Swedish–English dictionary

biljettpris

(countable) Money paid for a transport ticket.

biljon

(dated, British & Australian, long scale) A million (times a) million (logic: 1,000,0002): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (1012); a thousand milliard.

bilkortege

A procession of cars carrying VIPs, especially political figures.

billigt

In a cheap manner; without expending much money.

billjus

A bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a ship or train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.

bilpool

An arrangement whereby several people travel together in the same car in order to save costs, reduce pollution etc.

bilskrälle

(US, dated) An old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.

bilverkstad

(chiefly, Commonwealth, dated, in, _, US) A place where cars are serviced and repaired.

bimbo

(derogatory, slang) A physically attractive person, typically a woman or otherwise feminine in appearance, who lacks intelligence.

binamn

(archaic, historical) A nickname.

binda

(transitive) To fasten with a band.

binda för ögonen på

To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see.

bindande

(of an agreement, contract, etc.) Imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured.

bindare

(masonry) A brick that is laid sideways (on its largest face), for example at the top of a wall or within the brickwork, with its smallest side showing (oriented so that that side is wider than it is tall).

bindbjälke

A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.

bindebåge

(music) The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).

bindel

A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.

bindeord

(grammar) A word used to join other words, phrases, or clauses together into sentences. (The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related semantically.)

bindestreck

The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.

bindgarn

A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.

bindning

Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book.

bindtråd

A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.

binge

A bin for drying or storing grain, as with a corn crib.

bingo

(informal) Used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall, or on successful completion of a task.

binnikemask

(countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.

bio

(countable) A movie theatre, a movie house

bio-

life

biodiversitet

(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.

biodlare

A person who maintains hives and keeps bees, especially for the production of honey.

biograf

The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.

biografi

A person's life story, especially one published.

biolog

A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.

biologi

The study of all life or living matter.

biologisk mångfald

(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.

biologiskt avfall

A biological hazard; a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste.

biologiskt nedbrytbar

Capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms.

biom

Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert.

biopsi

The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.

biosfär

The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.

Birgit

A en given name.

Birgitta

A en given name.

bisam

A semiaquatic rodent of the tribe Ondatrini.

bisamhälle

Such a home prepared by the bees themselves, in which some species of honey bees live and raise their young.

bisamråtta

A semiaquatic rodent of the tribe Ondatrini.

bisarr

Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.

bisexuell

(of humans, or, other animals) Sexually attracted to both same-gendered and different-gendered partners. (Compare pansexual.)

bisittare

(law) A specialist who assists the court in determining a matter.

biskop

(Christianity) An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory.

biskopat

The office or function of a bishop.

biskopdöme

A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.

biskopsdöme

A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.

bisonoxe

A bovine mammal, a species of bison, Bison bison.

bistå

(transitive) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action). [late 16th c.]

bistånd

(uncountable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin.

bister

Stormy, of rough weather; not clement.

bister uppsyn

The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.

bistro

A small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style cuisine.

bit

A portion of something.

bita

(intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.

bitande

The act of biting.

bitcoin

(countable, computing, finance) A unit of the bitcoin (proper noun sense 1) cryptocurrency.

bitmapp

(computing) A series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits.

bitmappsbild

(computing) A series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits.

biträdande

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

bitsk

Of or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger easily or customarily.

bitter

(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone. [from early 17th c.]

bitterhet

Harshness, bitterness, or severity

bitterljuv

(figurative) Expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure.

bittersöt

(figurative) Expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure.

bitumen

A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch.

bitvarg

(figuratively) A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person. [1579]

bivack

An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering.

bivax

A wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods.

bjäbb

A minor fight or argument.

bjäbba

(intransitive) Of a small dog, to bark.

bjäfsa

(intransitive) Of a small dog, to bark.

bjälke

(heraldiccharge) A horizontal band across the middle of the shield.

bjälklag

(bowling) A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but only one ball in the case of a strike, and three balls in the case of a strike or a spare in the last frame of a game.

bjällra

(percussion instrument) A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.

bjässe

Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.

björn

(finance, investments) Characterized by declining prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices will fall.

björnbär

A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.

björntjänst

Service that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action.

bjuda

(transitive) To invite; to summon.

bjuda in

(transitive) To invite; to summon.

bjudning

(in combination) A gathering for a specified reason or occasion.

blå

Sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky.

blåaktig

Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.

blåbär

Vaccinium myrtillus, the wild European blueberry of the cowberry family.

blabla

(uncountable, informal) Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.

blablabla

(uncountable, informal) Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.

bläcka

(transitive) To apply ink to; to cover or smear with ink.

bläckfisk

Any mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.

bläckpatron

(computing) A vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another.

bläckpenna

A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.

bläckplump

A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.

blad

The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.

blådåre

(US, Canada, MTE, informal) A foolish and/or silly person; a goofball.

bläddra

To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.

bladgrönt

(biochemistry) Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.

bladlös

(heraldry, of a, tree, bush, etc) Whose branches bear no leaves; leafless.

bladlus

A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.

bladverk

The leaves of plants.

blåhet

The quality or characteristic of being blue in color.

blåklocka

Scottish bluebell (harebell) (Campanula rotundifolia)

blåkopia

A print produced with this process.

blålusern

(uncountable) A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.

blamage

(countable) Something which brings dishonor; the cause of reproach or shame; great discredit.

blåmärke

A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.

blånad

The quality or characteristic of being blue in color.

blanchera

(transitive, cooking) To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.

bland

Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)

bland annat

Such as, among which; introducing one or more parts of the group or topic just mentioned.

blända

(transitive) To make temporarily or permanently blind.

blanda ihop

(transitive) To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).

blanda ut

(archaic, slang) Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with water.

blandad

Composed of a number of different kinds or types; mixed; miscellaneous.

bländande

Reflecting with glare.

bländare

(astronomy, photography) The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.

blandas

(intransitive) To become mixed or blended.

blandning

A mixture, in some contexts:

blandras

(biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.

blandrashund

(often, pejorative) Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin, especially a dog.

blandsaft

(UK, AU, NZ) A concentrated non-carbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.

blank

Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in.

Blanka

A en given name.

blankett

A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.

blankning

(commerce, finance) The practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess.

blankpolerad

Having a smooth, silk-like, reflective (shiny) surface.

blankskura

To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.

blanksliten

Of tyres: whose surface is worn away.

blankt

(with units of time, distance, etc) Used to emphasize the smallness of the measurement.

blånor

An untwisted bundle of fibres such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.

blåögd

Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.

blåregn

Any of several woody climbing vines, of the genus Wisteria, native to the East Asian countries of China, Korea, and Japan and the eastern United States.

bläs

The white or lighter-coloured markings on a horse's face.

blåsa

(zoology) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.

blåsa upp

(transitive, dated) To inflate, as with pride, self-conceit, etc.; to puff up.

blasar

(galaxy) A very compact quasar, associated with a supermassive black hole at the center of an active galaxy.

blåsbälg

A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air.

blaserad

Made callous or cynically insensitive, by experience.

blasfemi

An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.

blasfemisk

Lacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy.

blåsfisk

Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.

blåshål

(marine biology) The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe.

Blasius

A en given name.

blask

Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.

blaska

(North America, informal, mildly, vulgar, offensive, or, derogatory) An annoying, contemptible, or worthless person.

blåslampa

A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.

blåst

A strong wind.