Swedish–English dictionary

utsätta

(transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.

utseende

(legal) An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, lawsuit or other proceeding, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance

utsida

The outside part, parts or surface of something.

utsikt

An estimation of a future condition.

utsiktspunkt

A place from which something can be viewed.

utskällning

An unloving succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a misbehaving child; an earful; dressing down.

utskänka

To sell alcoholic liquor by retail. [from earlier 16th c.]

utskjutande

Sticking out.

utskott

A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.

utskottsvara

(usually, in the plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.

utskrift

Something printed on paper, usually by a printer (machine).

utskrivning

Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.

utsläcka

(figurative) To put an end to (something) completely; to annihilate, to destroy.

utslag

(dermatology, symptom) An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus. Also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare, or, obsolete) , an illness characterized by a type of rash.

utslagsgivande

Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.

utslagsplats

(golf) A flat area of ground from which players hit their first shots on a golf hole.

utsläpp

Something which is emitted or sent out; issue.

utsliten

Weakened or worn out from age or wear.

utsmycka

To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.

utsökt

Especially good or preferred.

utsöndring

(symptom, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.

utspädning

The process of making something dilute.

utsprida

(transitive) To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.

utspridas

(intransitive) To become widespread.

utstå

To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.

utstående

Projecting outwards.

utställning

A public showing; an exhibition.

utställningsföremål

A public showing; an exhibition.

utstickande

Sticking out.

utstöta

(informal) Of sound, to emit.

utstött

(countable, dated) An abandoned or forsaken person; an outcast, a waif.

utsträckt

Extended or stretched out.

utstrålning

The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.

utströmma

(intransitive) To rush out, to sally forth.

utstryk

(biology) A preparation to be examined under a microscope, made by spreading a thin layer of a substance (such as blood, bacterial culture) on a slide.

utstryka

(transitive) To erase or strike out.

utstyrsel

A set of clothing (with accessories).

utsugare

(figurative, derogatory) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.

utsvävning

An individual act of debauchery.

utsvulten

(intransitive) To be very hungry.

uttåg

(biblical) The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.

uttåget ur Egypten

(biblical) The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.

uttagning

(countable) A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.

uttal

(uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.

uttala

(transitive) To articulate, pronounce.

uttaxering

The act of levying.

uttjatad

(of a word or phrase) Hackneyed or clichéd.

uttömd

Depleted of resources.

uttömmande

Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.

uttorkning

The act or process of removing water from something.

uttråkad

Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.

uttråkning

(countable) An instance or period of being bored; a bored state.

uttryck

A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.

uttrycka

(transitive) To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.

uttrycka sig tvetydigt

(intransitive) To speak using double meaning; to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, with intent to deceive; to vacillate in one's answers, responding with equivoques.

uttrycklig

Very specific, clear, or detailed. [from 1609]

uttryckligen

In an explicit manner.

uttrycksfull

Effectively conveying thought or feeling.

uttryckslös

without expression

uttryckslöst

In a deadpan manner.

utur

(sports) Of the ball or other playing implement, so as to pass or be situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.

utväg

(idiomatic) The only remaining, often least desirable, option when all others have been excluded.

utvald

Especially good or preferred.

utvälja

To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.

utvändig

Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.

utvandra

(intransitive) To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.

utvandrare

A body of emigrants; emigrants collectively.

utvandring

The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.

utvärdera

(transitive, mathematics, computing) To compute or determine the value of (an expression).

utvärdering

An appraisal or evaluation.

utvärtes

Externally or on the outside, or on the surface.

utväxling

An act of exchanging or trading.

utväxt

Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.

utveckla

(ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.

utveckla mjukvara

(transitive) To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.

utvecklad

(said of a country) wealthy and industrialized; not third-world.

utvecklare

A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.

utvecklas

(ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.

utveckling

(geometry) The opening out of a curve; now more generally, the gradual transformation of a curve by a change of the conditions generating it. [from 17th c.]

