Swedish–English dictionary

svischa

To move with a rushing or swirling sound

sviskon

The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.

svit

(medicine) A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.

svordom

A vulgar epithet.

svullen

protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).

svullnad

Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.

svulst

(pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.

svulstig

Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.

svulten

Very hungry.

svunnen

Having been or happened in the distant past.

svuren

Given or declared under oath.

swahili

An agglutinative language of the Bantu branch widely spoken in East Africa. Born in its modern form from the hybridization of the Arabic and Bantu cultures, it was the language of the traders in East Africa, and spread along the routes of trade.

sweater

A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.

sweatshirt

A loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel.

sweatshop

A factory or other place of work where pay is low and conditions are poor or even illegal. [from 1892]

sweetie

A fruit that is a crossbreed between a grapefruit and a pomelo, originating in Israel.

swinger

(sex) A person who practices swinging (sex with different partners).

switch

(computing, networking) A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.

sybaritisk

Of or having the qualities of a sybarite; dedicated to excessive comfort and enjoyment; decadent, hedonistic, self-indulgent.

sybehörsaffär

A shop selling such goods.

syd

Of or pertaining to the south; southern.

sydbo

(US) A resident of the American South, often specifically a white resident of the American South.

sydlig

Facing the south; directed towards the south.

sydnäktergal

A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale.

Sydney

(uncountable) A major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia.

sydost

The intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°.

sydstatsbo

(US) A resident of the American South, often specifically a white resident of the American South.

sydvart

Towards the south; in a southerly direction.

sydväst

The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.

syfilis

(disease) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.

syfta

(intransitive, stative) To make reference to; to be about; to relate to; to regard; to allude to.

syfta på

(transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.

syfte

A course of action that a person intends to follow.

sykofant

One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

syl

A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.

sylf

The elemental being of air, usually female.

sylfid

(by extension) A slender woman or girl, usually graceful and sometimes with the implication of sublime station over everyday people.

sylt

(less common in the, _, US, &, Canada) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts

sylta

(chiefly, British) Head cheese; a terrine made from the head of a pig or calf; originally boar's meat.

Sylvia

A en given name.

symbios

A relationship of mutual benefit, especially among different species.

symbiotisk

(ecology) Of, or relating to symbiosis; living together.

symbol

(graphical user interface) A small picture that represents something.

symbolik

Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities. [from between 1645 and 1655.]

symbolisera

(transitive) To be symbolic of; to represent.

symbolism

Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities. [from between 1645 and 1655.]

symfoni

An extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for orchestra.

symmetrisk

Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or proportionate arrangement of parts; having corresponding parts or relations.

sympati

A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another.

sympatisk

Friendly or sociable.

sympatisör

(often, derogatory) A person who sympathizes (with a political cause, a side in a conflict, etc.); a supporter.

symposium

A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.

symptomfri

(medicine) Not exhibiting any symptoms of disease, as for example in a case which is subclinical.

symtomfri

(medicine) Not exhibiting any symptoms of disease, as for example in a case which is subclinical.

syn

(poker) The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.

syna

(intransitive, poker, proscribed) To match the current bet amount, in preparation for a raise in the same turn. (Usually, players are forbidden to announce one's play this way.)

synagoga

(countable, Judaism) A place of worship for Jews or Samaritans.

synål

A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.

synas

(copulative) To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.

synbar

Able to be seen.

synd

(countable) Something regrettable.

synda

(intransitive, theology) To commit a sin.

syndaflod

(Abrahamic, _, religion) The flood taking place in the story of Noah found in the Bible (Genesis) and Qur'an.

syndare

A person who sins or has sinned.

synderska

A person who sins or has sinned.

syndfri

Without sin; never having sinned.

syndfrihet

The state or condition of being sinless.

syndig

Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.

syndrom

(pathology) A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition.

synergistisk

Of or pertaining to synergy or synergism; synergic; co-operative, working together, interacting, mutually stimulating.

synförmåga

Vision or the faculty of sight.

synkop

(music) The quality of a rhythm being somehow unexpected, in that it deviates from the strict succession of regularly spaced strong and weak beats in a meter.

synkope

(linguistics, phonology) The contraction of a word by means of loss or omission of sounds or syllables in the middle thereof.

