Swedish–English dictionary

trädgård

(in the plural) Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.

trädgårdsarbetare

A person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns.

trädgårdsmästare

One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.

trädgårdsodlare

One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.

trädgårdsodling

(horticulture) The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.

trädgårdsrättika

An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.

trädgårdsskötsel

(intransitive) To grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.

trädgårdsspade

A gardener’s tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc.

trädgren

A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.

tradition

A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.

traditionalist

A person who adheres to tradition, especially in cultural or religious practices.

traditionell

Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.

traditionellt

In a traditional manner.

trädkrona

The crown or uppermost branches of a tree.

trädlevande

Living in or among trees.

trädljung

White heath (Erica arborea), a thorny Mediterranean shrub.

trådlös

Not having any wires.

trädpiggsvin

Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.

trädtopp

The crown or uppermost branches of a tree.

träff

A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.

träffa

(transitive) To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.

träffande

Effective in expressing meaning by speech.

träffas

To gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting.

trafficking

A criminal activity in which people are recruited, harbored, transported, bought, or kidnapped to serve an exploitative purpose, such as sexual slavery, forced labor, or child soldiery.

träffpunkt

A place at which one is regularly found; a habitation or hangout.

trafik

The commercial transportation or exchange of goods, or the movement of passengers or people.

trafikflygplan

A passenger-carrying aircraft, especially one of a fleet operated by an airline.

trafikolycka

(transportation) A collision or crash of a vehicle, aircraft, or other form of transportation that causes damage to the transportation involved; and sometimes injury or death to the transportation's occupants or bystanders in close proximity. (but see Usage notes)

tråg

A thin, conical confection baked from crepe batter, sealed at its apex, used to hold ice cream while it is being eaten.

tragedi

An event resulting in great loss.

trägen

Of a person: diligent in application or pursuit; constant and persevering in business or in endeavours to effect a goal; steadily industrious.

trailer

An unpowered wheeled vehicle (not a caravan or camper) that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, etc., that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle.

tråka ut

(transitive) To inspire boredom in somebody.

trakassera

(transitive) To harass; to irritate or distress.

tråkig

Causing boredom or tiredness; making one feel tired and impatient.

tråkmåns

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

träkol

(countable, uncountable) impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is, heating it in the absence of oxygen.

trakt

Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.

traktamente

A daily stipend.

traktat

A brief treatise or discourse on a subject.

traktor

a unit consisting of a semi-trailer and a tractor (heavy-duty truck) pulling it.

traktorgrävare

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) Ellipsis of backhoe loader: A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor combines a front-end loader/loader (component) and an excavator/digger (component).

trål

A dredging machine.

tråla

To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.

trälaktig

In the manner of a slave; abject.

trålare

A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish.

träldom

The state of being a serf.

trallvänlig

(of a tune or phrase) Instantly appealing and memorable.

tramp

(uncountable, US) The creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV images.

trampa

A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano.

trampdyna

(mathematics) The set of points in a metric space of any number of dimensions lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point.

trampkvarn

(historical) A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It was used principally as a means of prison discipline.

trampolin

A board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform that propels one into the air, used for diving or gymnastics.

trams

(slang) Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).

tramsig

(chiefly, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) Foolish, silly, stupid.

träna

(intransitive, sports) To train.

tränare

(originally, Oxford University, _, slang) A trainer or instructor.

tranbär

(countable) The edible red berry of that shrub.

trång

Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.

tränga

(transitive, computing) To remove (text, a picture, etc.) and place in memory in order to paste at a later time.

tränga in

(automotive, transitive) To turn a corner or drive around a curve.

tränga sig in

(transitive) To crowd into a place, especially to fill it.

tränga undan

(transitive) To displace in favor of itself.

trängas

To intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner.

trångboddhet

The situation where a space holds more occupants than it can comfortably accommodate.

trängd

(figurative) Beset by trouble or difficulty.

trängsel

An excess of traffic; usually not a complete standstill of traffic, so usually not synonymous with traffic jam.

trångsynt

Having the characteristics of a bigot; strongly prejudiced; forming negative opinions about others without just cause.

träning

(countable, uncountable) Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.

träningsdräkt

(clothing) A garment, usually consisting of a top and trousers (commonly known as tracksuit bottoms) worn as an outer layer by participants in sporting events such as athletics. The tracksuit is usually designed to be easily removed or replaced, before or after competing. Tracksuits have also been adopted in some cultures as leisurewear.

träningsoverall

(clothing) A garment, usually consisting of a top and trousers (commonly known as tracksuit bottoms) worn as an outer layer by participants in sporting events such as athletics. The tracksuit is usually designed to be easily removed or replaced, before or after competing. Tracksuits have also been adopted in some cultures as leisurewear.

