Swedish–English dictionary

helium

(uncountable) The second-lightest chemical element (symbol He), with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.

hell

Followed by with: carrying, or charged or loaded up with (usually something negative); accompanied by; entailing.

hellen

A Greek, especially an Ancient Greek.

hellensk

Of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period.

heller

(conjunctive, after a negative) As well.

hellre

(informal) Rather or sooner than.

helnykterist

(American spelling) A person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages.

helsike

(euphemistic) Hell.

Helsingfors

The capital city of Finland; a municipality, the capital of the region of Uusimaa, Finland.

helskinnad

(idiomatic) Having come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.

helst

In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner.

helt

(transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]

helt enkelt

Clearly, without any doubt or complexity.

helt och hållet

Completely.

helt säkert

Definitely, positively, without a doubt.

helt tvärt

(idiomatic) Not gradually; all at once. Refers especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction.

heltal

(arithmetic) A number that is not a fraction; an element of the infinite and numerable set {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}.

helton

(language, dated) A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm and a regular rise and fall of the voice.

helvete

(countable, hyperbole, figuratively) A place or situation of great suffering in life.

helvetes

(vulgar, sometimes, _, offensive) Used as an intensifier.

helveteseld

(disease, informal) Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.

helvetisk

From the ancient country of Helvetia

helylle

Promoting good physical health and well-being.

hem

(internet) To the home page.

hemåt

(internet) To the home page.

hematom

(pathology) A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.

hembiträde

A female domestic worker attached to the non-servant quarter part of the house, as opposed to a scullery maid.

hembrännare

A device for distilling liquids.

hembränningsapparat

A device for distilling liquids.

hembränt

(math, uncountable) A branch of pure mathematics relating the Monster group to an invariant of elliptic functions.

hemförlovning

The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing.

hemgift

Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.

hemgjord

Made at home.

hemkatalog

(computers) Clipping of home directory.

hemkomst

Ellipsis of harvest homecoming, a traditional (street) party and/or dance near the start of the school year, at around fall mid-terms. It traditionally marks the start of harvest break, where students go home in autumn to harvest the crops on the family farms.

hemland

One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.

hemlängtan

The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.

hemläxa

(literally, now, _, rare) Any work that is done at home; housework.

hemlig

Understood by only a few.

hemlighållen

Not disclosed.

hemlighet

Being or kept hidden. [from late 14th c.]

hemlighetsfull

Understood by only a few.

hemligstämpel

to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on

hemligstämplad

Formally assigned by a government to one of several levels of sensitivity, usually (in English) top secret, secret, confidential, and, in some countries, restricted; thereby making disclosure to unauthorized persons illegal.

hemlockgran

Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Tsuga, that grow in North America; the wood of such trees. [from 1670]

hemlös

Lacking a permanent place of residence.

hemlöshet

The state of being homeless.

hemma

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see at,‎ home. In one's place of residence.

hemmafru

(US, Australia) A person who maintains the administration and upkeep of his or her residence, especially one who is not employed outside the home; one who runs the household.

hemmagjord

Made at home.

hemmaman

(US, Australia) A person who maintains the administration and upkeep of his or her residence, especially one who is not employed outside the home; one who runs the household.

hemman

A house together with surrounding land and buildings, especially on a farm; the property comprising these.

hemmasnickrad

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

hemodlad

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

hemoglobin

(American spelling) The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).

hemorragisk

Of, relating to, or producing hemorrhage.

hemorrojd

A pathological condition caused by painful masses of dilated veins in swollen anal tissue.

hemsida

(Internet) The main or first page of a website or set of hyperlinked documents.

hemsk

Very bad.

hemskt

Very; extremely.

hemsöka

(transitive) To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).

hemsökt

Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.

hemstad

An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.

hemtrevlig

Comfortable, cosy, pleasant.

hemtrevlighet

(British spelling) The state or quality of being cosy.

hemuppgift

(literally, now, _, rare) Any work that is done at home; housework.

hemvändardag

(North American, also, attributive) In colleges and high schools, a tradition centred around a football game, a parade and the "coronation" of a Homecoming Queen.

hen

(in the singular, occasionally, proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, whose gender is unknown, irrelevant, or (since 21st c.) non-binary.

henne

The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (colloquial) as a subject with a conjunction; that woman, that ship, etc, or (dialect) as a subject without a conjunction.

hennes

Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).

