Swedish–English dictionary

fast ämne

(chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).

fast egendom

(US, Canada, Australia) Property that cannot easily be moved, usually buildings and the ground on which they are built.

fast form

(chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).

fast programvara

(computing, software) Software that is intended for such embedded computer applications.

fast telefon

(by extension) A telephone connected by such a fixed wire that allows multiple phones to operate simultaneously on the same phone number, specifically not wireless/mobile.

fast telefoni

A fixed telephone communications cable; originally, one run over land, as opposed to a submarine cable.

fästa

(intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.

fastan

(Christianity) A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.

fäste

(usually, uncountable, literary, poetic, also, figuratively) The vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky.

faster

The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.

fastetid

Abstinence or mortification for religious reasons, especially abstinence from food.

fasthållande

Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive.

fasthängande

Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive.

fasthet

The state of being firm

fastighet

(US, Canada, Australia) Property that cannot easily be moved, usually buildings and the ground on which they are built.

fastighetsmäklare

(UK, Ireland) A person or company that acts in the sale, purchase, lease or maintenance of land, property, real estate etc for another.

fästing

A tick of species Ixodes ricinus, a vector for Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis.

fastland

The continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula.

fästman

One who is betrothed, i.e. a fiancé or fiancée.

fästmö

One who is betrothed, i.e. a fiancé or fiancée.

fastna

(intransitive) To become fastened in place.

fästning

A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.

fastsittande

(zoology) Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about.

fastställa

(transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.

fastställd

Fixed in position.

fat

(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

fatal

(rare, archaic) Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.

fåtalighet

The state, quality, or condition of being few.

fåtölj

A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

fatta

(transitive) To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium). [from 16thc.]

fattaru

(sometimes, offensive) Used by a speaker to confirm that the listener has understood something said to the latter: did you hear me?, get it?, understood?

fattas

(transitive, stative) To be without, not to have, to need, to require.

fattig

Poor; destitute; in need.

fattigdom

The state of being a pauper; poverty.

fattighjon

One who is extremely poor.

fattighus

A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.

fattiglapp

One who is extremely poor.

fattigstuga

A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.

fauna

(often, attributive) undomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild.

faunus

(Roman mythology) A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.

favicon

(web design) An icon associated with a particular website, and typically displayed in the address bar of a browser viewing the site.

favoritmarkera

(Internet) To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists.

fax

A document sent, or received and printed, by a fax machine.

faxa

To send a document via a fax machine.

fe

(mythological creature) A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism.

feber

An elevated body temperature, as present in many illnesses; fever.

feberdröm

An intense or confusing dream, often caused by fever.

febrig

Feverish; feeling a high fever.

februari

The short month following January and preceding March in the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, used in all three calendars for intercalation or addition of leap days.

federation

Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.

fedora

A felt hat with a fairly low, creased crown with a brim that can be turned up or down.

fedorahatt

A felt hat with a fairly low, creased crown with a brim that can be turned up or down.

feedback

Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.

feg

Not brave; lacking courage; cowardly. [from 17th c.]

feg stackare

(archaic) A coward.

fega

(intransitive) To act timidly or cautiously.

feghet

Lack of courage.

fegis

(countable, slang, sometimes, derogatory) A coward.

fejan

(trademark) A social-networking website where users can find acquaintances or friends, exchange messages, and post updates.

fejd

A state of long-standing mutual hostility.

fejk

Not real; false, fraudulent.

fejka

(transitive) To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.

fekal

Of or relating to feces.

fel

(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.

fela

(transitive) To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.

felaktig

Containing an error; inaccurate.

felaktighet

(countable) A statement, passage etc. that is inaccurate or false.

felaktigt

In an erroneous manner.

felfri

Free from error; true; accurate.

felfritt

In a flawless manner.

