Swedish–English dictionary

disciplinerad

Possessing mental discipline.

Discord

(Internet, telecommunications, social media) An instant messaging and VoIP social platform which allows communication through voice calls, video calls, text messaging, and media.

disharmoni

The absence of harmony or concordance.

disig

Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy.

disk

The counter of such premises.

diska

(transitive) To make ineligible for something.

diskare

A machine for washing dishes.

diskho

A large basin or pan with a flat bottom in which dishes are washed.

diskmaskin

A machine for washing dishes.

disko

(countable, slightly, dated) Clipping of discotheque (“nightclub for dancing”).

diskomusik

(uncountable, music genre) A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights.

diskontinuerlig

(mathematics) having at least one discontinuity

diskotek

(countable, slightly, dated) Clipping of discotheque (“nightclub for dancing”).

diskplockare

(US) An assistant waiter; one who clears plates from and cleans tables.

diskreditera

To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage. [from 4th c.]

diskrepans

An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.

diskret

Not prominent nor easily noticeable. [from 1828]

diskretion

The quality of being discreet.

diskriminera

(intransitive, construed with against) To make decisions harmful to (a person or group) based on prejudice.

diskussion

An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.

diskussionslysten

Prone to argue or dispute.

diskutabel

(colloquial) Open to doubt, argument or debate.

diskutera

(intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.

diskuterbar

Of dubious respectability or morality.

diskvalificera

(transitive) To make ineligible for something.

dislokation

The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.

dispens

The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.

dispensär

An institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice.

display

(computing) An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.

disposition

A structured arrangement of items within certain limits.

disputabel

Of dubious respectability or morality.

dispyt

Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.

diss

(slang) An insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect.

dissa

(slang) To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.

dissektion

The act of dissecting.

dissertation

(by extension) A lengthy essay written to establish the validity of a thesis (sense 1.1), especially one submitted in order to complete the requirements for a non-doctoral degree in the US and a doctoral degree in the UK; a dissertation.

dissident

A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies of the political group in power, or current laws.

dissonans

(music) An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance.

distal

(anatomy, geology) Remote from the point of attachment or origin.

distans

(military) The amount of space between soldiers or cavalry riders marching or standing in a rank; also, the amount of space between such ranks.

distansera sig

To set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something.

distinkt

Noticeably different from others; distinctive.

distinktion

That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.

distortion

Noise or other artifacts caused in the electronic reproduction of sound or music.

distrahera

(transitive) To divert the attention of.

distraherad

having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary)

distraktion

Something that distracts.

distribuera

(transitive) To supply to retail outlets.

distribution

An act of distributing or state of being distributed.

distributionsled

A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; a railroad line, railway line, Elizabeth Line etc.

distributiv

Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing a proper share to each.

distrikt

An administrative division of an area.

dit

(location) In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

dito

That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.

ditt

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

dittills

(formal, also, law) Up to this or that time.

div

(vector calculus) Divergence; a kind of differential operator.

divergent

(mathematics) (said of a sequence or series) Diverging; not approaching a limit.

divergera

(intransitive, mathematics, of a sequence, series, or function) Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit.

diverse

Consisting of different elements; various.

diversifiering

The act, or the result, of diversifying.

divertimento

(music) composition that has several short movements, a style that composers started to use in the 18th century.

dividend

(finance) A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).

dividera

(transitive) To share (something) by dividing it.

divis

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.

djärv

Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.

djärvhet

Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.

djävel

(epithet) The Devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger.

djävla

(informal, Britain, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly, _) Used as an intensifier.

djävlar!

(vulgar, colloquial) An expression of anger, surprise, intense excitement or frustration.

djävlig

(informal) Extreme, excessive.

djävligt

(sometimes, vulgar) Very; extremely.

djävul

(now, chiefly, historical) A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity. [from 10th c.]

