Swedish–English dictionary

tjuvjaga

(ambitransitive) To take game or fish illegally.

tjuvjägare

A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild.

tjuvjakt

Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.

tjuvkika

(informal) To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.

tjuvlyssnare

One who eavesdrops.

tjuvlyssning

Listening secretly to the private conversations of others.

tjuvskytt

A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild.

tjyv

One who carries out a theft.

töa

(intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen.

toalett

Apparel or clothing, especially when appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc.

toalettpapper

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

toalettstol

A toilet that uses water to flush urine and feces through a pipe to another location, typically a sewer main in urban settings or a septic tank elsewhere.

tobakist

A person who sells tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, snuff and sundry items.

tobakshandlare

A person who sells tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, snuff and sundry items.

Tobia

The main character in the Book of Tobit, regarded as apocryphal by most Protestants (Biblical character).

Tobias

A en given name.

töcken

Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)

tofs

(now, especially) Either of a pair of braids or tails worn on the sides of the head.

toft

(nautical) A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.

tofu

A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.

Togo

A country in West Africa. Official name: Togolese Republic.

töja

(transitive) To lengthen by pulling.

töjbar

Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.

töjbarhet

(physics) The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded

tok

Of unsound mind; insane; demented. [from 17th c.]

toka

(colloquial, derogatory) A crazy or eccentric person. [from 1950s]

tokig

Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.

tokrolig

Ludicrously or incongruously comical.

tokstolle

(informal, offensive, derogatory) An insane or very foolish person.

Tokyo

A prefecture and capital city of Japan.

tolerabel

Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.

tolerans

(uncountable) The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry. [from 18th c.]

tolerant

Tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.

tolerera

(transitive) To bear patiently. [from late 15th c.]

tolfte

The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.

tolftedel

One of twelve equal parts of a whole.

tolk

(music, theater) A performer who presents a piece of art in a distinct style, particularly so as to make older works relevant to their audience.

tolka

(transitive) To interpret (something) to another or publicly, explain the meaning of (something, usually language).

tolkning

An interpretation.

tölp

An uncultured person; a vulgarian.

tolv

The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.

tom

Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in.

Tomas

An Apostle, best remembered for doubting the resurrection of Jesus.

tomat

A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.

tomatsalsa

(countable) A spicy tomato sauce of Mexican origin, often including onions and hot peppers.

tombola

A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.

tomflaska

(chiefly, in the plural) A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.

tomglas

(chiefly, in the plural) A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.

tomhet

(figuratively) A feeling of emptiness.

tömma

(transitive, ergative) To make empty; to remove the contents of.

tomma fraser

(uncountable, pejorative) Empty, hypocritical talk.

tomrum

An empty space; a void, for example on a paper [since the 16th century].

tomt

(Britain, Ireland, Appalachia, NYC) The grounds at the front or back of a house.

tomte

(folklore) A mythical creature, a helpful elf who would secretly do people's housework for them. [from 1510s]

tomtebloss

A hand-held firework that emits sparks.

ton

Used to form cardinal numbers from thirteen to nineteen.

tonalitet

(music) The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.

tonande

(phonetics) Sounded with vibration of the vocal cords. For example, the phone [z] is voiced, while [s] is unvoiced.

tonårig

Of or relating to an age between thirteen and nineteen years old.

tonåring

A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.

tonart

(music) A scale or group of pitches constituting the basis of a musical composition.

tonem

(linguistics) A phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings.

tonfisk

Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.

Tonga

A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa.

toning

A liquid used to rinse, now particularly a hair dye.

tonsättare

Especially, one who composes music.

tonsill

(anatomy) One of the two tonsils that can be seen on the left and right sides at the back of the throat.

tönt

(pejorative, slang) A quirky, silly or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends and typically has unfashionable hobbies. (Overlaps conceptually with nerd and geek, but does not imply the same level of intelligence.) [from the 20th c.]

tonus

(medicine) The normal presence of tone or tension in a muscle or organ; tonus

tonvis

(originally, US, informal, chiefly with "of") unspecified large amount, number, or quantity; lots, tons.

toolkit

(computing) A set of software tools or components.

topografisk

Of or relating to topography.

toponomastik

(semantics) Lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics.

toponymi

(semantics) Lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics.

topp

The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.

toppen

(colloquial) Very good, excellent, typically used sarcastically to indicate a state of misery, resentment or great frustration.

toppmöte

(by extension) An assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance; also (loosely) , an important or high-level gathering or meeting.

toppredning

(cooking) A thickener.

toppstudent

(US, Canada, properly) The individual in a graduating class who delivers the farewell or valedictory address, often the person who graduates with the highest grades.

