Swedish–English dictionary

vinge

A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.

vingla

To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.

vink

An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.

vinka

(transitive, metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.

vinka till

(ambitransitive) To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.

vinkel

(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).

vinkelhake

A tool used to measure out right angles.

Vinkelhaken

(constellation) An inconspicuous constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a carpenter's square. It lies south of the constellations Scorpius and Centaurus.

vinkelrät

(geometry) At or forming a right angle (to something).

vinkelrät mot

Forming a right angle (90°).

vinkla

(transitive, often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.

vinkypare

The member of staff at a restaurant who keeps the wine cellar and advises the guests on a choice of wines; a wine steward / stewardess, a wine waiter / waitress / server.

Vinland

A large island off the coast of eastern Canada, which, along with Labrador, has composed the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1949, and the Dominion of Newfoundland, before it.

vinna

(transitive) To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).

vinnare

Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.

vinnarinna

Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.

vinning

(archaic, dialectal) Remedy, amends.

vinprovning

(countable) An event for the purpose of tasting and evaluating wine.

vinranka

The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow.

vinröd

Of a maroon color

vinros

A Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.

vinruta

Ruta graveolens

vinsch

A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).

vinscha

To use a winch

vinst

(archaic, dialectal) Remedy, amends.

vinstock

The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow.

vinter

Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.

vinterdvala

(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.

vintergrön

Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.

vintersolstånd

The winter solstice; about December 21st or 22nd.

vintersömn

(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.

vinterträdgård

A large greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants

vintrig

Belonging to winter; winterlike; wintry.

viol

(botany) Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.

Viola

A en given name.

violett

Having a pale purple colour.

violin

(string instrument) A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.

violinist

A person who plays the violin.

violoncell

A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow.

VIP

Initialism of very important person.

vira ned

(transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down

vira ner

(transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down

virad

wound spirally

virak

Biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt, often used in religious rites or for aesthetic reasons.

viril

Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.

virilitet

The state of being virile.

virka

(ambitransitive) To make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread.

virke

(North America) Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material. [from 17th c.]

virkning

(sewing) A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.

virrig

Empty-headed, scatterbrained or frivolous; ditzy.

virrvarr

(figurative) Any sudden activity; a stir.

virtuosmässig

Of surpassing excellence; magnificent.

virulens

The state of being virulent.

virus

(computing) A type of malware which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks, often causing damage to systems and data; also computer virus.

virvel

The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.

virveltrumma

(music) A set of stiff wires held under tension against the bottom head of a drum to create a rattling sound.

virvelvind

A windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air.

virvla

(transitive) To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.

vis

One at a time, or one thing at a time.

visa

(transitive) To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.

visa upp

(transitive) To display; to have as a notable feature.

visare

A needlelike component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.

visavi

In relation to; compared with.

viscacha

Any of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes Mountains, of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus.

visent

The wisent, species Bos bonasus, Europe's heaviest land animal.

Vishetens bok

(book of the bible) The Wisdom of Solomon, a book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.

Vishnu

(Hinduism) One of the Trimurti (trinity) in Hindu mythology, and the most venerated god in Hinduism.

vision

(countable) Something imaginary one thinks one sees.

visionär

Forward-looking; ahead of current thinking.

visir

A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.

visit

A single act of visiting.

visitera

(transitive) To search (someone) by feeling their body and clothing.

viskare

Someone who whispers.

viskning

The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords.

viskos

A fabric made from this material.

viskositet

(countable, physics) A quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid, as measured by the force per unit area resisting uniform flow.

visky

(Ireland, US, England) A drink of whiskey.

visning

An occasion when something is shown.

visp

A kitchen utensil, now usually made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle (and formerly of twigs), used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).

vispa

(transitive) To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.

viss

Having been determined but not specified.

vissa

Having been determined but not specified.

visselpipa

A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.

vissen

(of plants) Drooping, typically due to lack of water.

visserligen

(conjunctive) Signals a concession followed by a counterpoint usually headed by but.

visshet

The state of being certain.

vissla

A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.

vissna

(intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.

visst

Having been determined but not specified.

vistelse

A short stay somewhere.

vistelseort

(with a possessive) A location; where something is situated.

visualisering

The act of visualizing, or something visualized.

visuellt

By means of sight.

visum

A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.

vit

Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.

vita

The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.

vitaktig

Somewhat white, pale or almost white.

vital

Lively, vigorous. [from 1859]

vitalism

The doctrine that life involves some immaterial "vital force", and cannot be explained scientifically.

vitamin

Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders.

vithet

(statistics, of a stochastic process) The quality of being white noise.

viting

(US, derogatory, racial slur, offensive) An impoverished white person from the southeastern United States, originally associated with Georgia and parts of Florida; (by extension) any white person (slang).

vitkål

(uncountable, vegetable) The leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable.

vitkalka

(often, politics) To hide (someone's) mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc., for (someone); also, to intentionally hide or overlook (mistakes, unfavourable facts, wrongdoing, etc.).

vitling

A fish, Merlangius merlangus (family Gadidae), similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic; English whiting (US).

vitlök

A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.

vitmena

(often, politics) To hide (someone's) mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc., for (someone); also, to intentionally hide or overlook (mistakes, unfavourable facts, wrongdoing, etc.).

vitna

(ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

vitoxel

Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria (now Aria edulis), native to Eurasia, especially common whitebeam.

vitrin

A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect.

vitrinskåp

A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed.

vitrös

Of or resembling glass; glassy.

Vitryssland

A country in Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Belarus. Capital and largest city: Minsk.

vits

An amusing story.

vitt

Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.

vitterhet

Profound knowledge acquired from learning and scholarship.

vittna

(transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.

vittna om

(transitive) To furnish proof of, to show.

vittnesbås

The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.

vittnesmål

(legal) Statements made by a witness in court.

vittra

(transitive) To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.

vittring

A smell left by an animal that may be used for tracing.

vitval

A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.

vivel

Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.

vlogg

(Internet) A weblog using video as its primary presentation format. [from 21st c.]

vloggare

A contributor to a vlog.

voff

Representing the sound of a dog barking.

voffsing

(countable, childish, or, endearing) A dog, especially a small one.

vokabulär

(by extension) A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques.

vokal

(phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng.

vokalljud

(phonetics) A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.

vokalmöte

(prosody, phonetics, sometimes, uncountable) A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant.

vokativ

(grammar) Used in address; appellative; said of the case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective by which a person or thing is addressed.

volang

(sewing) A strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge; a ruffle.

volatil

(of a price, etc.) Variable or erratic.

volatilitet

(finance, countable) A quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price of a commodity, share, or other financial product.

volfram

A rare metallic chemical element (symbol W, from Latin wolframium) with an atomic number of 74.

Volga

A river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea.

voljär

A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse. [from 16th c.]

volt

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V

voltigera

(ambitransitive) To jump or leap over with a hand and/or foot on the item for support.

voluminös

Being large in size, mass, or volume (of goods, etc.).

volut

(architectural element) The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.

völva

A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds; sometimes also a healer.

volym

A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.

vombat

Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.

vomera

(colloquial, ambitransitive) To vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach.

von oben

Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.

voodoo

Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.

vörda

To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence.