Swedish–English dictionary

vältalig

Fluently persuasive and articulate.

vältalighet

The art of speaking, especially public speaking, with expert control of gesture and voice, diction (articulation and word choice), and usage.

Valter

A en given name.

valthorn

A coiled brass musical instrument, derived from the French hunting horn, which has rotary valves.

valuta

Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

välutrustad

(colloquial, of a person, slightly, _, vulgar) Having a large penis (often well hung).

valv

(architecture) An architectural element having the shape of an arch

välva sig

(transitive) To form into an arch shape.

valvbåge

(architecture) An architectural element having the shape of an arch

välvilja

(uncountable) Disposition to do good.

välvillig

Having a disposition to do good.

våm

The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.

vämjelig

Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.

vamp

A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her; femme fatale. [from c. 1915]

vän

(now, _, rare) Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave.

van-

(added to adjectives or past participles) not

vana

Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.

vanära

The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.

vanärande

Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.

Vancouver

A seaport, the largest city in British Columbia, Canada.

vänd

(transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).

Vanda

A city and municipality of Uusimaa, Finland, just north of Helsinki.

vända bort

(transitive) To turn aside or away.

vända genom vinden

(nautical) To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.

vända kappan efter vinden

(idiom) To turn against a previous affiliation or allegiance.

vända sig

(intransitive, of a body, person, etc) To move about an axis through itself.

vända undan vinden

(nautical) To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind.

vandal

(historical) A member of an ancient east Germanic tribe famous for sacking Rome.

vandalism

Willful damage to or destruction of any property, such as graffiti or defacement.

vändbar

(of, clothing) Able to be worn inside out.

vänderot

(uncountable) The root of Valeriana officinalis, used in herbal medicine.

vändkors

A rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage between public areas, especially one that only allows passage after a charge has been paid.

vändkrets

(geography) Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°26′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.

vändning

Act of turning on one foot.

vandöd

(fiction, usually with the) The undead; zombies, vampires, etc.

vändpunkt

(figuratively, by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.

vandra

(ambitransitive) To take a long walk (on something) for pleasure or exercise.

vandrare

One who roves, a wanderer, a nomad.

vandrarhem

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

vandring

A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise. [from c. 1900]

vandringsgräshoppa

Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; locust tree. [from 17th c.]

vandringsman

One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.

vändskiva

(road transport) A type of trailer hitch, which consists of a horseshoe-shaped plate on a multidirectional pivot, with a locking pin to couple with the kingpin of a truck trailer.

vanebildande

Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.

vanföreställning

The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.

vanfrejd

The state of being infamous.

vanfrejdad

Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.

vanheder

Shame or disgrace.

vanhederlig

Causing infamy; disgraceful.

vanhedra

To bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.

vanhelga

(transitive) To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.

vanhelgande

Committing sacrilege; acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred.

vanilj

(countable) Any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes.

vanilj-

(of flavor, etc.) Of vanilla.

vaniljkräm

(by extension) A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.

vaniljorkidé

(countable) Any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes.

vaniljsås

(by extension) A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.

våning

(archaic) A suite of rooms within a domicile, designated for a specific person or persons and including a bedroom.

väninna

An associate who provides assistance; patron, mentor.

vänja sig

To subject to the process of acclimation.

vankant

An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.

vankelmod

The inability to decide on a course of action, especially if two or more possibilities exist.

vankelmodig

Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.

vänlig

Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.

vanligen

As a rule; frequently; usually.

vänligt

In an amiable manner; in a friendly or pleasant manner.

vanligtvis

(idiomatic) Usually, typically; as a rule; as often as not.

vänlös

Without friends (without a friend).

vanmakt

The state or character of being powerless; absence or lack of power.

vännen

(Maritime English) A person far removed from the conversation.

vanrykte

The state of being infamous.

vansinne

The state of being insane; madness.

vansinnig

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

vansinnigt

In an insane manner; not sanely.

vanskapt

Unusual of shape; misshapen.

vänslas

(US, intransitive, transitive) To lie together snugly (with someone), in an intimate physical embrace; to snuggle.

vanställa

to irreversibly damage the shape or structure of something, negatively affecting its appearance or functionality without completely destroying it.

vänster

The left side or direction.

vänster-

Of or pertaining to the political left.

vänstern

(politics) The left-wing political parties as a group; citizens holding left-wing views as a group.

vant

(nautical) One of a set of ropes or cables (rigging) attaching a mast to the sides of a vessel or to another anchor point, serving to support the mast sideways; such rigging collectively.