utverka

(transitive) To make or bring about; to implement.

utvidga

(transitive) To broaden or extend in scope or range.

utvidgning

An act, process, or instance of expanding.

utvikning

A wandering from the main subject: a digression.

utvinning

(cryptocurrency) Creation of new units of cryptocurrency by validating transactions and demonstrating proof of work.

utvisa

(transitive) To evict, especially from a country.

utvisning

The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.

uv

Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]

Uzbekistan

A country in Central Asia. Official name: Republic of Uzbekistan. Capital: Tashkent.

v-formation

(zoology, UK, dialect, collective) A group of wild fowl (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.

V.G.V.

Initialism of please turn over (written at the end of the text on a page to say that it continues overleaf).

v.t.

Initialism of Church of England. More commonly, C of E. Used in the names of church schools in England.

va

(informal, chiefly, Canada, Northern US, New Zealand, AU, UK) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.

va!

An expression of surprise or disbelief.

vaccin

A substance given to stimulate a body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease without causing the disease itself in the treatment, prepared from the agent that causes the disease (or a derivative of it; or a related, also effective, but safer disease), or a synthetic substitute; also, a dose of such a substance.

vaccination

Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.

vaccinera

(transitive) To treat (a person or an animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.

vaccinering

Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.

väcka

(transitive) To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.

väckarklocka

A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.

väckelse

(religion) A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.

vacker

Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. [from 1520s]

vackert

In a beautiful manner.

vackla

To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.

vacklande

Wavering; lacking in commitment, certainty, support, and (often) clarity; namby-pamby.

väckning

(military) The sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers.

vad

A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).

vad är det?

What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.

vad bra

That is good; an elliptical exclamation of satisfaction or commendation.

vad fan

(rare, vulgar) Where the fuck, why the fuck, when the fuck, or who the fuck.

vad för

(indirect interrogative) Which.

vad för sorts

(indirect interrogative) Which.

vad i hela fridens namn

(euphemistic) What the hell.

vad nu

(slang, with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.

vad som helst

Someone or something of importance.

vad?

What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.

vada

(intransitive) To walk through water or something that impedes progress.

vadan

(archaic, formal, or, literary) From where; from which place or source.

väder

The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.

väderbiten

Beaten or harassed by the weather; worn or damaged by exposure to the weather or the outdoors, especially to severe weather.

väderkorn

A natural or innate talent or aptitude.

väderkvarn

The building or structure containing such machinery.

väderlek

The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.

väderlekslära

The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.

väderspänning

The state of having gas, often smelly, trapped (and when released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.

vådevill

(historical, uncountable) A style of multi-act theatrical entertainment which originated from France and flourished in Europe and North America from the 1880s through the 1920s.

vädjan

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

vadmal

A coarse, reddish-brown, homespun fabric; clothes made with such fabric.

vadmuskel

The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.

vädra

(transitive) To let fresh air into (a room or a building), to ventilate.

vadslagning

The act of placing a bet.

vadställe

A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.

våffla

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

väft

(weaving) The horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.

väg

(uncountable) A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

våga

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

vagabond

(North America) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (pejorative) a penniless, unemployed bum.

vagabondera

To roam, as a vagabond

vägande

That weighs or burdens.

vägavgift

A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, etc.

vägbana

The main or central portion of a road, used by the vehicles.

vägbro

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, Philippines) A road or railway that passes over another, allowing routes to cross without interruption.

vågbrytare

A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.

vågdal

A long, narrow depression between waves or ridges; the low portion of a wave cycle.

vagel

(disease) A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid.

vagga

(transitive) To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm

vägglus

A small nocturnal insect pest of humans, of species Cimex lectularius (common bedbug) and Cimex hemipterus (tropical bedbug) that feeds on the blood of humans during sleep.

väggpanel

(North America) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.

vaggsång

A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.

vaggvisa

A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.

våghals

A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention. [from 1794]