Swedish–English dictionary

guldfisk

A type of small fish, Carassius auratus, typically orange-colored.

guldgrävare

Someone who digs or mines for gold.

guldgruva

(figurative) Any source of wealth or resources.

guldklimp

(figuratively) Any precious or highly valued thing or person.

guldlaxfisk

Any osmeriform fish of the genus Argentina, especially a European argentine (Argentina sphyraena).

Guldlock

The protagonist of a traditional fairy tale. She is a golden-haired young girl who inquisitively enters the house of three bears and tries their three bowls of porridge, three chairs, and three beds, in each case finding only one that suits her.

guldmedalj

☉ (alchemy)

guldmynt

☉ (alchemy)

guldsmed

A person who makes, repairs or sells things of gold, especially jewelry.

gulfärga

(intransitive) To become yellow or yellower.

guling

(vulgar, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.

gulla

(transitive, intransitive) To lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy.

gullegris

Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.

gullig

Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.

gullök

A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.

gullviva

A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.

gulmåla

(intransitive) To become yellow or yellower.

gulna

(intransitive) To become yellow or yellower.

gulsot

(pathology) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine. [from early 14th c.]

gult

The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.

gulvit

Cream-coloured; having a yellowish white colour.

gulvitfärga

(transitive) To turn a yellowish white color; to give something the color of cream.

gumma

(obsolete) An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman.

gummi

(botany, biochemistry, mostly, uncountable) A viscous water-soluble carbohydrate exudate of certain plants that hardens when it becomes dry, or such a substance as a component of a plant exudate.

gummibåt

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

gummirep

An elastic fabric-bound strap with a hook at each end, used for securing luggage.

gummistropp

An elastic fabric-bound strap with a hook at each end, used for securing luggage.

gummiträd

Any of many trees, of genus Eucalyptus, native mainly to Australia.

gumse

(zoology, agriculture) A male sheep, typically uncastrated.

gunga

(transitive, and, intransitive) To move gently back and forth.

gungbräda

A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.

gungbräde

A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.

gungfly

A swampy, soggy area of ground.

Gunnar

(obsolete) A en given name used in medieval England.

gunst

Goodwill; benevolent regard.

guppa

(intransitive) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.

guppig

Rough; jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements.

gurka

(vegetable) The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.

Gustaf

A en given name.

Gustav

A en given name.

guvernant

A woman paid to educate children in their own home.

guvernement

The territory governed by a governor; a province.

guvernör

(politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.

gyckla

To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.

gycklare

A person in colorful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.

gylf

(often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.

gyllenbrun

Of a light brown to brownish orange colour; orangey brown tinged with gold.

gyllene

Having the color or quality of gold.

gyllenlack

Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.

gym

(especially, weightlifting) A sports facility specialized for lifting weights, cardio machines, and other exercise (culturally differentiated from sense 1).

gymnasial

Of or pertaining to an academic gymnasium.

gymnasium

A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.

gymnast

One who performs (the sport of) gymnastics.

gymnastiksal

(formal) A large room or building for indoor sports.

gymnastikskor

(US, Atlantic Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An athletic shoe with a soft, rubber sole. A trainer.

gympadojor

(US, Atlantic Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An athletic shoe with a soft, rubber sole. A trainer.

gympaskor

(US, Atlantic Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An athletic shoe with a soft, rubber sole. A trainer.

gynekomasti

(diseases) Excessive development of breasts in men, resembling the breast development in women.

gynna

(transitive) To be or to provide a benefit to.

gynnande

Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.

gynnare

(dated) A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person.

gynnas

(intransitive) To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary.

gynnsam

Of good omen; indicating future success.

gyros

A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce.

gyroskop

An apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady.

gyttja

A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.

ha

Used with past participles of certain intransitive verbs to form the perfect aspect.

ha åtkomst

(transitive, computing) To have access to (data).

ha det bra

(colloquial) Goodbye.

ha emot

(chiefly, in the imperative) To pay attention or heed to so as to obey; hence to obey; to make sure, to take care (that). [from 17th c.]

ha en avvikande uppfattning

(intransitive, people, groups, etc.) To have diverging opinions, disagree.

ha häng

(figuratively) To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.

