Swedish–English dictionary

designer

A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession.

desillusionera

(transitive) To free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant.

desinfektera

To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.

desinfektionsmedel

A substance that kills germs or viruses.

desinficera

To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.

desinformation

False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.

deskriptiv

(linguistics) Describing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language.

desperado

A bold outlaw, especially one from southern portions of the Wild West.

despot

A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.

despoti

Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.

despotism

(political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; Synonym of despotism. [First attested in the early 19th century.]

dess

Belonging to it. [from 16th c.]

dessa

(demonstrative) The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.

dessert

A sweet dish or confection served as the last course of a meal.

dessutom

(idiomatic) In addition to what has been said; furthermore; moreover.

dessvärre

Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.

destabilisera

(transitive) To make something unstable.

destillation

(chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.

destillationsapparat

A device or apparatus that distills, a condenser; a still.

destillator

A device or apparatus that distills, a condenser; a still.

destillera

To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.

destilleras

To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.

destilleri

A device or apparatus that distills, a condenser; a still.

destillering

(chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.

destination

(countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.

desublimation

(physics) The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)

desublimering

(physics) The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)

det

(psychoanalysis) The unconscious impulsive component of the personality in the Freudian psychoanalytic model.

det är vad det är

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see it,‎ is,‎ what,‎ it,‎ is. This thing has its own distinct nature; this thing is itself.

det där

(demonstrative) The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.

det här

The thing, item, etc. being indicated.

det inre

The inside of a building, container, cavern, or other enclosed structure.

detachement

(military, law enforcement) A temporary unit or assignment.

detachera

(transitive, military, law enforcement) To assign to a particular task.

detalj

Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.

detaljer

(transitive) To explain in detail.

detaljerad

Detailing every action or occurrence completely.

detaljerat

(transitive) To explain in detail.

detaljhandel

(business) The sale of goods directly to the consumer, encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them.

detaljhandlare

A retail sales company or salesman.

detaljist

A retail sales company or salesman.

detaljplan

(legal) Legislative action for the purpose of regulating the use of property and the construction of buildings within the area under the jurisdiction of the legislative body concerned.

detaljrik

Characterized by attention to detail and thoroughness of treatment.

detektiv

(law enforcement) A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.

detektor

A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.

detergent

Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.

determinant

(linear algebra) A scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a given transformation matrix; the unique scalar function over square matrices which is distributive over matrix multiplication, multilinear in the rows and columns, and takes the value 1 for the unit matrix; abbreviated as: det.

detonation

(chemistry) An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.

detonator

A device used to detonate an explosive device etc.

detonera

(transitive) To cause to explode.

detsamma

(idiomatic, US) Used to return a greeting or insult.

detta

(demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action, or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction. [from 9thc.]

deuterium

(uncountable, isotope) An isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in each atom - 21H.

devalvera

(transitive) To debase (something); to lower the value of (something).

devis

(rhetoric) A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.(heraldry) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively.

devot

Slavish or submissive.

dexter

(archaic, outside, heraldry) The right side (of a building, an equation, a heraldic shield [from the wearer's perspective], etc).

dextros

(carbohydrate) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.

di-

Double, twice the quantity.

dia

(transitive) To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs.

diabetes

(disease) Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. [from 19th c.]

diabetisk

Having diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus.

diabolisk

Resembling a devil.

diadem

An ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty.

diafragma

(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs.

diagnos

The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).

diagnosticera

(by extension) To determine the cause of a problem.

diagnostik

(of devices) The process of determining the state of or capability of a component to perform its function(s).

diagnostiker

A person who diagnoses, especially a medical doctor.

diagnostisera

(by extension) To determine the cause of a problem.

diagram

(mathematics) A set of points constituting a graphical representation of a real function; (formally) a set of tuples (x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_m, y)\in\R^{m+1}, where y=f(x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_m) for a given function f: \R^m\rightarrow\R. See also w:Graph of a function on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

dialog

(philosophy) A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.

dialogrobot

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

dialogruta

(computing) Ellipsis of dialog box.