Tora

A en given name occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia.

töras

(intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).

torde

Ought to; expressing expectation.

tordön

The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.

tordyvel

Any of species Geotrupes stercorarius of large European dung beetles that make a droning noise while flying.

toreador

(bullfighting) A bullfighter, especially one on horseback.

torftig

Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.

torg

An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.

torgskräck

The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.

torka

A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.

torka av

(transitive) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)

torka ut

(intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.

torkhus

An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain.

torkställning

A frame on which laundry is hung to dry.

torktumlare

(most often) Short for clothes dryer, tumble dryer

torkugn

An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain.

torn

(chess) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.

tornado

(meteorology) A violent wind in the form of a mobile, rapidly rotating, funnel cloud that has contacted the ground.

törne

(botany) A modified branch that is hard and sharp like a spike.

tornera

To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.

tornering

A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.

tornerspel

A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.

tornseglare

Apus apus, a swallow-like bird native to Europe and much of temperate Asia, rarely alighting on the ground.

tornspira

(architectural element) A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof. [from 16th c.]

Toronto

The capital city of Ontario, Canada and largest city Canada.

torp

An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.

torped

A male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.

torpedera

(transitive, UK) To thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.

torr

(metrology) A unit of pressure that is equal to approximately 0.001316 atmospheres or 133.3 pascals.

torrboll

One who inspires boredom or lack of interest; an uninteresting person.

torrfisk

A cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt.

torrt skämt

(colloquial) To tell (someone) a dad joke.

torsdag

The fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Wednesday and precedes Friday.

torsk

(pathology) A fungal infection of any of the Candida (yeast) species.

torsmånad

The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and preceding February.

torso

The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.

törstande

(informal, uncommon) Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink.

törstig

(informal, uncommon) Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink.

tortera

(transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or punishing them.

torterare

Someone who tortures.

tortilla

A type of Mexican flatbread made out of cornmeal or flour.

tortillabröd

A type of Mexican flatbread made out of cornmeal or flour.

torv

Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. [from 14th c.]

torva

(countable) A piece of such a layer cut from the soil. May be used as sod to make a lawn, dried for peat, stacked to form earthen structures, etc.

tös

(diminutive, affectionate) A daughter, especially a young or precious one.

tösabit

(chiefly, Scotland, Northern England, Geordie, Northumbria) A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.

Toscana

An administrative region of Italy, located north of Lazio and south of Emilia-Romagna.

toskansk

Of, from or relating to Tuscany, Italy.

totalitär

Of or relating to a system of government where the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control of every aspect of the country, socially, financially, and politically.

totalitarism

A system of government in which the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control, for example, a dictatorship.

totalkvadda

(intransitive) To amount to; to add up to.

totalstopp

(road transport) A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.

totalt

Completely.

totem

Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family; the representation of such an object or creature.

tottaträ

A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.

toucha

The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.

tova

A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.

Towern

(UK, with 'the') The Tower of London, especially seen as a place of imprisonment or punishment.

toxicitet

The quality or degree of being toxic.

toxikologi

(sciences, pharmacology) The branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature, effect, detection and treatment of poisons and poisoning.

toxisk

(toxicology, pharmaceutical drug) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.

trä

(transitive) To pass a thread through the eye of a needle.

trä-

Made of wood.

träaktig

(figuratively) As if made of wood; moving awkwardly, or speaking with dull lack of emotion.

träblåsinstrument

(musical instruments) Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon.

tråckla

(transitive) To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.

tråd

A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.

träda

Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition. [Mid 17th century]

trädbevuxen

Covered with trees.

träder i kraft

Actually in effect.

trädesåker

(agriculture, uncountable) Ground ploughed and harrowed but left unseeded for one year.