Henrik

A en given name, popular in England since the Middle Ages.

henry

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H

hens

Belonging to someone (one person, singular), or occasionally to something.

hentai

(Japanese pornography) A work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art.

hepatektomi

(surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the liver.

hepatisk

Of or relating to the liver.

hepatit

Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.

Hera

(Greek god) The queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage and birth; daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus, mother of Hephaestus, Ares, Hebe, and Enyo.

heraldiker

(heraldry) A person skilled in the bearings of coats of arms, and all relating to their emblazonment.

heraldisk höger

(archaic, outside, heraldry) The right side (of a building, an equation, a heraldic shield [from the wearer's perspective], etc).

Herbert

A en given name.

herbivor

An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.

herde

(now, rare) Someone who keeps a group of domestic animals.

herde-

Pertaining to herdsmen or peasants.

herdedikt

A pastoral poem.

herdestav

A specialized staff with a semi-circular bend (a "hook") at one end used by shepherds to control their herds.

here

A boy or young man.

heresi

(religion) A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance or conflict with established religious beliefs.

heretiker

Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.

heretisk

Of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.

hermafrodit

(WWI, _, military, historical) An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.

Herman

A en given name.

hermelin

(tincture) In blazon, of the colour ermine (white with black spots).

Hermes

(Greek god) The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.

hermetisering

The process of preserving food by heat processing in a sealed vessel (a jar or can).

hermetisk

Impermeable to air or other gases.

Herodes

The name of any of a number of members of the Herodian dynasty who ruled in the Roman province of Judea, most notably Herod the Great, who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents, or Herod Antipas, his son, who met Jesus during his Passion.

heroin

A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world. [from late 19th century]

heroisk

Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.

heroiskt

In a heroic manner, like a hero.

heroism

The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.

herr

(chiefly, _, historical) A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; (UK, _, law) an armigerous man ranking below a knight.

herravälde

(formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.

herre

Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.

herrelöst gods

(Britain, law, archaic) An article of movable property which has been found, and of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belong to the Crown, which may grant the right of ownership to them to a lord of a manor.

hertigdöme

A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.

hertiglig

Of or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they hold.

hertz

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second. Symbol: Hz

hes

Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.

hessian

(US) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.

Hestia

(Greek god) The virgin goddess of the hearth, and the household, and therefore of domestic life.

het

Used to form an uncountable noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.

heta linjen

A telephone line that is always staffed and able to give immediate assistance.

hetero

(LGBT slang, derogatory) A heterosexual person; one whose sexual intercourse can lead to breeding.

hetero-

Other, by another.

heterodox

Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicting with that religion's established beliefs and therefore not heretical.

heterodoxi

(uncountable) The quality of being heterodox.

heterofobi

Fear or resentment of heterosexuals or heterosexuality.

heterogen

Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.

heteroklitisk

(grammar) Irregularly declined or inflected.

heterosexuell

(of a person or other animal) Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.

hetlevrad

Easily angered or excited.

hetman

Title used by the second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania (15th to 18th century).

hets

The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.

hetsa

(transitive) To harass; to irritate or distress.

hetsig

Very agitated, angry or impassioned.

hetta

(uncountable) The condition or quality of being hot.

hettit

A person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age kingdom of Anatolia.

hettitiska

An ancient Indo-European language of the Anatolian branch, attested from the 16th century BC until the 13th century BC.

heureka

An exclamation indicating a sudden discovery.

hexaeder

(geometry) A polyhedron with six faces.

hiatus

(prosody, phonetics, sometimes, uncountable) A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant.

hibernation

(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.

hibiskus

A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.

hicka

A case of the hiccups; the condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus.

hickning

A case of the hiccups; the condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus.

hieratisk

Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.

hieroglyf

An element (individual sign or glyph) of a hieroglyphic writing system.

hijab

(countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.

Hilda

A en given name used since Middle Ages.

hillebard

Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.

hillebardiär

Somebody armed with a bill; a billman.

Himalaya

The mountain range in south-central Asia which extends about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam; it contains nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest/Qomolongma.

himlavalv

(astronomy) The apparent outer limit of space; an abstract sphere of infinite radius which serves as the imaginary backdrop for celestial objects, and of which the visible sky is one hemisphere.

himmel

(dated, exclamation) An exclamation of surprise or shock.

himmelsblå

Sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky.

himmelsblått

(countable, and, uncountable) The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour.

himmelsfärd

A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.

himmelsk

Of or pertaining to a god.

hin

(historical, _, units of measure) A former Hebrew liquid measure of volume (about 3.8 L).