Djävulen

(theology) The chief devil; Satan.

djävulens advokat

(idiomatic) One who debates from a viewpoint which one may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity or simply for the sake of argument.

djävulsk

Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac.

djävulskap

(uncountable) Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.

djinn

(Arabic culture) A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people), often invisible but able to manifest in form and also inhabit people or animals; origin of the genie of Western literature, film etc.

djonk

(nautical) A Chinese sailing vessel.

djup

(frequently, figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

djupgående

(nautical) The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.

djupsinnig

Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

djupt

To a deep extent or degree; very greatly.

djur

Of or relating to animals.

djurisk

Of or relating to animals.

djurläkare

A medical doctor who treats non-human animals.

djurpark

(countable) A park where live animals are exhibited.

djurstig

The usual path taken by deer or other wild animals, such as from a forest to a water source.

djurstråk

The usual path taken by deer or other wild animals, such as from a forest to a water source.

DNA

(biochemistry, genetics) Initialism of deoxyribonucleic acid (“a nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction”).

dö

(intransitive, figurative) To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.

dö bort

(intransitive) To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.

dobb

A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for better traction.

docent

A teacher or lecturer at some universities (in central Europe, etc.)

dock

(conjunctive) Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that.

docka

(US, nautical) A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port; usually for loading and unloading.

dockspelare

A person who uses a puppet.

död

(hyperbole) Figuratively, not alive; lacking life.

död punkt

(figurative) A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made.

döda

(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

dödande

The act of killing.

döden

The personification of death, often a skeleton with a scythe, and one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

dödisgrop

A type of geological depression which occurs in Yakutia, formed by the subsidence of permafrost.

dödishåla

A type of geological depression which occurs in Yakutia, formed by the subsidence of permafrost.

dödläge

(figurative) A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made.

dödlig

Causing death or destruction.

döds-

(degree, informal, colloquial) Very, absolutely, extremely.

dödsångest

Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.

dödsannons

A notice of death.

dödsbädd

The bed on which someone dies.

dödsbädds-

Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.

dödsbo

The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person. [from 19th c.]

dödsbringande

(rare, archaic) Foreboding death or great disaster.

dödsdömd

A person sentenced to death.

dödshjälp

The practice of intentionally killing a human being or animal in a humane way, especially in order to end suffering.

dödskalle

A human skull, as symbol of death.

dödskamp

The last struggle of life; death struggle.

dödslista

A listing of people who have died during a specific period of time.

dödsmärkt

(dialectal, archaic, or, poetic) About to die; doomed; on the verge of sudden or violent death.

dödsnotis

A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a newspaper or other publication; also (obsolete) , the section of a newspaper where notices of deaths are published.

dödsolycka

An accident that causes death. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

dödsrike

(religion, or, mythology) The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.

dödsruna

A notice of death.

dödsslag

Specifically, the death blow.

dödsvållande

Reckless killing of a human being without malice aforethought and intention.

döende

Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.

doft

A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.

dofta

(intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.

doftande

Of a pleasant smell.

doge

(historical) The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.

dogm

An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.

dogmatisk

Asserting dogmas or beliefs in a superior or arrogant way; opinionated, dictatorial.

dogmatism

The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion.

döing

(euphemistic) Synonym of dead (“those who have died”).

doktor

A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university.

doktorand

A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.

doktorsgrad

The highest degree awarded by a university faculty.

doktorstitel

The highest degree awarded by a university faculty.

dokument

An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.

dokumentär

(of a film, book, etc) Presented objectively without the insertion of fictional matter.

dokumentärfilm

A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.

dokumentarisk

Of, related to, or based on documents.

dokumentation

(computing, mechanical engineering) Documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program.

dokumentera

To record in documents.

dokumentförstörare

A machine that tears up objects into smaller pieces, especially a paper shredder, garbage shredder or gardening or farming shredder.

dold

(figuratively) Secret, surreptitious, concealed.

dölja

(transitive) To cover as with or like a cloak.

dolk

(weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.

dollar

(US, Australia, NZ, Canada, informal) A dollar (one hundred cents).

dom

Forms nouns denoting the condition or state of the root word.