The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).

shawarma

A Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these.

sheanöt

The fruit of this tree, having a thin, tart, nutritious pulp that surrounds a relatively large, oil-rich seed.

sheanötsträd

The fruit of this tree, having a thin, tart, nutritious pulp that surrounds a relatively large, oil-rich seed.

shejka

(transitive) To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.

shell

(computing) An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs and control their interactions; the user's command interpreter. Shell is a way to separate the internal complexity of the implementation of the command from the user. The internals can change while the user experience/interface remains the same.

sheriff

(US) A government official, usually responsible for law enforcement in their county and for administration of the county jail, sometimes an officer of the court, usually elected.

shh

Demanding silence.

shinto

Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.

shintoism

Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.

Shiraz

A variety of black grape used to make wine.

shogun

The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.

shoppa

(intransitive) To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.

shopping

The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those suitable to buy.

shorta

(North America, &, _, historical) A department of local (usually municipal) government responsible for general law enforcement.

shorts

Pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees.

show

(countable) A broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program.

si

(archaic, _, except in the phrase lo and behold) look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).

sia

(transitive) To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.

Siam

(historical) Former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia.

siames

(plural "Siameses") A Siamese cat.

siamesisk

Of or relating to Siam; Thai.

siamesiska

The Thai language.

siameskatt

(plural "Siameses") A Siamese cat.

siare

One who foretells the future; a clairvoyant, prophet, soothsayer or diviner.

sibilant

(phonetics) A consonant having a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.

Sibirien

The region of Russia in Asia, stretching from the Urals to the Pacific Ocean.

sibirier

(ethnology) A person from Siberia.

sibirisk

Of or relating to Siberia.

sibirisk katt

A long-haired domestic cat breed.

sibyllinsk

One of the Sibylline Oracles or Sibylline Books.

sic

Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source.

Sichuan

A province in central China. Capital: Chengdu.

siciliansk

Of, from or relating to Sicily, Italy.

sicilianska

Of, from or relating to Sicily, Italy.

Sicilien

The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily.

sicken

(exclamative) Used to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkable, in either a good or bad way.

sicksack

A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions.

sida

One among many similar or related, yet still distinct things.

sida vid sida

The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.

sideboard

(furniture) A piece of dining room furniture having drawers and shelves for linen and tableware; originally for serving food.

sidfot

(computing) A line of information printed at the bottom of a page to identify the contents or number pages. (Compare foot in printing.)

sidoreplik

An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person. (theatre) A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.

sidospår

(rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for loading or unloading freight, storing trains or other rail vehicles; or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction) (the latter sense is probably an American definition).

sidovagn

A one-wheeled attachment to the side of a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space.

sidvagn

A one-wheeled attachment to the side of a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space.

sierska

A female prophet.

siesta

(countable) A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.

siffra

A numeric character.

sifon

A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.

sig

(intransitive, usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.

sig själv

(emphatic) She; an intensifier of the female subject or object, often used to indicate the directness or exclusiveness of that person .

sigill

A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.

sigma

The eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets (Σ, σ), the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient.

signa

(transitive) To validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it. [from 15th c.]

signal

(informal) A telephone call or e-mail.

signalement

A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.

signalera

To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something.

signalflagga

A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition.

signatur

A person's name, written by that person, used as identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.

signera

(transitive) To write one's signature on the back of a cheque, or other negotiable instrument, when transferring it to a third party, or cashing it.

signifikans

The extent to which something matters; importance

signifikant

Having a noticeable or major effect.

Sigrid

A en given name.

Sigurd

(Norse mythology) The principal hero of the Volsungasaga and of the Elder Edda's Niflung cycle, who slew a dragon.

sik

Any North American freshwater fish of certain species of the genus Coregonus that live in cold-water lakes.

sikh

An adherent of Sikhism.

sikh-

of, or relating to the Sikhs or to Sikhism.

sikhisk

of, or relating to the Sikhs or to Sikhism.

sikt

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.

sikta

(of, animals, intransitive) To return to its owner.

sikte

(often, in the plural) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.

sil

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.

sila

(transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.

silhuett

An illustrated outline filled in with a solid color(s), usually only black, and intended to represent the shape of an object without revealing any other visual details; a similar appearance produced when the object being viewed is situated in relative darkness with brighter lighting behind it; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be. [mid 19th c.]

silikon

(chemistry) Any of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric compounds (polysiloxanes), that have a wide range of thermal stability and extreme water repellence, used in a very wide range of industrial applications, and in prosthetic replacements for body parts.

silkeslen

Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.

sill

Clupea harengus, an abundant species of herring and an important food fish living in the North Atlantic.

sillmjölke

A person of weak or even sickly physical constitution.

silo

A channel for information which is compartmentalized in such a manner that some parties who might be interested in its use or able to make use of it are restricted from accessing it.

silt

(uncountable) Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.

siluett

An illustrated outline filled in with a solid color(s), usually only black, and intended to represent the shape of an object without revealing any other visual details; a similar appearance produced when the object being viewed is situated in relative darkness with brighter lighting behind it; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be. [mid 19th c.]

silver

(tincture) : of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.

silver-

(collectively) Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.

silverfisk

Any osmeriform fish of the genus Argentina, especially a European argentine (Argentina sphyraena).

silvrig

Resembling silver in color, shiny white.

sim

The movement of an oar or paddle through water: either the cycle of movement as a whole, or the propelling phase (as opposed to the return); the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.

simfena

In marine mammals such as whales (or other aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide, flat limb adapted for swimming.

simfot

In marine mammals such as whales (or other aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide, flat limb adapted for swimming.

simfötter

A device worn by divers and swimmers on their feet.

simhud

A fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds, or of other animals.

similaritet

Closeness of appearance to something else.