Swedish–English dictionary

huk

A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.

huka

(intransitive) To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.

huligan

(informal, attributive) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.

huliganism

unruly, aggressive behavior; behavior associated with hooligans

Hulken

A fictional Marvel Comics character who gains superhuman strength when he becomes angry.

hulling

The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.

hum

Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given., A vague idea about something.

human

Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.

humaniora

The study of language, literature, the arts, history, and philosophy, sometimes including religion.

humanist

A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.

humanistisk

Of or pertaining to humanism.

humanitär

Relating to people's welfare.

humankapital

(economics) The stock of competencies, knowledge, habits, social and personality attributes, including creativity, cognitive abilities, embodied in the ability to perform labor so as to produce economic value.

humbug

(countable, slang) A fraud or sham; (uncountable) hypocrisy.

humla

Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.

hummus

A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze.

humör

(uncountable) A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim.

humoristisk

Humorous, amusing or joking.

humus

A large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of microorganisms.

hund

A mammal of the family Canidae:

hundaktig

(informal) Suggestive of or in the manner of a dog.

hundfila

(transitive) To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.

hundkoja

A house or shelter for a dog.

hundra

A numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine.

hundraårsdag

The hundredth anniversary of an event or happening.

hundracka

(dated, or, humorous) A contemptible or inferior dog.

hundrade

The ordinal form of the number one hundred.

hundralapp

A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros).

hundring

A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros).

hundrova

A perennial herb of the genus Bryonia, especially the common wild species Bryonia dioica.

hundsläde

A sled, pulled by dogs over ice and snow.

hundvakt

One who acts as babysitter for a dog in the owner's absence.

hundvalp

A dog with a youthful appearance, or any dog.

hunger

(by extension) Any strong desire or need.

hungersnöd

(transitive, dated, obsolete) To cause or produce a scarcity in something.

hungrig

(figuratively) Eager; having an avid desire or appetite for something.

hunsa

(transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.

hur

(exclamative) Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.

hur sa

(informal, with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.

hur som helst

(Singapore, Singlish, predicative) Random, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration.

huri

(Islam) A beautiful virgin girl supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful.

hurra

(ambitransitive) To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts.

hurrarop

A shout to signify victory.

hurring

(idiomatic) To slap someone on the side of the head, usually as an informal punishment.

hursomhelst

(obsolete) In any way. [16th–19th c.]

hurtig

Full of spirit of life; effervescing.

huruvida

Introduces a disjunctive adverbial clause qualifying the main clause (with correlative or).

hus

A fish, Huso huso, that is a source of caviar, which is found in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.

husa

A female servant; a maid.

husägare

Someone who owns a house.

husande

(witchcraft) An attendant spirit, often in animal or demon form.

husar

A member of the light cavalry of any of several European armies.

husbonde

The owner of an animal or slave.

husdjur

An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.

husfru

(plural "housewives") The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.

husgeråd

Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

hushåll

A nuclear family: a mother and father who are married and cohabiting and their child or children.

hushålla med

(transitive) To manage or administer carefully and frugally; use to the best advantage; economise.

hushållerska

(dated) A female domestic servant, especially one employed for menial work.

hushållsarbete

domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking

husjungfru

A female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant).

huskors

A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.

husmor

(plural "housewives") The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.

husockupant

One who occupies a building or land without title or permission. [from 1788]

husvagn

(US) A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination but is typically permanently left in an area designated for such homes.

huv

In an airplane, the transparent cockpit cover.

huva

A padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg.

huvtröja

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

huvud

Of, relating to, or intended for the head.

huvud-

Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.

huvudakt

(entertainment) The top-billed attraction.

huvudämne

(education, North America, Australia, New Zealand) The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.

huvudbok

(business, accounting) The central accounting record of a company or organization consisting of the accounts that support the value items shown in the major financial statements.

huvudbonad

(uncountable) Anything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc.

huvudduk

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

huvudhopp

A headlong fall, jump or dive.

huvudkål

(by extension) Any of various cultivars of the species Brassica oleracea.

huvudknopp

(slang) The head.

huvudkudde

A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.

huvudkvarter

The center of an organization's operations or administration.

huvudman

Someone who has control over something or someone.

huvudperson

(authorship) The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.

huvudpunkt

(astronomy) The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir.

huvudsaklig

(slang, dated) used as an expression of approval, satisfaction, or delight.

huvudsakligen

(focus) Mainly or principally; almost entirely.

huvudskott

A gunshot to the head.

huvudstol

(finance, uncountable) The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.

huvudstupa

With the head first or down.

huvudsvål

The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from.

hy

The quality, colour, or appearance of the skin on the face.

hyacint

Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa.

hyalin

Glassy, transparent; amorphous.

hybrid

(biology) An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization.

hybris

Excessive pride, presumption, or arrogance (originally toward the gods).

hycklande

Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.

hycklare

Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs. [from early 13th c.]