vänta

(idiomatic) Wait a short while.

väntan

A delay.

väntande

Someone who waits for somebody or something; a person who is waiting.

vante

(clothing) An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.

väntelista

A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.

vantolka

To make an incorrect interpretation; to misunderstand.

vanvård

Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse; mistreatment.

vanvett

The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.

vanvördig

Lacking respect; not having or not showing respect for or seriousness towards something that is usually treated with respect; going against conventional precepts.

vapen

(heraldry) A visual design composed according to heraldic rules, consisting of a coat of arms normally displayed upon an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of an achievement

vapendragare

A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.

vapenhot

Threat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon.

vapensköld

(heraldry) The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself.

vapenstillestånd

(countable, military) A formal agreement, especially between nations, to end combat.

vapenvila

In warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose. (Typically only temporary).

väpnare

An esquire, originally carrying the armour of a knight; (hence, later) a man of the gentry ranking below a knight. [from 16th c.]

var

For one; apiece; per.

var hälsad

(sometimes, formal, sometimes, humorous) Hello.

var i från

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

var så god

(idiomatic) Said when handing something over to someone or doing a favour to them, usually to draw the recipient's attention to the exchange; equivalent to “thank you” when receiving something.

var som helst

In or at any location.

vara

(auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.

vara av en annan mening

(intransitive, people, groups, etc.) To have diverging opinions, disagree.

vara besatt

(passive, constructed with "with") To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.

vara botten

(chiefly, North American, intransitive, stative, colloquial, sometimes, vulgar) To be inferior or objectionable: a general term of disparagement, sometimes used with at to indicate a particular area of deficiency. [from 20th c.]

vara försiktig

(transitive) To be wary or cautious of.

vara granne med

(intransitive, followed by "on"; figurative) To be similar to, to be almost the same as.

vara i jämvikt

(intransitive) To be in equilibrium.

vara lika

(transitive) To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.

vara lika med

(rare, and, regional, chiefly, in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. [from 15th c.]

vara med

(dated, _, slang) To understand.

vara medveten om

(transitive) To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect.

vara överens

(intransitive) To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to terms or to a common resolve; to promise.

vara överens om

(intransitive) To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.

vara överhängande

(figurative) To appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; (of a person or thing) to tower; (of an idea) to impressively or intimidatingly occupy the mind; (of an event) to be imminent.

vara skit

(chiefly, North American, intransitive, stative, colloquial, sometimes, vulgar) To be inferior or objectionable: a general term of disparagement, sometimes used with at to indicate a particular area of deficiency. [from 20th c.]

vara stolt

(reflexive) To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.

vara till

(now, usually, literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.

vara till besvär

To encroach or intrude, especially in a manner regarded as unfair or unwarranted; to presume, to take advantage of; also, to be a burden or inconvenience.

vara tillräcklig

(intransitive) To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.

vara tveksam till

(transitive) To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).

vara urusel

(intransitive, stative, informal) To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.

vara värdelös

(chiefly, North American, intransitive, stative, colloquial, sometimes, vulgar) To be inferior or objectionable: a general term of disparagement, sometimes used with at to indicate a particular area of deficiency. [from 20th c.]

varaktig

Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.

varaktighet

An amount of time or a particular time interval.

varandra

(reciprocal pronoun) To one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects:

varann

(reciprocal pronoun) To one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects:

varannan

(mathematics) Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.

varböld

A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.

värd

Relevant to or suitable to, in accordance with.

vårda

(intransitive, used with "to") To attend to (the needs of); to tend; to take care (of); to give aid; to give service.

varda av med

(transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.

vardag

Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:

vardaglig

(linguistics) Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.

vardagsrum

(countable) A room in a private house used for general social and leisure activities.

vardagsspråk

Everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.

vårdare

A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.

vårdbiträde

A hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties.

värddator

(computing) A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.

värde

(music) The relative duration of a musical note.

värdeföremål

(usually, in plural) A personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value.

värdefull

Having a great value.

värdelös

Having no worth or use; without value.

värdelöshet

(uncountable) The quality of being futile or useless.

värdemängd

(mathematics) The set of values (points) which a function can obtain.

värdeminskning

(accounting) The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment, which is the measurement of the unplanned, extraordinary decline in value of assets.

värdepapper

(finance, often, in plural) A tradeable financial asset, such as a share of stock or any of various classes of bond.W

värdera

(transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.

värdering

An appraisal or evaluation.