Swedish–English dictionary

upp

Standing; upright.

upp å

Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.

upp på

Arriving upon or on top of (speaking of a physical or metaphorical movement).

uppåt

Facing upwards.

uppåttjack

A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.

uppblåsbar

Able to be inflated or blown up.

uppblåsning

An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection of a gas or liquid.

uppbrott

The act of breaking up; disintegration or division.

uppbrytning

(pathology) The act of one who vomits, or the matter that is vomited.

uppbygga

(transitive) To instruct or improve morally or intellectually.

uppbyggelse

The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually.

uppdaga

(transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.

uppdatera

(transitive) To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments.

uppdaterad

Well-informed; current.

uppdela

(transitive) To classify or separate into categories.

uppdelad

separated or split into pieces

uppdikta

To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.

uppdra

(transitive) To allot or give (something) as a task.

uppdrag

An assigned task.

uppdykande

The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; appearance.

uppehåll

A gap in a series, making it incomplete.

uppehålla

(transitive) To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.

uppemot

In close approximation; almost, virtually. [from 17th c.]

uppenbar

Obvious or easy to notice.

uppenbara

(transitive) To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.

uppenbarelse

(theology) A manifestation of divine truth.

Uppenbarelseboken

(countable, biblical) The written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet.

uppenbarligen

(rare) Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.

uppenbart

In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.

uppercut

(boxing) A swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent's chin.

uppfart

A driveway.

uppfatta

(transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand. [from 16thc.]

uppfattat

(radio, _, telecommunications, procedure word) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)

uppfattning

An interpretation.

uppfinna

(transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).

uppfinnare

One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.

uppfinning

Something invented.

uppfinningsförmåga

The capacity to invent.

uppfinningsrik

Characterized by the creation of new ideas or inventions.

uppfinningsrikedom

The capacity to invent.

uppföda

To take care of in infancy and through childhood; to bring up.

uppfödare

A person who breeds plants or animals (professionally).

uppföljare

(narratology) A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own.

uppför

Up a slope, towards higher ground.

uppföra

(intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.

uppförande

(countable, uncountable) The way a living creature behaves or acts generally.

uppfostra

To take care of in infancy and through childhood; to bring up.

uppfostran

The raising or training of a child.

uppfriska

(transitive) To renew or revitalize.

uppfriskande

Invigorating or stimulating.

uppfylla

(transitive) To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).

uppfylld

construed with with Full of, exuding (also figuratively).

uppfyllelse

The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization.

uppgå

(intransitive, followed by to) To total or evaluate.

uppge

To tell; narrate; to relate in detail.

uppgift

An assigned task.

uppgivande

(legal) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author. [Early 19th century.]

uppgivelse

An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.

uppgörelse

An agreement between parties; an arrangement.

uppgradering

An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology.

upphålla

To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14th c.]

upphandling

(countable) The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.

upphängd

Suspended by hanging.

upphängning

(vehicle) The system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile, which allows the vehicle to move smoothly with reduced shock to its occupants.

upphäva

(transitive) To invalidate or annul something.

upphävande

The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation. [First attested around the early 16th century.]

upphävas

(chiefly, historical) Of a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect. [from late 15th c.]

upphetsa

(transitive, figurative) To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.

upphetsad

Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.

upphettad

(usually not comparable) Made warm or hot by some means.

upphöja

(arithmetic) To exponentiate, to involute.

upphöja i kub

(transitive, arithmetic) To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.

upphöja till tre

(transitive, arithmetic) To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.

upphöja till tredje potensen

(transitive, arithmetic) To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.

upphöjd

Of noble birth.

upphöjdhet

(uncountable) The quality or state of being sublime.

upphöjning

That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.

upphöjt till

(arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.

upphöra

(legal) To stop and not resume an action.

upphov

That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.

upphovsmakare

Someone who originates, creates or founds something.

upphovsman

The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.

upphovsrätt

(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.

upphovsrättsskydd

(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.

upphovsrättsskydda

(transitive, intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.

uppiggande

Invigorating or stimulating.

uppkastning

(colloquial, uncountable) vomit.

uppkomling

(idiomatic, also, attributive) A newcomer; a novice; an upstart.

uppkomma

(intransitive) To flow out, to proceed from, to come out or from.

uppkomst

The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.

uppköp

The act or process of acquiring.

uppköpa

(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.

uppköpare

A person who makes one or more purchases.

uppkopplad

Available over, or delivered from, the Internet.

upplag

A supply (especially a large one) of something kept for future use, specifically in case the cost of the item increases or if there a shortage.

upplaga

The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time.

upplåsa

(transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.

uppleva

(transitive) To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.

upplevelse

The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.

upplopp

A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.

upplösa

(ambitransitive) To break up or (cause to) cease to exist; to disperse.

upplösning

The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement.

uppluckrare

Any of several devices used to loosen or stir the soil, either to remove weeds or to provide aeration and drainage.

upplupen

Having increased through accrual; having risen over time or due to financial transactions.

upplysa

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

upplysande

Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.

upplysning

(countable) A person's name, address and other personal information.

upplysningen

(history) A 17th- and 18th-century European intellectual movement emphasizing rationalism. The period during which it flourished is called the Age of Enlightenment or Age of Reason.

upplyst

(originally, AAVE, slang) Alert, aware of what is going on, or well-informed, especially of racial and other social justice issues.

uppmana

(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.

uppmaning

The act of entreating or beseeching; a strong petition; pressing solicitation; begging.

uppmärksam

Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.

uppmärksamhet

(uncountable) Mental focus.

uppmärksamma

(transitive) To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

uppmuntra

To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

uppmuntran

The act of encouraging

uppmuntrande

Supporting by giving encouragement: positively.

uppnå

(transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish. [from 14th c.]

uppnåelig

Able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained.

uppnosig

Not showing due respect; bold-faced, impertinent.

uppräknelig

(mathematics, of a set) Finite or countably infinite; having a one-to-one correspondence (bijection) with a subset of the natural numbers.

upprätt

Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.

upprätta

(transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.

upprätthålla

(obsolete) To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to energize.

upprepa

(transitive) To do or say again (and again).

upprepad

Reiterated; repeated.

upprepade gånger

Done several times or in repetition.

upprepning

The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.

uppresa

(transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.

upprest

(heraldry) Rearing up, especially on its hind leg(s), with a foreleg raised and in profile.

uppretad

Having one's patience greatly taxed; greatly annoyed; made furious.

uppriktig

Straightforward, open and sincere.

uppriktighet

The quality or state of being sincere.

upprinna

(intransitive) To flow out, to proceed from, to come out or from.

upprinnelse

That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.

upprivande

(formal) Causing pain or distress; harrying.

uppror

rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent

upprörande

Inspiring shock; startling.

upprörd

Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.

upprorsman

A person who resists an established authority, often violently.

upprustning

The process of building up military capacity.

uppryckande

(Christianity) In some forms of fundamentalist Protestant eschatology, a prophesied sudden removal of Christian believers from the Earth before the Tribulation or simultaneous with the second coming of Jesus Christ.

upprymd

Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.

upprymma

(transitive) To enlarge (a hole), especially using a reamer; to bore (a hole) wider.

upprymmare

A tool for boring a hole wider.

uppsägning

Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.

Uppsala

A city and municipality in eastern central Sweden; the fourth largest city of the country.

uppsåt

(legal) The state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence.

uppsåtlig

Intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily.

uppsats

(publishing) A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.