Swedish–English dictionary

underbar

Of superhuman or surpassing excellence.

underbarn

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underbart

In a pleasant manner.

underbemannad

In a shorthanded manner.

underben

(anatomy) The portion of the lower limb of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.

underbetald

Getting too little financial compensation for one's work.

underblåsa

(transitive) To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.

underbyxa

(chiefly, UK) An undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants. [from 19th c.]

underbyxor

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Women's underpants.

underdånig

(archaic) Obsequious; submissively obedient.

underdånighet

The condition of being servile.

underdel

(clothing) A garment worn to cover the body below the torso.

underdog

A competitor thought unlikely to win.

underförstådd

Suggested without being stated directly; implicated or hinted at.

undergå

(transitive) To suffer or endure; bear with.

undergång

Death.

undergiven

Meekly obedient or passive; obsequious.

undergörande

By supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events.

undergräva

(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage. [from 15th c.]

underhåll

(legal, sometimes, pejorative) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.

underhålla

(obsolete) to take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbour; to keep

underhålla på gatan

(intransitive, especially, UK) To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport.

underhållande

Entertaining.

underhållare

A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc.

underhållning

(uncountable) Entertainment.

underhållsarbetare

(by extension, US) A railway worker employed to care for a locomotive or other large engine; especially, a yard jockey.

underhållslucka

A small door in large mechanical structures and vehicles such as aircraft and spacecraft often provided for access for maintenance.

underhandling

The process of achieving agreement through discussion.

underhuds-

Pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin.

underjag

(psychoanalysis) The unconscious impulsive component of the personality in the Freudian psychoanalytic model.

underjordisk

Below ground, under the earth, underground.

underkäke

The jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible.

underkäksben

(countable) The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.

underkänna

(intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.

underkasta

(transitive, mixed martial arts, professional wrestling) To win a fight against (an opponent) by submission.

underkastelse

A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.

underkjol

A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth.

underkläder

Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.

underkuva

To forcibly impose obedience, servitude, or submission upon (a country, a people, etc.).

underlägg

A small, flat or tray-like object on which a bottle, cup, glass, mug, etc., is placed to protect a table surface from drink spills, heat, or water condensation.

underlägsenhet

The quality or state of being inferior.

underläkare

A doctor receiving advanced specialist training in some countries in order to become a consultant.

underland

A place full of wonder or marvels.

underlätta

To make easy or easier.

underlättare

A person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument, especially in order to reach a consensus.

underlig

Strange, unusual, abnormal or bizarre.

underlighet

An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.

underligt

In a strange or coincidental manner.

underlydande

Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.

undermålig

Of low rank, standard or quality.

undermedveten

(psychology) Without directed thought or awareness.

undermedvetet

Below the level of conscious awareness.

undermening

(literature) The implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue.

underminera

(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage. [from 15th c.]

undernärd

Suffering from malnutrition.

undernäring

A lack of adequate nourishment.

underordna

(transitive) To make subservient or secondary.

underordnad

Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.

underpant

A solemn promise to do something.

underplagg

Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear.

underprestera

(ambitransitive) To underachieve; to fail to reach standards or expectations, especially with respect to a financial investment.

underrätta

(transitive) To formally give information or notice to; to inform or counsel. [with of ‘what is communicated’]

underrättad

Informed, appraised or made aware.

underrättelse

(countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.

underrättelsetjänst

(countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.

underrede

The supporting structural framework of a vehicle.

underrum

(countable, mathematics) A subset of a space which is a space in its own right.

undersåte

A citizen in a monarchy.

undersida

(Internet) A web page that is subordinate to another.

underskatta

(transitive) To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.

underskattning

An estimate that is too low.

underskott

A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.

underskrift

A person's autograph or signature.

undersöka

(ergative) To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.

undersökande

Of or pertaining to investigation

undersökning

Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.

understation

A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution.

understöd

(insurance) A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.

understödja

(transitive) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action). [late 16th c.]

understreck

(dated) An announcement of a theatrical performance to follow, placed in an advertisement for the current one.

understryka

(transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).

underteckna

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

undertecknad

(of a document) Having signatures at the end or bottom.

undertecknare

One who signs or has signed something.

undertekna

(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.

undertext

(literature) The implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue.

undertexter

(television) Text which can be displayed on a television or other video screen with suitable equipment, usually a transcription or description of audio material.

undertitel

(authorship) A heading below or after a title.

underton

Such a frequency

undertrycka

(idiomatic) To keep suppressed and hidden.

undertryckande

Serving to repress or suppress; oppressive

underutskott

A committee formed by an existing committee, comprising a subset of its members.

underutvecklad

having a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication

underväldigande

Failing to interest; not as exciting as promised or expected.

undervärdera

(transitive) To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.

undervärderad

Not given enough recognition for its quality.

undervärdering

An estimate that is too low.

undervattens-

Being, relating to, or made for use underwater, especially beneath the sea.

undervattensbåt

(watercraft) A boat that can go underwater.

undervegetation

The small trees and other plants that clutter the floor of a forest.

underverk

An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder. [from 17th c.]

undervisa

(transitive) To instruct or teach, especially an individual or small group.

undervisare

A person distinguished for their educational work, a teacher.

undervisning

(uncountable) The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.

undervisningsarvode

(North American, Philippines) A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a private school, boarding school, university, or college).

undervisningsavgift

(North American, Philippines) A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a private school, boarding school, university, or college).

undfly

(transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.

undgå

(intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.

undra

(transitive, intransitive) To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.

undre värld

That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice, and particularly those involved in organized crime.

undsätta

To save from any violence, danger or evil.

undsättning

An act or episode of rescuing, saving.

undulat

A species of small green parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus, native to inland Australia; a common cagebird throughout the world and bred in many colour varieties.

undvika

(transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.

undvikande

(obsolete) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.

ung

(figuratively, incomparable) Young, as a child.

ung man

(countable) A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.

ungdomlig

Young or seeming young.

ungdomlighet

The vitality characteristic of youth.

unge

Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chicks for the babies of birds. See Category:Baby animals for more.

ungefär

Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. [from before 1150]

ungefärlig

Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.

Ungern

A country in Central Europe. Capital and largest city: Budapest.

ungersk

Of, from, or pertaining to the Kingdom of Hungary, during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of ethnicity.

ungerska

Of, from, or pertaining to the Kingdom of Hungary, during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of ethnicity.

unghäst

A young male horse.

unghöna

A young hen, especially one less than a year old. [from 14th c.]

ungkarl

(obsolete) An unmarried woman.

ungkarlshotell

A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.

ungmö

A girl; a maiden (without sexual experience).

ungrare

A person from the former Kingdom of Hungary, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of that person's ethnicity.

ungsto

A young female horse.

unicitet

The state or quality of being unique or one of a kind.

unifiera

(transitive) Cause to become one; make into a unit; consolidate; merge; combine.

uniform

A form of attire that represents a particular profession or status.

unik

Being the only one of the kind; unique.

unikhet

The state or quality of being unique or one of a kind.

union

(uncountable) The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.

unisex

Not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender. [from 1960s]

universalbegåvning

A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

universalgeni

A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

universalitet

the property of being universal, common to all members of a class

universalläkemedel

A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.

universalmedel

A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.

universalsnille

A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

universell

Useful for many purposes; all-purpose.

universitet

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

universum

(archaic) The Earth, the sphere of the world.

unken

Having an odour or taste of mould; also (generally) , having a stale or unfresh odour or taste.

uns

A modest, small, or trifling amount.