diamant

Made of, or containing diamond, a diamond or diamonds.

diamantbelägga

To adorn with or as if with diamonds.

diameter

(geometry) The length of such a line.

diamond

(baseball) The infield of a baseball field.

diarieföra

(transitive) To make, to add an entry (or more) in a log or logbook.

diarium

A chronological record of actions, performances, computer/network usage, etc.

diarré

(slang, often with "the") Diarrhea/diarrhoea.

diaspora

(collective) The dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).

diastolisk

Pertaining to a diastole.

diates

(grammar) A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.

diatonisk

(music) Relating to or characteristic of a musical scale which contains seven pitches and a pattern of five whole tones and two semitones; particularly, of the major or natural minor scales.

dibarn

An infant that is still being breastfed (being suckled) by its mother.

didaktisk

Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality.

Didrik

A en given name.

diesel

A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.

diet

(countable) A controlled regimen of food and drink choices, as to gain or lose weight or otherwise influence health.

diet-

Of, or relating to diet.

dietisk

Of, or relating to diet.

dietist

A person who studies or practices dietetics.

differens

(uncountable) The quality of being different.

differential

(mathematics) Of or pertaining to differentiation or the differential calculus.

differentiera

(mathematics) To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables.

differentiering

The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.

diffus

Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated.

difteri

(pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

dig

(now, chiefly, archaic, literary) Objective and reflexive case of thou. [from 8th c.]

digestiv

Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.

digga

(dated, _, slang, transitive) To appreciate, or like.

digitigrad

(zoology) Of an animal: walking on the toes, putting the weight of the body mainly on the ball of the foot, with the back of the foot, or heel, raised.

dignitär

An important or influential person, or one of high rank or position.

dike

A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

dikotomi

A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division.

dikt

A literary piece written in verse.

diktal

(nautical) A man-made semi submerged maritime structure, usually installed to provide a fixed structure for temporary mooring, to prevent ships from drifting to shallow water or to serve as base for navigational aids.

diktare

A person who writes poems.

diktator

A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government.

diktatur

A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.

dilemma

A difficult choice or decision that must be made.

dilettant

(sometimes, derogatory) A person with a general but superficial interest in any art or a branch of knowledge.

dilettantisk

(pejorative) Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.

DILF

(vulgar, slang, acronym) A father or older man found sexually attractive.

diligens

A wheeled vehicle, generally pulled by a horse.

dilitium

(scifi) A fictional crystalline mineral in the Star Trek franchise, described as an essential component of anti-matter energy generation systems.

dill

Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.

dille

(informal) A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit.

dimension

A single aspect of a given thing.

dimensionell

(mathematics) Appended to cardinal numbers or algebraic symbols to form adjectives meaning "having the stated number of dimensions".

dimensionera

(transitive) To mark, cut or shape something to specified dimensions.

diminutiv

Very small.

dimma

(intransitive) To become covered with or as if with fog.

dimmer

A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light

dimmig

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

dimmighet

The characteristic or quality of being foggy

din

(archaic, EME) Second-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).

dina

(archaic, EME, dialectal, literary) : that which belongs to thee; which belongs to you (singular).

dinapp

An artificial nipple (definition 1) used for bottle-feeding infants. [from 17th c.]

dinar

(currency) The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia, Tunisia and (as denar) North Macedonia.

dinge

(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.

dingo

A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).

dinkel

A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta, or a separate species Triticum spelta or Triticum dicoccon.

dinosaurie

(proscribed) Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago, as well as the stem-mammal Dimetrodon.

diorama

A three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a painted landscape.

dioxid

(chemistry) Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.

diplom

A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.

dipp

(bodybuilding) A gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.

dipsomani

(disease) Addiction to alcohol.

direkt

Immediately; now; right away.

direktion

The executives of an organisation, especially senior executives.

direktör

One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).

direktorat

An agency headed by a director, usually a subdivision of a major government department.

dirigent

(musician) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.

dirigentpinne

(music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.

dirigera

(transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)

dis

Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)

disciplinär

For the purpose of imposing punishment.

disciplinera

(transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.