Swedish–English dictionary

ståndarsträng

(botany) The stalk of a flower stamen, supporting the anther.

ständig

Without pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance.

ståndpunkt

One's opinion or point of view.

stång

A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.

stänga

(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

stänga av

(transitive) To silence, to make quiet.

stänga igen

(transitive, slang) To shut up.

stängsel

(figuratively) A barrier, for example an emotional barrier.

stank

A foul odor.

stänka

(intransitive) To send out small droplets; to splash in small droplets (on or against something).

stänkskärm

(Internet) The personalized feed of a user of a website, consisting of recent updates of pages the user has used or followed.

stanna

(transitive) To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.

stanniol

(informal) Aluminium foil.

stans

(poetry) An arrangement of stanzas of eight lines in heroic verse, with three rhymes, the first six lines rhyming alternately and the last two forming a couplet (ab ab ab cc).

stape

A very steep cliff.

stapel

(plurale tantum) A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.

stapelbädd

(plurale tantum) A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.

stapelvara

A basic or essential supply.

stapla

(transitive) To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on).

ståplats

The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit.

stappla

An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion.

stäpplöpare

Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming a light, rolling mass which is driven by the wind from place to place; as Russian thistle, wild indigo, witch grass, Amaranthus albus, etc.

stare

A family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds.

stark

(of drink or drugs) Strong.

stark sida

A strength or talent; a strong point.

stärka

To make stronger or more solid.

stärkande

Invigorating or stimulating.

starke man

A forceful or brutal person, usually a ruler or tyrant.

starke mannen

A man who performs feats of strength, as in competitions or as an attraction in a circus.

starkt

In a strong manner.

starr

Any plant of the genus Carex, the true sedges; perennial herbs with triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grass-like leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib.

start

(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.

starta

To help (oneself) without the aid of others.

starta om

(computing, ergative) To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, commonly after a system failure.

startbana

(aviation) A section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from.

startspelare

(team sports) A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game.

stass

(countable) Ornament; decoration; especially, excessive decoration; showy clothes; jewels.

stat

(international, _, legal, metonymically) A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymically, proscribed) a country.

stationsinspektor

(rail) The person in charge of a railroad station, usually an employee of a particular railroad by which the station is owned, but sometimes an employee of a separate corporation, such as one owning a station used by two or more railroads.

statisk

Lacking freshness, motion, or flow; decaying through stillness.

statistisk

Of or pertaining to statistics.

statistiskt

In a statistical way.

stativ

A device to hold something upright or aloft.

ståtlig

(informal) Good-looking, attractive.

statsbildning

(political science, countable) A politically organized unit, especially a nation of people, a class or ingroup that governs it, or the state ruled thereby.

statsborgare

A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role. [from 14th c.]

statsman

A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.

statsråd

(government) A politician who heads a ministry

status

Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.

status quo

The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs.

staty

A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.

statyett

A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.

stav

(military) A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office.

stava

(intransitive, transitive, sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word. [from 16th c.]

stavelse

(linguistics) A unit of human speech which often forms words corresponding to one opening of the mouth; a vowel and its surrounding consonants.

stavfel

(countable) A misspelled word.

stävja

(ambitransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.

stearinljus

A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.

Stefanos

(biblical character) The first Christian martyr.

steg

A step, as in a stair.

steg för steg

In terms or by means of pieces; a piece at a time.

stege

(poker) Five cards in sequence.

stegjärn

An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.

stegra

(intransitive) To develop in magnitude or extent.

stegrande

(originally) Rearing on both hind legs with the forelegs extended.

stegring

An abrupt increase.

stegvis

Occurring over a series of gradual increments, or small steps.

stek

A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.

stekas

(transitive, UK, informal) To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.

stekfläsk

Thin slices of the above in long strips.

stekhet

(idiomatic) Very hot.

stekpanna

(cookware) A long-handled, shallow pan used for frying food.

stekspade

(cookware) A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.

stel

Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.

stelkramp

(pathology) A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria, causing muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.

stellär

(astronomy, notcomp) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars.

stelna

(transitive) To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.

stelning

(countable, and, uncountable) The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.

sten

(uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.

sten-

Constructed of stone.

stena

(transitive) To pelt with stones; especially, to kill by pelting with stones.

stenad

(transitive) To pelt with stones; especially, to kill by pelting with stones.

stenblock

A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.

Stenbock

(astrology) The zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 – January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 – February 14 (sidereal astrology).

Stenbocken

(astrology) The zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 – January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 – February 14 (sidereal astrology).

stenbrott

(mining) A site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.

stenbumling

A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.

stencilera

(Philippines, India, dated, _, in, _, North America) To make a paper copy or copies by means of a photocopier.

Stenella-delfin

Dolphins of the genus Stenella, and specifically Stenella attenuata distinguished from the streaker (Stenella coeruleoalba) and the spinner (Stenella longirostris).

stenfalk

A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia.

stenget

A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.

stengods

A type of pottery that is fired at a high temperature and is dense, opaque and nonporous.

stenhård

Rigid and unrelenting.

stenig

Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.

stening

(legal) The practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment

stenkol

(uncountable) A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.

stenkolsperioden

(geology) the Carboniferous period

stenlägga

(Canada, US) To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.

stenläggning

(now, chiefly, North America) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface. [from 13th c.]

stenografi

A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.

stenos

(medicine, pathology) An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ.

stenröse

A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.

stentavla

A slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription.

Stephanie

A en given name.

sterbhus

The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person. [from 19th c.]

stereo

(British) An integrated home audio system.

stereoanläggning

(British) An integrated home audio system.

stereotyp

A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person or a group of people).

steril

(uncomparable) Unable to reproduce (or procreate).

steroid

(biochemistry, organic compound) A class of organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings; they are lipids, and occur naturally as sterols, bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, and some vitamins; many drugs are synthetic steroids.

stetoskop

(medicine) A medical instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body.

steward

(nautical) A ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions.

stf

Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.

stick

The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.

sticka

(slang, UK) To give someone an injection.

sticka hål på

To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.

sticka i slidan

(transitive) To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.

sticka ut

(transitive) To cause to extend from a surface or boundary; to cause to stick out.

stickad tröja

(countable) A garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body.

stickande

Having a strong taste that stings the tongue; said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong and sharp or bitter taste.

stickelbär

A fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.

stickkontakt

(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.

stickling

(countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.

stickmygga

Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.

stickning

The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.

stickord

A word (or compound term) used as the title of a list entry or section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus.

stickpropp

(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.

stickprov

A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.

sticksåg

A power saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal.

stickspår

(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).

stift

A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.

stiftelse

The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.

stifts-

Pertaining to a diocese.

stiftstad

A diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop or an archbishop.

stig

A footpath or other path or track.

stiga

(intransitive, transitive) To increase in value.

stiga av

Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop.

stiga våldsamt

(intransitive) To rise or increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.

stigande

An increase in size, number, value, or strength.

stigfinnare

One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.

stigma

A mark of infamy or disgrace.

stigmatisera

(transitive) To characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to mark with a stigma or stigmata.

stigning

(geomorphology) A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent.

stil

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

stil och fart

Spirit; zeal; ardor.

stila

(intransitive) To be much better than others.

stilett

A small, slender knife or dagger-like weapon intended for stabbing.

stilettklack

A woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel (called a stiletto heel).

stilfull

Elegant, stylish.

stilig

Of a color, in the range of violet to green.