ha isär

(intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.

ha möjlighet att

Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

ha ont

(intransitive, stative) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.

ha överseende med

To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.

ha premiär

(intransitive) Of a film or play, to play for the first time.

ha råd

To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually, after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough; to spare.

ha respekt för

To have respect for.

ha snöbollskrig

(intransitive) To play at throwing snowballs.

ha sönder

(transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.

ha tillit

(intransitive) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.

ha tillit till

(transitive) To place confidence in, to rely on, to confide in.

habituell

Regular or usual.

häck

(slang) The buttocks.

hacka

(transitive) To dig, chop, etc., with a bill.

hackkniv

A squarish, heavy knife used by butchers for hacking through bones, etc.

häckla

An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp. [from 15th c.]

hackspett

Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.

häda

(intransitive) To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.

hädan

(archaic) From here, from this place, away.

hädanefter

Into the future.

hädangången

(not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)

hädare

One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.

hadeikum

(geology) The Hadean eon; part of the Precambrian supereon, spanning from around 4.6 to 4 billion years ago.

hadeisk

(geology) Of or relating to the Hadean geological eon.

hädelse

An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.

hädisk

Lacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy.

hadron

(particle) A composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon.

haffa

(transitive, slang) To arrest (someone or a group of people) for a crime.

hafser

A habitually dirty or untidy man or boy; the male equivalent of slattern, or slut.

hafsig

Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.

häfta

(transitive) To affix or pin.

häftapparat

A device which binds together sheets of paper by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and simultaneously folding over the ends of the staple against the back surface of the paper.

häfte

A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.

häftig

(informal, of a person) Knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving with effortless and enviable style and panache; considered popular by others.

häftklammer

A wire fastener, made of thin wire, used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.

håg

Desire, inclination, or intention.

hage

(countable) An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.

hagel

(uncountable) Small metal balls, or other hard objects of various shapes, used as ammunition, especially in shotgun shells or artillery shells.

hagelgevär

(firearms) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.

häger

Ardea cinerea, an Old World wading bird of the heron family.

hagga

An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag.

haggis

A traditional Scottish dish made from minced sheep offal with oatmeal and spices, etc., originally boiled in the stomach of a sheep but now often in an artificial casing, and usually served with neeps and tatties (mashed swede and potatoes) and accompanied with whisky.

hågkomst

(uncountable) The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will.

hagla

(impersonal) To have hailstones fall from the sky.

håglös

Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.

hägra

(ambitransitive) To seem attractive and inviting.

hägring

An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water.

hagtorn

Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches

haiku

A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.

Haiti

A country in the Caribbean. Official name: Republic of Haiti.

haitier

A person from Haiti or of Haitian descent.

haja

(transitive) To understand, to pay attention to.

hajj

(Islam) The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; the fifth of the five pillars of Islam.

hajp

(marketing) Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims.

hajpa

(transitive) To promote heavily; to advertise or build up.

hak

(chiefly, US, _, slang, may be somewhat, _, pejorative) A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries; sometimes extended to any place that is a focus of human connection or activity (e.g., schools, hangouts, party spots).

haka

The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.

hake

(countable) A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.

hakkors

(countable) A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.

haklapp

An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.

häkta

(transitive, law enforcement) To put under custody.

häkte

A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

häktning

(law) Confinement of a prisoner awaiting trial.

hål

(dentistry) A small or large hole in a tooth caused by caries; often also a soft area adjacent to the hole also affected by caries.

håla

A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.

halal

(specifically, of food) Fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs.

hälare

(informal) Someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods, a criminal middleman for transactions of stolen goods.

Halen

A village in Halen, Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium.

häleri

A criminal offence, the trade in stolen goods.

hålfot

(anatomy) The curved part of the bottom of a foot.

hälft

One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.

håljärn

A chisel with a curved blade for cutting or scooping channels, grooves, or holes in wood, stone, etc.

halka

(intransitive, slang) To go; to move from one place or to another.

halkig

Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.

hall

A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.

hålla

(intransitive, figurative) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.

hålla av

(obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.

hallå där

(colloquial) Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed has done something the speaker considers to be foolish, or missed something that should have been obvious.