Swedish–English dictionary

Byzantion

(historical) An ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul.

ca

Abbreviation of circa.

cab

(vehicles) A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.

cabriolet

(vehicles) A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.

cache

(computing) A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.

cacheminne

(computing) A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.

caddie

(by extension, golf, also, attributively) A person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice.

Caesar

An ancient Roman family name, notably that of Julius Caesar.

café

A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.

cafeteria

(chiefly, US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.

caffè latte

(figurative, informal, attributive) Affluent leftism.

calamares

(cooking) Squid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari rings.

caldera

(vulcanology) A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano.

call

(poker) The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.

calla

(intransitive, poker, proscribed) To match the current bet amount, in preparation for a raise in the same turn. (Usually, players are forbidden to announce one's play this way.)

calypso

A style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to the mid-19th century and spread to the rest of the Caribbean Antilles and Venezuela by the mid-20th century.

Camilla

A en given name.

campa

(intransitive, sports, video games) To stay in an advantageous location.

camping

(uncountable) The recreational or educational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation.

campingplats

An area where tents are pitched.

campus

The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.

canardvinge

(transport, engineering, by extension) Any small winglike structure on a vehicle, usually used for stabilization.

cancan

(dances) A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.

cancer

(medicine, oncology, disease) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.

cancerläkare

(oncology) A doctor or scientist who specializes in oncology.

candela

In the International System of Units, the base unit of luminous intensity; the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 1012 hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian. Symbol: cd

cannoli

(mostly, in the plural) A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert.

capoeira

(uncountable) A martial art developed in Brazil, involving complex acrobatic maneuvers and flowing movements.

cappuccino

(uncountable) An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that has been steamed and/or frothed is added; (countable) a cup of this beverage.

cardigan

A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool.

cardio

(exercise) Exercise with the goal of raising the heart rate.

Carl

A en given name.

Carro

A en given name or Charlene, also used as a formal given name, although less common than the male name.

Casablanca

The capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco.

casanova

A man considered romantic and gallant, especially one who gives amorous attentions to women.

case

(academia) An instance or event as a topic of study.

Cassiopeja

(constellation) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky representing Queen Cassiopeia from Greek myth, lying between the constellations Cepheus and Perseus.

casting

The casting procedure.

catcher

(baseball) The player who squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher.

caterpillar

A vehicle with a caterpillar track; a crawler.

catfish

(internet) Someone who creates a false profile on a social media platform in order to deceive people.

catfishing

(Internet, slang, transitive) To create and operate a fake online profile to deceive (someone).

catwalk

A narrow walkway (often on a platform) extending from a stage on which people walk, especially one used by models during fashion shows.

Cecilia

A en given name.

ceder

(countable) A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.

cederträ

(uncountable) The aromatic wood from a Cedrus tree, or from any of several not closely related trees.

celebritet

(countable) A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person. [from 19th c.]

celesta

(musical instruments) A musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.

cell

Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells.

cellandning

The process by which cells obtain chemical energy by the consumption of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide.

cellgiftsbehandling

(oncology, most common usage) chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.

cellist

Someone who plays the cello.

cellkamrat

A person with whom one shares a prison cell.

cellkärna

(cytology) A large membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells which contains genetic material.

cello

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.

cellofan

Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose.

cellospelare

Someone who plays the cello.

cellplast

Expanded polystyrene foam, such as is used in cups and packaging.

cellskräck

The fear of closed, tight places.

cellulär

Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells.

cellulosa

A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives.

Celsius

Related to a metric temperature scale, originally defined as having the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and its boiling point as 100 degrees, at standard atmospheric pressure. The standardized definition has 0.01 °C as the triple point of water, and a difference in temperature of 1 °C corresponds to 1⁄273.16 of the difference in temperature between the triple point and the absolute zero.

celsiusgrad

(uncountable) A centigrade scale for temperature having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure.

cembalo

(musical instruments) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. The harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music.

censur

The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent undesirable media from being published or propagated.

censurera

To review for, and if necessary to remove or suppress, content from books, films, correspondence, and other media which is regarded as objectionable (for example, obscene, likely to incite violence, or sensitive).

center

A place, especially a building or complex, set aside for some specified function or activity.

centiliter

(British spelling) A unit of volume or capacity of one hundredth of a litre. Symbol: cl

centimeter

(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10−2 metres. Symbol: cm

central

Of, at, or related to a center.

centralism

A system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind.

centrera

(transitive) To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.

centrifug

By extension, any device which rotates in order to produce artificial gravity (in the form of centrifugal force)

centrifugalregulator

A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.

centrifugera

To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.

centrum

(geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).

centurion

(historical) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.