Felicia

A en given name.

fellatio

Performance of oral sex upon the penis.

feloni

(law, criminology, US, historical, _, in, _) A serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one year or by the death penalty in the most serious offenses.

felräkning

An incorrect or mistaken calculation.

felsöka

(computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.

felsökning

The identification and resolution of problems, especially problems of a technical nature.

felsteg

(figurative) An error or mistake.

feltändning

(of an engine) To fail to ignite in the proper sequence.

feltolka

(transitive) To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.

feltryck

An accidental mistake in print.

fem

The digit/figure 5.

fem kilometer

A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league.

femetta

(slang) A feat carried out successfully; a victorious achievement.

femhörning

(geometry) A polygon with five sides and five angles.

femininum

(grammar) The feminine gender.

feminism

A social theory or political movement which argues that legal and social restrictions on women must be removed in order to bring about equality of the sexes in all aspects of public and private life.

feministisk

Relating to or in accordance with feminism.

femling

One of a group of five, particularly babies born from the same mother during the same birth.

femma

(ellipsis, or, nominalization) The person or thing in the fifth position.

femme fatale

An attractive and seductive but ultimately dangerous woman.

femte

The ordinal form of the number five.

Femte Moseboken

The fifth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fifth book in the Torah.

femtedel

One of five equal parts of a whole: one-fifth.

femtekolonnare

A person who cooperates traitorously with an enemy.

femtio

The cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one.

femtioelva

(colloquial) An indefinite large number.

femtiolapp

(countable) A banknote or coin with a denomination of 50.

femtiotal

The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.

femtiotalet

The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.

femton

The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16).

femtonde

The ordinal form of the number fifteen.

femtondel

One of fifteen equal parts of a whole.

fen

A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline, characteristically alkaline.

fena

A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal.

fender

(US) a shield, usually of plastic or metal, on a bicycle that protects the rider from mud or water

fenicisk

Of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.

feniciska

The Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia.

Fenix

A white variety of grape of German origin used for winemaking.

fenomen

A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.

fenotyp

(genetics, evolutionary theory) The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.

fentanyl

(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic opioid narcotic analgesic C22H28N2O with pharmacological action similar to morphine that is administered transdermally as a skin patch and in the form of its citrate C22H28N2O·C6H8O7 is administered orally or parenterally (as by intravenous or epidural injection); N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanamide.

feodal

Of, or relating to feudalism.

feodalism

A social system based on personal ownership of resources and personal fealty between a suzerain (lord) and a vassal (subject). Defining characteristics are direct ownership of resources, personal loyalty, and a hierarchical social structure reinforced by religion.

Ferdinand

A en given name, best known for a 13th century king of Spain, but seldom popular in English.

ferie

A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc. [from 15th c.]

ferm

Quick and light in movement or action.

fermentera

To react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by aging or by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew.

fermentering

(biochemistry) Any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide

feromon

(biology) A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex.

ferri-

(chemistry) Of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of +3.

ferro-

(chemistry) Of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of +2.

fertil

Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.

Fes

A city in Morocco.

feschlig

(of clothing) Torn, ragged or tattered.

fest

A social gathering for entertainment and fun; a party.

festa

(intransitive) To celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself.

festival

An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals.

festlighet

Joyful festivities, especially as a celebration.

festmåltid

A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.

fet

(typography, of, _, typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.

fet smuts

Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.

feta

A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.

fetaost

A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.

fetknopp

(colloquial, pejorative) Someone who is overweight.

fetma

(pathology) The state of being obese.

fetstil

(typography, of, _, typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.

fetstilt

(typography, of, _, typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.

fett

(countable) A lipid that is solid at room temperature, which fat tissue contains and which is also found in the blood circulation; sometimes, a refined substance chemically resembling such naturally occurring lipids.

fettaktig

Like fat; greasy.

fettberg

A large accumulation of fat and discarded toiletries which clogs sewers. [From the late 2000s.]

fetto

(coarse, slang, pejorative) A rotund, overweight, or obese person.

fettsugning

(medicine) A cosmetic surgery procedure in which excess fat is removed from a specific area by suction.

Fez

A city in Morocco.

ff.

and the following (pages, paragraphs etc.)

fial

(architectural element) An upright member, generally ending in a small spire, used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire.

fiasko

A ludicrous or humiliating situation. Some effort that went quite wrong.

fiber

(countable) A single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibres to form thread.

fibrös

Of or pertaining to fibre.

fibula

An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.

ficka

Of a size suitable for putting into a pocket.