Swedish–English dictionary

skränka

(intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.

skräp

Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.

skrapa

(ambitransitive) To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.

skräpa ner

(intransitive) To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles).

skräppa

Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.

skräppost

(post) Any mail or letters that are not welcome or solicited and typically sent in bulk; especially mail of a commercial nature such as advertising circulars and form letters.

skräptidning

(North America, informal, mildly, vulgar, offensive, or, derogatory) An annoying, contemptible, or worthless person.

skratt

An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.

skratta

An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.

skratta åt

(transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.

skrattgrop

Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.

skrattkramp

(with the) An attack of uncontrolled giggling.

skrattretande

Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.

skrävel

(uncountable) The making of boasts.

skrävla

(intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.

skred

A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.

skrev

The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.

skreva

A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.

skri

A shout or scream.

skria

(intransitive) Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.

skribent

(dated) A literary man; a scholar or author.

skridskoåkare

A person who skates.

skrift

(linguistics) A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages.

skriftlig

Of, relating, or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written).

skriftspråklig

Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books.

skriftställare

(dated) A literary man; a scholar or author.

skrik

A shout or scream.

skrika

(transitive) To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.

skrikapa

One who screams; one who shouts; one who sings harshly.

skrikare

One who screams; one who shouts; one who sings harshly.

skrikig

Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste. [from 1540s]

skrin

A little box, e.g. for jewellery.

skrinda

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.

skrinlägga

(intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently.

skrinnare

A person who skates.

skript

(computing) A brief and simple program.

skriva

The inability to write.

skriva in

(transitive) To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.

skriva in sig

(transitive) To enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list

skriva kontrakt med

(intransitive) To finalise a contractual agreement to work for a given sports team, record label etc. [from 19th c.]

skriva på

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

skriva under

(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.

skriva ut

(medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.

skrivare

(computer hardware) A device, usually attached to a computer, used to print text or images onto paper; an analogous device capable of producing three-dimensional objects.

skrivbok

A booklet for students, containing either problems or exercises, and blank, often lined pages for writing answers.

skrivbord

(computing, GUI) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.

skrivbordsbakgrund

(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.

skrivbordsbild

(computing, countable, uncountable) An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop.

skrivbordsdator

(computing) A desktop computer.

skrivelse

(countable, legal) A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.

skriven

Of, relating, or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written).

skrivkonst

(uncountable) The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.

skrivkunnig

The inability to write.

skrivkunnighet

The ability to read and write.

skrivmaskin

A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper.

skrivmaskinist

A person who types, a clerical worker who writes letters, etc., using a typewriter.

skrivning

(education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.

skrivplatta

(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.

skrivsand

(historical) A type of fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, sprinkled over wet ink to dry the ink after writing or on rough paper to smooth the writing surface.

skrivstil

(uncountable) Joined-up handwriting.

skrock

A belief or beliefs, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that events may be influenced by one's behavior in some magical or mystical way.

skrocka

To laugh quietly or inwardly.

skrockfull

Susceptible to superstitions.

skrolla

(ambitransitive, computing, GUI) To change one's view of data on a computer's display by moving in gradual increments, typically using an input device or touch screen.

skröplighet

feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age.

skrot

(uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.

skrota

(transitive) To discard or abandon.

skrotum

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

skrovlig

(of sound, especially vocal quality) Rough, raw.

skrubba

(transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.

skrubbsår

(medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]

skrubbskädda

A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder (Platichthys flesus).

skrumplever

(pathology) A chronic disease of the liver caused by damage from toxins (including alcohol), metabolic problems, hepatitis, or nutritional deprivation, characterised by an increase in fibrous tissue and the destruction of liver cells.

skrumpna

(intransitive) To become wrinkled.

skrumpnad

Reduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shrivelled.

skruv

A spin making the trajectory of an object curve.

skruva

(transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt.

skruva upp

(transitive) To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism.

skruvad

wound spirally

skruvdragare

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.

skruvmejsel

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.

skruvnyckel

(Commonwealth, UK, Irish) A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.

skruvstäd

(US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.

skrymtare

(archaic) A servant who can only be relied upon to perform duties while watched.

skrynkla

(transitive) To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.

skrynkla ihop

(transitive) To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.

skrynkla sig

(intransitive) To pucker or become uneven or irregular.

skrynklig

Wrinkled or crumpled.

skryt

(uncountable) The making of boasts.

skryta

(intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.

skrytmåns

Someone who constantly brags or boasts. [from late 16th c.]

skrytsam

Tending to boast or brag.

skrytsamhet

The characteristic of being boastful.

skubba

(ambitransitive) To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.

skuff

(North America, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon-style car.

skugga

(transitive) Of astronomical or atmospheric bodies, to cause an eclipse.

skula

(internet slang, derogatory) Content or media of little-to-no value, especially that which is produced consistently and according to trends to satisfy a recommendation algorithm or consumerist demands.

skuld

Unpaid debt.

skuldkänsla

Responsibility for wrongdoing.

skuldra

(anatomy) The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding muscles, tendons, and ligaments.

skulle

(subjunctive) Used to form a variant of the present subjunctive, expressing a state or action that is hypothetical, potential, mandated, etc.

skulle kunna

(auxiliary) Used to indicate conditional or possible actions; would perhaps/maybe.

skulptera

(intransitive) To work as a sculptor.

skulptör

A person who sculpts; an artist who produces sculpture.

skulptur

(countable) A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).

skulpturkonst

(countable) More generally (since modernism), a three-dimensional work of art of any material or of mixed materials, whether sculpted, assembled, found, constructed or created using multiple techniques.

skult

(somewhat, archaic) The head, particularly the top or crown.

skum

Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.

skumgummi

A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:

skumma

(intransitive) To form or emit foam.

skummande

Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.

skumögd

Of a person: having impaired vision; partially blind; dim-sighted.

skumpig

Rough; jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements.

skumplast

Expanded polystyrene foam, such as is used in cups and packaging.

skumrask

Any faint light through which something is seen.

skunk

Any of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.

skur

An act or instance of bursting.

skura

(transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.

skuren

(participial adjective) Having been cut.

skurk

(informal) a villain, particularly an antagonist in a story.

skurkaktig

(figuratively) Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.

skurkstreck

(countable) A devious device or trick.

skuta

(nautical) A single-masted, fore-and-aft rigged, sailing vessel with at least two headsails, and a mast set further aft than that of a sloop.

skutt

A sizeable jump, great leap.

skutta

To leap or jump about in a sprightly or playful manner.

skvadron

(military, historical, army) A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.

skvaller

(uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present.

skvallerbytta

A person who blabs; a tattler; a telltale.

skvallerkäring

(countable) Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.

skvallerkärring

(derogatory) A woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody.

skvallerkvarn

(countable) Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.

skvallermoster

(countable) Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.

skvallerranta

(countable) Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.

skvallertant

One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.

skvallra

(slang, intransitive) To inform on, especially in betrayal of others.

skvalp

A sound similar to that of undulating water.

sky

(transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

skydd

A lid.

skydda

(ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

skyddad

(usually with "from") Exempt; not subject to.

skyddsglasögon

Protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face.

skyddsling

A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person (a protector or mentor).

skyddsplåt

Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.

skyfall

A sudden heavy rainstorm.

skyffe

A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.

skyffel

A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.

skyffla

To move materials with a shovel.

skygg

Easily frightened; timid.

skygga

(transitive) To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.

skygglapp

(rare) The eyelid.