Swedish–English dictionary

veta

(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.

veta om

(transitive) To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.

vetande

The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc. [from 14th c.]

vete

(countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.

vetenskap

(uncountable, archaic) Knowledge gained through study or practice; mastery of a particular discipline or area. [from 14th c.]

vetenskapskvinna

One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.

vetenskapsman

One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.

veteran-

Having had long experience, practice, or service.

veterinär

A medical doctor who treats non-human animals.

veterinärmedicinsk

Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.

vetgirig

Eager to acquire knowledge; acquisitive.

veto

A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.

vetta

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

vette

A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.

vev

A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.

veva

(intransitive, dated) To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.

vevning

(rare) A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.

vi

(emphatic) Intensifies the subject as the group including the speaker, especially to indicate that no one else satisfies the predicate or needs to be included.

via

By way of; passing through.

viadukt

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

viaticum

(especially, Catholicism) The Eucharist, when given to a person who is dying or one in danger of death.

vibb

(informal, originally, New Age jargon, often, in the plural) An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. [c. 1960s]

vibrant

(phonetics) A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish ⟨rr⟩, /r/.

vibration

The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.

vice

Taking the place or rank of (another person); deputy.

vice versa

(generally after or) The same but with the two items mentioned reversed.

vicekonung

One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.

vicevärd

(Scotland, Hong Kong) A caretaker or custodian; someone who maintains a school building specifically and may serve other administrative roles (the term caretaker is also used in Hong Kong, particularly in ESF and independent British schools).

vicka

To substitute for; to replace; (theater) to serve as an understudy.

vicomte

A member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl.

Victoria

A en given name.

victoriansk

Of, from or relating to the state of Victoria, Australia.

vid

In, near, or in the general vicinity of (a particular place).

vid kusten

Near the shore.

vid land

Near the shore.

vid sans

Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active.

vidare

In addition; besides; further; what's more (i.e. to denote additional information).

vidarebefordra

(transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.

vidd

the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep

vide

The wood of these trees.

video

A motion picture stored on VHS or some other format.

videoband

(dated) VHS.

videobloggare

A contributor to a vlog.

videofilm

A motion picture stored on VHS or some other format.

videokamera

(computer graphics, video games) The viewpoint in a three-dimensional game or simulation.

videokassett

(dated) VHS.

vidfoga

(transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

vidga

(transitive) To make broad or broader.

vidgning

(trading, finance) The purchase of a futures contract of one delivery month against the sale of another futures delivery month of the same commodity.

vidhäftande

Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.

vidhålla

To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.

vidimera

(transitive, legal) To affirm something formally, under oath.

vidmakthålla

(transitive) To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also, to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion.

vidrig

Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.

vidskepelse

A belief or beliefs, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that events may be influenced by one's behavior in some magical or mystical way.

vidskeplig

Susceptible to superstitions.

vidsträckt

Of or pertaining to a panorama; with a wide view.

vidunder

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

vidunderlig

Hideous or frightful.

Vietnam

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Capital: Hanoi.

vietnamesisk

Of or pertaining to Vietnam.

vietnamesiska

Of or pertaining to Vietnam.

vifta

(transitive) To wave or swing vigorously

viftning

A quick, light sweeping motion.

vig

Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move.

viga

(transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.

vigg

A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt.

vighet

(uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion

vigilans

Alert watchfulness.

vigör

Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; energy.

vigsel

A wedding ceremony. [from mid 16th c.]

vik

(geography) A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.

vika

(idiomatic, transitive) To make (someone) take a less aggressive position.

vika upp

(transitive) To undo a folding.

vikarie

(US) A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.

vikariera

To substitute for; to replace; (theater) to serve as an understudy.

vikbar

That can be folded.

viking

(historical) Scandinavian/Northern European seafarers, most familiarly raiders and pirates during the Viking age.

vikning

An act of folding.

vikt

(uncountable) Clipping of importance.

vikta

(transitive, mathematics) To assign weights to individual statistics.

viktig

Having relevant and crucial value; having import.

viktigast

First in importance, degree, or rank.

viktlös

Without weight.

viktlöshet

(countable) An experience or instance of being weightless.

