Swedish–English dictionary

högtidlighålla

(transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.

högtidlighet

An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event.

högtravande

pretentiously eloquent; highly figurative

högtravande kanslistil

(informal) Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner.

Hogwarts

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a school for learning magic in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.

hoj

(slang) A large motorcycle, particularly a Harley-Davidson.

höja

To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.

höjd

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

höjdare

(idiomatic) A very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.

höjdmätare

An apparatus for measuring altitude.

höjdpunkt

A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. [c. 1610]

höjning

An abrupt increase.

hojta

To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.

hökare

An itinerant seller of small goods.

Hokkaido

The second largest island of Japan, capital Sapporo.

holistisk

Related to holism.

hölja i dimma

(intransitive) To become covered with or as if with fog.

höljas

(intransitive) To become covered with or as if with fog.

hölje

A box, sheath, or covering generally.

Holland

A traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland.

holländare

(collective) The people of the Netherlands, or one of certain ethnic groups descending from the people of the Netherlands.

holländsk

Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.

holländska

(collective) The people of the Netherlands, or one of certain ethnic groups descending from the people of the Netherlands.

holme

A small island.

holografisk

In the form of a hologram or holograph.

hologram

A three-dimensional image of an object created by holography.

hölster

A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly.

homeopatisk

Of or pertaining to homeopathy.

homeostas

(physiology) The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.

Homeros

Ancient Greek poet; author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.

homilia

(Christianity) A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.

homo

(colloquial) Not heterosexual, not allosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.

homofil

(dated) A homosexual, a gay man or lesbian, one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons of the same gender; used to emphasize love over sex.

homofob

One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia.

homofobi

Hatred, fear, dislike of, or prejudice against homosexuals, or LGBTQ people in general. [from 1971]

homofobisk

Exhibiting homophobia; characteristic of homophobes.

homofon

(semantics) A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin.

homogen

(geometry, of a space equipped with a group action) Informally: Everywhere the same, uniform, in the sense that any point can be moved to any other (via the group action) while respecting the structure of the space. Formally: Such that the group action is transitively and acts by automorphisms on the space (some authors also require that the action be faithful).

homogenisera

To make homogeneous, to blend or puree.

homograf

A word that is spelled the same as another word, usually having a different etymology.

homosexualitet

Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially, _, offensive) restricted to same-sex sex between males. [1897]

homosexuell

(colloquial) Not heterosexual, not allosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.

homp

A member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet. [from 20th c.]

hon

(personal) The female (typically) person or animal previously mentioned or implied.

hon-

(figuratively) Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting. [from 16th c.]

hona

One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.

Honduras

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Honduras. Capital: Tegucigalpa.

honräv

A female fox.

hönshus

Synonym of hencoop.

honungsdagg

(uncountable) A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi.

hoodie

A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.

hook

(golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the left. (See draw, slice, fade.)

hop

(astronomy) A small number (up to about fifty) of galaxies that are near each other.

hopa

(transitive) To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.

hopfällbar säng

(chiefly, UK) A lightweight portable bed used by the military, campers, etc.

hopkok

A mixture prepared in such a way.

hopp

A sizeable jump, great leap.

hoppa

(intransitive) To jump a short distance.

hoppa bock

(transitive) To jump over some obstacle, as in the game of leapfrog.

hoppa hage

(playground games) A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched on the ground.

hoppa över

(intransitive) To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.

hoppa till

(intransitive) To react to a sudden, often unexpected, stimulus (such as a sharp prick or a loud sound) by jerking the body violently.

hoppande

(heraldry, usually of a quadruped) Depicted in a leaping posture. Gules, a reindeer salient or (arms of Vågå).

hoppas

To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].

hoppeligen

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

hoppfull

feeling hope

hoppfullt

In a hopeful manner. [from 17th c.]

hoppingivande

inspiring hope

hopplängd

The distance traversed by a leap or jump.

hopplös

Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate.

hopplöshet

The loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection.

hoppsan

(colloquial) Acknowledging a mistake.

hopskrivning

(typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.

hor

(narrowly) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse. See more synonyms at Thesaurus:cuckoldry

hör och häpna

Used to express surprise.

hör upp

A call for people to be quiet/stop doing what they are presently doing and pay heed to what they are to be told or shown.

höra

(intransitive) To have its proper place.

höra av sig

(transitive) To establish communication with (something or someone).

höra hemma

(intransitive) To have its proper place.

höra hit

(of a person) To be accepted in a group.

höra sig för

(intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something).

höra till

(intransitive, set theory) (followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol \in means belongs to.

höra upp

(transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.

horaktig

(vulgar) Resembling or befitting a whore.

hörande

Able to hear, as opposed to deaf.

