Swedish–English dictionary

dynvar

A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows.

dypöl

(by extension) A filthy place.

dyr

Of high cost; expensive.

dyrbar

Most sophisticated or expensive.

dyrk

A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock.

dyrka

(transitive) To honour with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize.

dysa

A spout or nozzle for creating a jet of fluid.

dysenteri

(pathology) A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine), accompanied by pus (white blood cells) in the feces, fever, pain in the abdomen, high-volume diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces.

dysfemism

(countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.

dysfori

A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression, or anxiety.

dysfunktion

(mostly, medical) A failure to function in an expected or complete manner. Usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (e.g. erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group.

dysfunktionell

Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.

dyslektiker

A person who has dyslexia.

dyslexi

(neurology, pathology) A learning disability characterized by reading and writing difficulties.

dyspné

(pathology) Difficult or laboured breathing.

dyster

Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.

dystergök

(idiomatic, usually, endearing, derogatory) A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.

dystopisk

Of or pertaining to a dystopia.

E

Ace. (including in card games)

e-mail

(uncountable) A system for sending messages and datas by means of computers connected together in a network.

e-post

(uncountable) A system for sending messages and datas by means of computers connected together in a network.

e-posta

(transitive) To send an email or emails to.

e-postadress

A unique identifier of the form user name@domain name specifying a virtual location to which e-mail can be sent.

e.Kr.

(often, punctuated) Initialism of Anno Domini (borrowed from Latin); in the year of our Lord.

e.v.t.

Initialism of Church of England. More commonly, C of E. Used in the names of church schools in England.

eau-de-cologne

Any of a family of fresh, citrus-based fragrances distilled using extracts from citrus, floral, and woody ingredients, said to have been developed in the early 18th century in Cologne, Germany.

ebb

The receding movement of the tide.

ebba

(intransitive) to fall away or decline

ebenholts

(countable) A tree that yields such wood.

ebenholtssvart

A deep, dark black colour.

ebenholtsträ

(countable) A tree that yields such wood.

ebenholtsträd

(countable) A tree that yields such wood.

ecklesiastik

Of or pertaining to the church.

ecstasy

(slang) The drug MDMA, a synthetic entactogen of the methylenedioxyphenethylamine family, especially in a tablet form.

Ecuador

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Ecuador. Capital: Quito.

ed

(landforms) A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.

eda

A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.

Eden

(biblical) A garden built by God as the home for Adam and Eve; sometimes identified as part of Mesopotamia.

eder

(geometry) Forms the names of solid figures bounded by a certain number of planes (polyhedra).

edert

Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners).

Edgar

A en given name.

edikt

A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.

Edit

A en given name.

editor

(computing) A program for creating and making changes to files, especially text files.

Edla

A en given name, popular at the turn of the 20th century.

Edmonton

The capital city of Alberta, Canada.

Edmund

A en given name, borne by early English kings and saints.

edra

Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners).

Edvard

A en given name.

edvardiansk

Of the period in British history from circa 1901 to 1910, when Edward VII ruled the British Empire.

Edvin

A en given name.

Edward

A en given name.

efemär

Lasting for a short period of time.

effekt

(sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.

effektiv

Having the power to produce a required effect or effects.

effektivitet

(uncountable) The ability or power to be effective.

effektivt

In an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect.

effektuera

(transitive) To make or bring about; to implement.

efferent

Carrying away from.

efter

Behind; later in time; following.

efter min mening

(informal, internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of in my opinion.

efterapa

To mimic, to simulate.

efteråt

(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time; after that;

efterbliven

(medicine, dated) Having a mental age of between seven and twelve years.

efterdyning

That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.

efterföljare

Something that comes after another thing.

efterföljd

The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions.

efterforskning

The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.

efterfrågan

Condition of being sought after.

eftergift

(rhetoric) An admission of the validity of an opponent's point in order to build an argument upon it or to move on to another of greater importance; an instance of this.

eftergiftspolitik

The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.

eftergiven

Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing;

eftergivenhet

A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.

efterklang

An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes.

efterklokhet

Realization or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred.

efterkomma

A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.

efterkrigs-

Pertaining to a period of time immediately following the end of a war; where there is a cessation of conflict.

efterlämna

(legal) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.

efterlevande

One who knew a specific decedent.

efterlikna

To copy or imitate, especially a person.

efterliv

A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.

efterlyst

Wished for; desired; sought.

eftermäle

(by extension) A brief biography of a person (especially one who is well-known) who has recently died, usually describing their life and achievements, particularly in the form of an article in a news publication or an item in a news broadcast.

eftermiddag

The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

efternamn

(archaic, historical) A secondary name for a person or thing; a person's surname.

efterord

an epilogue.

efterräkning

That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.

efterrätt

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

eftersatt

Lacking an advantage relative to another.

efterskalv

(seismology) An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").

efterskörd

(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; lattermath.

efterskrift

(countable) An addendum to a letter, added after the author's signature.

eftersläntrare

One who arrived late.

efterslåtter

(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; lattermath.

eftersmak

The persistence of the taste of something no longer present.

eftersökt

Sought-after; popular; coveted.

eftersom

Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).

efterspel

That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.

eftersträvansvärd

Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.

eftertänksam

Demonstrating thought or careful consideration.

efterträdare

Something that comes after another thing.

eftertrakta

To want; to wish for earnestly.

eftertraktad

Highly sought-after.

eftertryckligt

In an emphatic manner; with emphasis.

eftervärlden

All the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.

eftre hjalt

The knob on the hilt of an edged weapon such as a sword or dagger.

egalitär

Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.

egen

Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.

egenart

A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.

egenartad

Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric.

egendom

An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership. [from 18th c.]

egendomlig

Strange or otherworldly.

egendomlighet

An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.

egenhet

A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.

egenkär

Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.

egennamn

(grammar) Used to designate a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are usually written with an initial capital letter. [14th c.]

egenrättfärdig

Piously self-assured and smugly moralistic.

egensinnig

Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.

egenskap

A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.

egenskapsord

(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent.

egentillverkad

(of produce) Raised or cultivated at home, on one's own land, or in one's own country; domestic; indigenous. [from 1640s]

egentlig

(often, _, postpositive) In the very strictest sense of the word. [14th c.]

egentligen

(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

eget kapital

(accounting) Ownership interest in a company as determined by subtracting liabilities from assets.

egg

A sharp point or pointed end.

egga

(transitive, idiomatic) To encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.

Egidius

A en given name.

ego

The self, especially with a sense of self-importance.

egobild

(informal, mobile phones) A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a small camera or mobile phone.

egocentriker

A person who is egocentric.

egocentrisk

Egotistical.

egoism

The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind.

egoistisk

Having excessive or exclusive regard and concern for one's own well-being, profit or pleasure, with little or no consideration for others.

Egypten

A country in North Africa and West Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.

egyptier

A person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent.

egyptisk

Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.

egyptiska

Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.

eh

Expression of thought, confusion, or uncertainty.

ehuru

Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.

einsteinium

A transuranic chemical element (symbol Es) with atomic number 99: a soft, silvery, paramagnetic metal.

ej

Negates the meaning of the modified verb.

ejakulation

(specifically) A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males, semen; and, in females, vaginal fluid.

ek

Made of oak wood or timber.

eka

(intransitive) Of a sound or sound waves: to reflect off a surface and return; to reverberate or resound.

eke

(uncountable) The wood of the oak.

eker

A stick inserted into the wheel of a vehicle to keep the wheel from turning.

eklektiker

Someone who selects according to the eclectic method.

eklektisk

Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.

eklips

Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.

ekliptika

(astronomy) The plane in which this great circle lies.