CEO

(countable, business) Initialism of chief executive officer.

Cerberos

(Greek mythology) The giant three-headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades; and one of the many offspring of Echidna and Typhon.

Cerberus

(Greek mythology) The giant three-headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades; and one of the many offspring of Echidna and Typhon.

cerebellum

(neuroanatomy) Part of the hindbrain in vertebrates. In humans it lies between the brainstem and the back of the cerebrum and is formed of two lateral lobes and a median lobe. It plays an important role in sensory perception, motor output, balance and posture.

cerebral

(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.

ceremoni

A ritual, with religious or cultural significance.

ceremoniell

Of, relating to, consisting of, or used in a ceremony.

cerise

(of textiles, especially silk) Cherry-colored; a light bright red.

certifikat

A document containing a certified statement.

chakra

(Hinduism, Ayurveda) Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy.

champagne

(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.

champagneglas

A drinking vessel made of glass with a stem, intended for champagne or sparkling wine, with two basic shapes; a champagne flute or champagne coupe.

Changjiang

The chief river of central China and the third longest river in the world, flowing a total of 6300 km.

chans

(countable) An opportunity or possibility.

chansa

To try or risk.

chansning

(figurative) An opportunity or attempt.

chanukka

(Judaism) An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.

chaperon

An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.

charabang

(British, historical) A horse-drawn, and then later, motorized omnibus with open sides, and often, no roof.

charad

(uncommon) A single round of the game charades, an acted form of the earlier riddles.

chark

(countable) A shop or part of a shop specialising in cured meat.

charkiturivara

(uncountable) Cured meat that is ready to be eaten, especially pork.

charkuteri

(countable) A shop or part of a shop specialising in cured meat.

charkuterist

A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).

Charlotta

A en given name.

charmera

To attract and delight, to charm.

charmig

Pleasant, charismatic.

charmör

A charming person; one who charms or seduces; a smoothie.

Charon

(astronomy) The largest of the five moons of Pluto.

chatt

(countable, uncountable) An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation.

chatta

To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network such as a social media chat room or messaging application (as if having a face-to-face conversation instead of SMS or writing emails or letters).

chattrobot

(internet, AI) A computer program that holds conversations through a chat room.

chaufför

A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine).

chauvinist

(pejorative) A chauvinistic person.

chauvinistisk

Pertaining to chauvinism.

check

(UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) A written order directing a bank to pay money to a person or entity.

checklista

A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar.

checkpoint

A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection.

cheeseburgare

A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese).

cheesecake

(countable, and, uncountable, obsolete) A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).

chef

A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.

Cherokeser

An indigenous North American people.

Cheva

A vehicle of this make.

Chevrolet

A vehicle of this make.

cheyenne

A member of an indigenous people of the Great Plains in North America.

chianti

A Tuscan red wine.

chic

Elegant, stylish.

Chicago

A large city, the county seat of Cook County, in northeastern Illinois, United States, located on Lake Michigan.

chiffong

A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton.

chiffrera

To convert plain text into cipher.

chihuahua

The smallest breed of dog in the world, originating in Mexico and having large erect ears.

Chile

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Chile. Capital and largest city: Santiago.

chilenare

A person from Chile or of Chilean descent.

chilensk

Of, from, or pertaining to the nation or culture of Chile or its people.

chilenska

A person from Chile or of Chilean descent.

chili

(countable) The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.

chilipeppar

(countable) The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.

chilla

(transitive) To cause to become less excited, intense, or angry.

Chimaira

(Greek mythology) A supposed fire-breathing monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or snake, killed by the hero Bellerophon.

chimära

(Greek mythology) A supposed fire-breathing monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or snake, killed by the hero Bellerophon.

Chinatown

A district of a city or town (in a country other than China) in which there is a large concentration of Chinese residents and businesses.

chipp

(sports, _, such as soccer) A shot during which the ball travels more predominantly upwards than in a regular shot, as to clear an obstacle.

chippa

(transitive, sports, _, such as soccer) To beat (an opposing player) by use of a chip shot, such as by looping the ball over the head of the opposing goalkeeper.

chippad

(automotive, not comparable) Having had the engine management system upgraded, usually to increase power.

chips

(electronics) A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate; a microchip.

chock

A variant of chess played on two chessboards by four players in teams of two. Each player plays the other colour of pieces than their teammate, to whom they pass the pieces they capture from their opponent. The teammate can then choose to put one of these pieces on their board as an alternative way of making a move.

chocka

(transitive) To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).

chockera

(transitive) To shock or surprise.

chockerande

Inspiring shock; startling.

choke

A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.

choker

(fashion) A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.

choketub

A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.

choklad

Made of or containing chocolate.