Viktor

A en given name.

Viktoria

A en given name.

viktoriansk

Of, from or relating to the state of Victoria, Australia.

Viktoriasjön

Ellipsis of Lake Victoria: the largest lake in Africa.

viktualie

(archaic, chiefly, in the plural) Food supplies; provisions.

vila

A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.

vild

Marked by extreme and violent energy.

vilde

(by extension) An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.

vildkatt

(UK) Felis silvestris, a common small Old World wild cat somewhat larger than a house cat.

vildmark

(uncountable) Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or wild.

vildmejram

The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.

vildsint

Marked by extreme and violent energy.

Vilhelm

A en given name popular since the Norman Conquest.

Vilhelmina

A en given name.

Vilhelmson

An Irish surname originating as a patronymic, an adopted anglicization of Mac Uilliam (McWilliam).

Vilhelmsson

An Irish surname originating as a patronymic, an adopted anglicization of Mac Uilliam (McWilliam).

vilja

(archaic) Command; precept.

viljestark

Resolute or strenuously active.

viljestyrka

The unwavering strength of will to carry out one's wishes.

vilka

(interrogative) What, of those mentioned or implied.

vilken

(relative, plural that) In a relative clause, referring to a previously mentioned noun, as subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition; which, who. [from 9thc.]

vilken som helst

(idiomatic, informal) Any, absolutely any, any typical, a run-of-the-mill.

vilket

(interrogative) What, of those mentioned or implied.

vilket som helst

Someone or something of importance.

villaägare

Someone who owns a house.

Ville

A en given name

villebråd

(uncountable) Wild animals hunted for food.

villig

Ready to do something, particularly something that requires change or effort; not objecting.

villigt

Without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness.

villkor

(law) A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal obligation in some way.

villkorlig

Limited by a condition.

villkorslös

Absolute; without conditions, limitations, reservations or qualifications.

villrådig

(of a person) Not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision.

villrådighet

(figurative) A state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion.

viloläge

(computing) A standby state which conserves power by writing the contents of the memory to disk and completely power off the computer, in order that one will resume the session from the disk.

vilplan

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

vilse

In a wrong or unknown and wrongly-motivated direction.

vilsekommen

Having gone astray; strayed; wandering

vilseleda

(transitive) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.

vilseledande

Deceptive, two-faced.

vilt

(uncountable) Wild animals hunted for food.

viltpassage

(ecology) A type of wildlife crossing in the form of a bridge or tunnel, usually covered with foliage and turf, which animals may use to cross roads without the risk of being hit by vehicles; a wildlife viaduct. [from late 20th c.]

viltvårdare

A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects.

vimmel

A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil.

vimmelkantig

Experiencing a sensation of whirling and of being giddy, unbalanced, or lightheaded.

vimpel

A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition.

vina

To move with a rushing or swirling sound

vinäger

(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar.

vinägrett

A sauce, made of an acidic liquid such as vinegar or lemon juice; oil; and other ingredients, used as a salad dressing, or as a marinade for cold meats.

vinbär

The fruit of various shrubs of the genus Ribes, white, black or red.

vinbärsbuske

A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape, rarely more than 4 mm in diameter when dried.

Vincent

(countable) A en given name.

vind

The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.

vinda

(transitive) To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.

vindbrygga

A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).

vindfång

(architecture, informal) A vestibule, foyer or entranceway with doors to the exterior on one end and doors to the interior on the other, functioning to keep indoor and outdoor air, humidity, and air temperatures separate.

vindla

(intransitive) To follow or move in a winding route.

vindmölla

The building or structure containing such machinery.

vindöga

An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.

vindruta

(North America, Philippines) A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a vehicle in front of its occupants to protect them from the wind force generated by the vehicle's speed and inclement weather.

vindsrum

An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house.

vindstilla

(of weather) Without wind or storm.

vingård

A grape plantation, especially one used in the production of wine.

vingbalk

(aeronautics) A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil.

vingbredd

The distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip (of a bird, airplane etc.).