Swedish–English dictionary

föredraga

(transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. [from 14th c.]

föredragande

(politics) The chair or presiding officer of certain legislative bodies, such as the U.K. House of Commons or the U.S. House of Representatives.

föredragningslista

A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).

förefalla

(copulative) To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.

föregående

Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

föregångare

Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.

förege

To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.

forehand

(racket sports) A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.

forehandslag

(racket sports) A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.

förekomma

To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.

förekommande

Characterised by careful and conscious thought.

förelägga

(transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.

föreläsare

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

föreläsning

A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.

forell

Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.

förelöpare

That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.

föremål

A distinct physical object.

förena

(intransitive, followed by "to" or "with") To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.

förena i äktenskap

(transitive) To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining spouses; to bring about a marital union according to the laws or customs of a place. [from 16th c.]

förenad

Resulting from the addition of several sources, parts, elements, aspects, etc. united together.

förenas

(intransitive) To come together; to meet.

förening

A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.

föreningsintresserad

Being extroverted or outgoing.

förenkla

To make easy or easier.

förenklad

Made more simple; having its complexity reduced.

förenklas

(transitive) To make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand.

förenkling

The act of simplifying or something that has been simplified.

förenlig

Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.

forensisk

Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.

föreskrift

A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.

föreskriva

(transitive, obsolete) To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to announce; to declare.

föreslå

(transitive, intransitive) To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit

förespråka

(transitive) To encourage support for something.

förespråkare

A person who speaks in support of something, or someone; proponent [from 18th c.]

förestående

The state or condition of being about to happen; imminent quality.

föreställa

(transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.

föreställa sig

(transitive) To take up as an example.

föreståndare

A headdress; a covering for the head.

företag

(uncountable) Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.

företagsam

Very able and ingenious in business dealings or social advancement.

företagsamhet

(US) Boldness of enterprise; aggressiveness or initiative.

företagskuvös

(business) A support programme for the development of entrepreneurial companies.

företeelse

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

företrädare

One who speaks for or acts on behalf of another in a particular (especially official) capacity. [from 17th c.]

företräde

The state of preceding in importance or priority.

företrädesvis

(focus) Mainly or principally; almost entirely.

förevändning

(countable, or, uncountable) The action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation.

föreviga

(transitive) To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also, to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion.

förevisa

(transitive) To show how to use (something).

förevisning

An instance of exhibiting.

förevita

(of a person) To criticise harshly; to reprove.

förfader

One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.

förfall

A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay

förfalla

(intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.

förfallen

Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.

förfalska

(transitive) To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.

förfalskad

False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.

förfalskare

A person who counterfeits.

förfalskning

That which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised or counterfeited.

förfång

Harm, hurt, damage.

förfära

(intransitive, obsolete) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.

förfarande

A particular method for performing a task.

förfärdiga

(transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.

förfaren

Having experience and skill in a subject.

förfärlig

Totally reprehensible.

författa

(chiefly, US, sometimes, proscribed) To create a work as its author.

författare

The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.

förfina

To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.

förfining

The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material

förfluten

(This entry is a translation hub.)

förfluten tid

(grammar) The past tense.

förflutna

The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.

förflytta

(transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just.

förflyttning

(physics, mathematics) A motion or compulsion to motion in a straight line without rotation or other deformation.

förfogande

(uncountable) The power to use something or someone.

förfölja

(transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.

förföljande

The act of pursuing.

förföljare

A pursuer.

förföljelse

The act of persecuting, especially a specific group of people; an instance of persecution.

förföra

(transitive) To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray. [1520s]

förförerska

A woman who seduces.

förförisk

Having an extraordinary ability to attract: attractive, alluring, persuasive

förfrågan

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

förfriskning

(usually, countable, usually, in the plural) That which refreshes, such as a light snack or drink.

förfrysning

An injury suffered as a result of freezing of some part of the body, typically fingers, toes or the nose.

förgå

(intransitive, of time) To pass or move by.

förgängelse

An impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying.

förgången

Having been or happened in the distant past.

förgänglig

perishable, subject to decay

förgås

(intransitive) To die; to cease to live.

förgasare

(US, Canada) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition. [from 1890s]

förgätenhet

The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, including through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like hell, a wasteland.

förgiftning

(archaic, figuratively) Moral corruption or corruptness; noxious or corrupt influence, poison to the soul, evil, anger, envy, hatred; destruction, death.

förglömlig

Easily forgotten; not special or notable.

förgöra

To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.

förgörbar

Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed.

förgrening

The area where something forks or branches: where a ramification takes place.

förgrund

The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.

förgrundsgestalt

(by extension) Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has little to no actual power.

förgylla

(transitive) To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.

förgyllare

One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold.

förgylld

Golden coloured.

förhala

To make (something) last for more time than is necessary; to prolong; to extend.

förhalande

Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision.

förhållande

An affair; a usually adulterous relationship between people who are not married to each other.

förhållningsregel

A chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan.

förhalning

The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.

förhand

(uncountable, card games, dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played

förhandla

To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.

förhandling

The process of achieving agreement through discussion.

förhandlingsbar

Open to negotiation or bargaining.

förhandsberäkning

An estimation of a future condition.

förhandsgranska

(computing, transitive) To show something in advance, a facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.

förhandsvisa

(computing, transitive) To show something in advance, a facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.

förhandsvisning

A short collection of clips edited together to advertise a film, television show, etc.; a trailer.

förhänge

A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.

förhärliga

(transitive) To make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly.

förhärligande

Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone or something with extraordinary power or status.

förhärska

(intransitive) To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.

förhastad

Acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks; not careful; hasty.

förhastat

In a rash manner; hastily or without due consideration; with precipitation.

förhatlig

Very bad; abominable, disgusting.

förhäxa

(transitive) To cast a spell on.

förhäxad

Under the influence of enchantment.

förhindra

(transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).

förhistoria

The time before written records in any area of the world; the events and conditions of those times.

förhistorisk

(properly) Of or relating to the epoch before written record.

förhöjning

That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.

förhoppningsvis

(uncomparable) It is hoped that; I hope; we hope. [from 18th c.]

förhör

The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.

förhöra

To interrogate.

förhud

(anatomy) The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the head of the penis in humans and some other mammals.

förilska

(transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.

förinställning

Set in advance, or as a default.

förinta

To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.

förintare

One who annihilates.

förintelse

The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.

förkämpe

(botany) A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.

förkärlek

A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.

förkasta

To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]

förkastlig

Blameworthy, censurable, guilty.

förkastning

(geology) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.

förkläde

The loading, parking or roadway area immediately beside a railway station or marine terminal.

förklädnad

Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.

förklara

(Christianity, particularly Evangelicalism) To state that a thing shall happen or affirm a condition in the hopes of seeing it happen spiritually, in contrast to prayer which takes the form of a request.

förklara giltig

(transitive) To render valid.

förklarande

Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.

förklaring

An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.

förknippa

(transitive) To connect evidentially, or in the mind or imagination.

förkolna

(ergative) To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.