synkron

(linguistics) Relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history.

synkronisera

(transitive) To cause two or more events or actions to happen at exactly the same time or same rate, or in a time-coordinated way.

synkronisering

The state or property of being synchronized.

synlig

Able to be seen.

synliggöra

(chiefly, medicine) To make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods (such as endoscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, or X-rays), or other techniques.

synlighet

(countable) The degree to which things may be seen.

synnerligen

To a great or unusual degree, extent, etc.; extremely

synod

(Christianity) An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.

synonymordbok

A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.

synopsis

(authorship) A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.

synoptisk

Relating to the first three Gospels of the New Testament — Matthew, Mark, and Luke — which are similar in style and content.

synpunkt

Contribution of work or information, as an opinion or advice.

synsk

Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.

synskadad

(not comparable) Unable to see, or only partially able to see.

synskhet

(parapsychology) The power to see or perceive things objects or events beyond the natural range of the senses, such as the past or the future.

synt

(musical instrument) An electronic musical instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and generally is played via a keyboard.

syntax

A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.

syntaxanalys

(computing, linguistics) An act of parsing; a parsing.

syntetisk

(grammar) Pertaining to the joining of bound morphemes in a word (compare analytic).

synthesizer

(musical instrument) An electronic musical instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and generally is played via a keyboard.

synvilla

(countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.

synvinkel

A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.

syra

Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic.

syra-

Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic.

Syrah

A variety of black grape used to make wine.

Syrakusa

A city and port, the capital of the province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy.

syre

The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas.

syreatom

The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas.

syrebrist

(pathology) A condition in which tissues are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen [from 1940s].

syren

A flower of the lilac shrub.

syrenbuske

A flower of the lilac shrub.

syresätta

(transitive) To treat or infuse with oxygen.

syrgas

Molecular oxygen (O2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature, also called dioxygen.

Syrien

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. Capital: Damascus.

syrier

A person from Syria or of Syrian descent.

syrisk

Of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syrian language.

syrlig

(figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.

syrlighet

Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.

syrra

(informal) Clipping of sister.

syrsa

An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.

syskon

A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.

sysselsättning

An activity to which one devotes time.

sysselsättningsgrad

(economics) The number or percentage of people at work.

sysselsättningstal

(economics) The number or percentage of people at work.

syssla

A professional or official position.

syssleord

(grammar) A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being.

sysslolöshet

The state of being idle; inactivity.

syssloman

One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to act on behalf of or in behalf of another, such as to transact business for them.

systematik

A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.

syster

A female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informally) a nun.

systerdotter

A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").

systerskap

A group of girls or women associated for a common purpose; a sisterhood.

systerson

A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).

systolisk

(maths) Relating to the mathematical concept of a systole

t

Used to form past tenses of (regular) verbs. In linguistics, it is used for the base form of any past form. See -t for a variant.

t ex

An initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.

T-bana

(North America, Scotland, South Africa) A train that runs on such an underground railway.

t-genus

(grammar) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.

t. ex.

An initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.

t.ex.

An initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.

ta

(transitive) To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).

ta av

(transitive, originally) To divest, strip of dress or covering.

ta av sin mask

(intransitive) To remove one's mask.

ta avsked

To bid farewell or say goodbye.

ta avstånd från

(archaic, transitive) To pray against.

ta bort

(transitive) To separate; to disengage. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

ta bort som vän

(social media) To defriend; to remove from one's friends list (e.g. on a social networking website).

ta emot

(transitive) To answer; to address.

ta en tupplur

To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.

ta fart

(intransitive) To become successful, to flourish.

ta fingeravtryck på

(transitive) To take somebody's fingerprints.

ta för given

(transitive, idiomatic, especially of a person) To give little attention to or to underestimate the value of; to fail to appreciate, especially something one has grown heavily accustomed to; not to value or care for appropriately, out of the assumption that the person or thing not valued cannot be lost.

ta för givet

(transitive, of a thing) To assume something to be true without verification or proof.

ta form

(usually, transitive) To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real).

ta fram

(transitive) To gain or obtain access to.

ta hand om

(intransitive) (with for) To look after or look out for.

ta hem

(transitive, computing) To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network.