Hycklarna

The sixty-third sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

hyckleri

The practice of engaging in the same behaviour or activity for which one criticises another; moral self-contradiction whereby the behavior of one or more people belies their own claimed or implied possession of certain beliefs, standards or virtues.

hydda

(US) A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it.

hydra

(biology) Any of several small freshwater polyps of the genus Hydra and related genera, having a naked cylindrical body and an oral opening surrounded by tentacles.

hydrat

(chemistry) A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.

hydraulik

The engineering science that deals with practical applications where liquid is in motion and transmits energy.

hydraulisk

Related to, or operated by, hydraulics.

hydrofobi

(psychology, colloquial) A morbid fear of water; aquaphobia.

hydroxid

(chemistry) A univalent anion (OH−) based on the hydroxyl functional group.

hydroxyl

(chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.

hydroxylgrupp

(chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.

hyfsad

Fair; acceptable; okay.

hygge

(chiefly, UK) Cosiness, comfort, contentment, conviviality. [from 21st c.]

hygien

Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.

hygienisk

Pertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary, free of disease.

hylla

(slang, vulgar) A woman's breasts.

hyllad

famous or widely praised

hyllning

(by extension) An enthusiastic expression of praise.

hylsa

(engineering) A cylindrical casing around the axle of a wheel, a bearing, a gland, etc.

hymn

A hymn of praise or loyalty.

hynda

A mammal of the family Canidae:

hype

(marketing) Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims.

hyperbel

(geometry) A conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola.

hyperbol

(uncountable, rhetoric, literature) Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.

hyperbolisk

(topology) Of, pertaining to, or in a hyperbolic space (a space having negative curvature or sectional curvature).

Hyperion

(Greek god) A Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus and the father of Helios, Selene and Eos.

hyperkapni

(medicine, pathology) The condition of abnormally elevated carbon dioxide in the blood.

hyperlänk

(engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.

hyperlexi

(neuropsychology) The precocious ability to read single words at a very early age.

hypermetropi

(pathology) The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia.

hyperopi

(pathology) The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia.

hyperrymd

(science fiction) A notional space orthogonal to the usual dimensions of space-time often used for faster-than-light travel.

hypersexualitet

Excessive desire for sexual activity, especially when considered high enough to be clinically significant.

hypertoni

(medicine, cardiology) A state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of the intra-ocular fluid.

hypertrofi

(countable, medicine) An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.

hypnos

A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.

hypnotisera

(transitive) To induce a state of hypnosis in.

hypnotism

The art of inducing hypnosis.

hypnotisör

A person who uses hypnotism to induce hypnosis in someone, either for entertainment or therapy.

hypodermisk

Of, or relating to the hypodermis, the layer beneath the dermis.

hypofys

(anatomy) The pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk.

hypokaust

An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath.

hypokonder

A person affected with hypochondria.

hypokondriker

A person affected with hypochondria.

hypokondrisk

Related to, or affected by hypochondria.

hypokorism

(uncountable) The formation of terms of endearment or pet names.

hyponym

(semantics) A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.

hypoplectrus

Any of the fish of the genus Hypoplectrus in the family Serranidae.

hypotalamus

(neuroanatomy) A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.

hypotek

(legal) A special form of secured loan where the purpose of the loan must be specified to the lender, to purchase assets that must be fixed (not movable) property, such as a house or piece of farm land. The assets are registered as the legal property of the borrower but the lender can seize them and dispose of them if they are not satisfied with the manner in which the repayment of the loan is conducted by the borrower. Once the loan is fully repaid, the lender loses this right of seizure and the assets are then deemed to be unencumbered.

hypotension

(medicine, cardiology) The disease or disorder of abnormally low blood pressure.

hypotenusa

(geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

hypotermi

(pathology) Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans.

hypotes

(formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.