träningspass

An exercise session; a period of physical exercise.

transaktion

A particular instance of trading (buying or selling; exchanging; bartering); a transaction.

transatlantisk

(geography) On, spanning or crossing, or from the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

transcendens

(uncountable) The state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity.

transcendent

(philosophy) Concerned with the a priori or intuitive basis of knowledge, independent of experience.

transcendental

(algebra, field theory, of an extension field) That contains elements that are not algebraic.

transformation

The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.

transformator

(electrical engineering) A static device that transfers electric energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling; primarily used to transfer energy between different voltage levels, which allows the most appropriate voltages for power generation, transmission and distribution to be chosen separately.

transformera

(transitive) To change greatly the appearance or form of.

transformering

The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.

transkontinental

Crossing or spanning a continent.

transkribera

(transitive) To represent letters or words in the characters of another writing system.

transkribering

(linguistics, translation studies) The act or product of transliterating, of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script.

translation

(physics, mathematics) A motion or compulsion to motion in a straight line without rotation or other deformation.

translitteration

(linguistics, translation studies) The act or product of transliterating, of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script.

translitterera

(transitive) To represent letters or words in the characters of another writing system.

translitterering

(linguistics, translation studies) The act or product of transliterating, of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script.

transparens

(uncountable) The quality of being transparent.

transparent

(of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.

transperson

A transgender or transsexual person.

transplantat

(surgery) A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.

transplantation

A surgical operation in which an organ is moved from a donor to a recipient; an organ transplant.

transplantera

(transitive, surgery) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union.

transponat

(linear algebra) The process of rearranging elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.

transponera

(transitive, music) To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key.

transponerad matris

(linear algebra) The process of rearranging elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.

transponering

(music) A shift of a piece of music to a different musical key by adjusting all the notes of the work equally either up or down in pitch.

transport

The conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance.

transportera

(obsolete) To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.

transportfartyg

A vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)

transportflygplan

A vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)

transportfordon

A vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)

transsexuell

(narrowly) Of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth: being assigned male but having a female gender, or vice versa (that is, not including a non-binary identity).

Transsylvanien

A historical region in western Romania.

trapets

A swinging horizontal bar suspended at each end by a rope, used by circus artists.

trapp

Any of several large terrestrial birds of the family Otididae in the order Otidiformes that inhabit dry open country and steppes in the Old World.

trappa

A series of steps; a staircase.

trappa upp

(ambitransitive) To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.

trappavsats

A level area at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.

trapper

One who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals, for their pelts, meat, etc.

trapphus

A shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase.

trappräcke

The handrail on the side of a staircase.

trappsteg

A step, as in a stair.

trappuppgång

A shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase.

trasa

A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.

trashank

(slang) An unclean person; used in similes.

trasig

(semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.

träsk

(by extension) A filthy place.

träskalle

(colloquial) A stupid person.

träsko

A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel.

träslag

(countable) The wood from a particular species of tree.

träslöjd

(uncountable) Working with wood.

träsnidare

a person who is skilled at woodcarving

träsnitt

An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving.

träsprit

(organic compound) The simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH; a colourless, toxic, inflammable liquid, used as a solvent, antifreeze, in the chemical industry, and in the preparation of methylated spirit.

trassel

A tangled twisted mass.

trassent

(banking) One who writes a bank draft, check/cheque, or promissory note.

trassla

(transitive) To mix together or intertwine.

trasslig

(transitive) To mix together or intertwine.

trast

Any of numerous species of songbirds of the cosmopolitan family Turdidae, such as the song thrush, mistle thrush, bluebird, and American robin.

träta

Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.

tratt

A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.

trav

A form of horse racing in which the horses race in a specified gait, usually pulling two-wheeled carts called sulkies.

trava

(transitive) To form a pile, stack, or heap.

travare

In harness racing, a horse with a gait in which the front and back legs on opposite sides take a step together alternating with the other set of opposite legs; as opposed to a pacer.

travhäst

In harness racing, a horse with a gait in which the front and back legs on opposite sides take a step together alternating with the other set of opposite legs; as opposed to a pacer.

tre

The digit/figure 3.

tre gånger

(somewhat, dated, outside, Asia, Canada, Australia, &) Three times.

trea

The person or thing in the third position.

treåring

A person who is three years old.

tredelad

In three parts.

tredje

The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.

Tredje Moseboken

The third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible; the third book in the Torah.

tredjedel

One of three equal parts of a whole.

tredjegrads-

(geometry) Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.

tredjegradskurva

(algebraic geometry) A cubic curve.

tredskande

Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious.

tredubbla

(transitive, dated) To multiply by three; to make into three parts, layers, or thrice the amount.

treenig

(chiefly, religion, Christianity) Both trine and one at the same time.