Horatius

Quintus Horatius Flaccus, a poet and philosopher of the Roman Augustan Age (65–8 BCE).

hörbar

Able to be heard.

horbock

(broadly) One who commits adultery.

horhus

A house of prostitution.

horisont

The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.

horisontell

Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.

horisontellt

(crosswords) Horizontally.

horkarl

(broadly) One who commits adultery.

hörlur

A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.

hörlurar

A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.

hormon

(LGBTQ, colloquial, usually, in the plural) Sex hormones, as used in hormone replacement therapy for transgender or intersex people.

hormonell

(hormone) Pertaining to hormones.

hormonstinn

Strongly affected by one's hormones.

hörn

A corner where two walls intersect.

hörna

A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook.

hornämne

(protein) The protein of which hair and nails are composed.

hornblåsare

Someone who plays a bugle.

hornhinna

(anatomy) The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.

hörning

(geometry) Forms the names of plane figures containing a given number of internal angles, and thus bounded by that number of line segments (polygons).

hörnsten

(figuratively) A central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation.

hörsal

A large room for public meetings or performances.

horse

(slang) Heroin (drug).

hörsel

(uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound.

hortikultur

(horticulture) The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.

hos

At the home of.

hosianna

A cry of praise or adoration to God in liturgical use among the Jews, and said to have been shouted in recognition of the Messiahship of Jesus on his entry into Jerusalem; hence since used in the Christian Church.

hospice

(uncountable) The provision of palliative care for terminally ill patients, either at a specialized facility or at a residence, and support for the family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.

hospis

(uncountable) The provision of palliative care for terminally ill patients, either at a specialized facility or at a residence, and support for the family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.

host

Used to represent the sound of a cough (noun sense 1), especially when focusing attention on a following utterance, often an attribution of blame or a euphemism: ahem.

hosta

A sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.

höstack

A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay.

hostning

A sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.

hota

(transitive) To risk or hazard.

hotande

Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.

hotellgäst

A patron or customer in a hotel etc.

hotfull

Threatening in appearance or demeanor.

hötta

(transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.

hov

The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.

hövd

An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.

hovdam

(archaic) A woman of a royal or noble court.

hövding

The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group. [from 13th c.]

hövlig

Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.

hövlighet

(countable) Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, especially through formal instruction.

hövlighets-

Given or done as a polite gesture.

hovman

A person in attendance at a royal court.

hovmästare

A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter.

hovtång

A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.

Hubert

A en given name, borne by an 8th-century bishop of Liège, patron saint of hunters.

Hubertus

A en given name, borne by an 8th-century bishop of Liège, patron saint of hunters.

huckle

A more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.

hud

(countable) The skin of an animal.

hudkräm

(medicine) A viscous aqueous oil or fat emulsion with a medicament added, used to apply that medicament to the skin. (compare with ointment)

hudläkare

A person who is skilled in, professes or practices dermatology.

hugg

A blow with an axe, cleaver, or similar implement.

hugga

(transitive) To fell or chop with an axe.

hugga in

(colloquial) To begin eating.

huggare

(nautical) A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.

huggkubbe

A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.

huggorm

A venomous snake of species Vipera berus, in the family Viperidae, that can be found throughout much of Europe, and as far as East Asia

huggsexa

Chaos; a chaotic situation lacking rules or control.

huggtand

One of the pointed teeth behind the incisors and in front of the premolar teeth.

huggvärja

(history) A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt.

Hugo

(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.

hugsvala

(transitive) To comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc.

huj

(colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time. [from 1780.]