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ikterus
(pathology) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine. [from early 14th c.]
Iliaden
A famous ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War, attributed to Homer.
illa
(semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
illaluktande
Having an unpleasant odor.
illamående
Nauseated; having an urge to vomit. [from 20th c.]
illasinnad
Harmful or evil in intent or effect.
illasmakande
Having a bad or foul taste.
illavarslande
Which bodes evil; portending bad things.
illdåd
That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
illegal
Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law.
illegal handel
The illegal trade or exchange of goods, often drugs.
illegitim
Not in accordance with the law.
illegitimitet
The state of being illegitimate.
iller
Mustela putorius, related to mink and weasels, native to Europe and parts of Asia, and from which certain of the animals called ferrets have been domesticated.
illgärning
That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
illikvid
(finance) Lacking liquidity; unable to be converted into cash.
illistig
Sly, cunning, full of tricks.
illitterat
Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.
illojal
Not loyal, without loyalty.
illojalitet
(uncountable) The quality of being disloyal.
illusion
(countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
illusionist
One who works with illusion or sleight of hand.
illusorisk
Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal.
illuster
Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known. [from mid 16th c.]
illustrativt exempel
An instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate the rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of the rule.
illustratör
a person who draws pictures (especially illustrations in books or magazines)
illvilja
A spiteful or vengeful attitude; a grudge; dislike.
illvillig
Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.
ilsk
(of people or tempers) Easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered.
ilska
A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to yell, say curse words, and/or physically harm or cause damage or destruction to things or attack or assault living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, or unfair or unjust treatment, or a situation not going the way one had desired or planned.
ilsken
Displaying or feeling anger.
image
A characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is or wishes to be perceived by others.
imaginär
Existing only in the imagination.
imam
(usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor.
imitera
To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.
imma
(intransitive) To become obscured in condensation or water.
imma igen
(intransitive) To become obscured in condensation or water.
imma sig
(intransitive) To become obscured in condensation or water.
Immanuel
(Christianity) This figure, regarded by Christians as the Messiah or Christ.
immig
(intransitive) To become obscured in condensation or water.
immigrant
A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.
immigration
The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.
immigrera
(intransitive) To move into a foreign country to stay permanently.
immun
(usually with "from") Exempt; not subject to.
immun-
(medicine) Of or pertaining to immunity.
immunisera
(transitive) To make someone or something immune to something.
immunisering
(US, uncountable) The process by which any organism's body develops immunity against a pathogen.
imorgon
On the day after the present day.
impala
An African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns.
imperativ
(grammar) Of, or relating to the imperative mood.
imperfekt
(grammar) A tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous.
imperialism
The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.
imperialist
An advocate of imperialism.
imperialistisk
Of, or relating to imperialism.
imperiell
Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
imperium
A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations.
impertinent
Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.
implantat
(medicine) Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly breast implants.
implementation
(electronics) A result of implementing something; a finished product, system or device.
implementera
To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.
implementering
The process of moving an idea from concept to reality. In business, engineering and other fields, implementation refers to the building process rather than the design process.
implicera
(transitive, of a proposition) To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.
implikatur
(pragmatics) An implied meaning that does not semantically entail.
implodera
(transitive) To cause to collapse or burst inward violently.
imponera
(transitive, informal) To amaze or awe.
imponerad
strongly affected, especially favourably
imponerande
Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; estimable.
impopulär
Lacking popularity.
importera
(transitive) To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
importkvot
(business, economics) A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.
importör
One who, or that which, imports: especially a person or company importing goods into a country.
impotens
Inability to copulate or beget children; sterility, erectile dysfunction, etc.
impotent
Incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection, having impotentia coeundi.
impregnera
(transitive) To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
improduktiv
Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or unproductive; effecting little or nothing
improvisera
To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.
impuls
A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
in
Into.
in i
Into.
in-
(non-productive) Used with certain words to reverse their meaning.
Ina
A en given name.
inaktiv
Not active, temporarily or permanently.
inaktivera
(chiefly, electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).
inaktivitet
The quality of being inactive; idleness; passiveness.
inälva
(anatomy) One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the great cavities of the body of an animal; especially used in the plural, and applied to the organs contained in the abdomen.
inälvor
The internal organs of an animal, especially the intestines. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
inälvsmat
The internal organs of an animal (entrails or innards), used as food.
inandning
The act of inhaling; inbreathing.
Inari
(astronomy) 1532 Inari, a main belt asteroid.
inåtvänd
(psychology) Of or characteristic of the personality of an introvert: thoughtful, reflective.
inavel
(biology) Breeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related.
inavlad
(often, pejorative) Having an ancestry characterized by inbreeding.
inbädda
(transitive) To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.
inbegrepp
The embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.
inberäkna
To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.
inbillad
Existing only in the imagination.
inbillning
Particularly, construction of false images; fantasizing.
inbindning
Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book.
inbiten
Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
inbjuda
(transitive) To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
inbjudan
The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
inbjudning
The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
inblandning
The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.
inbringa
(intransitive) To bring oneself; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.
inbuktning
A small depression or indentation in a surface.
inbyggare
Someone or thing who lives in a place.
inbyggd programvara
(computing, software) Software that is intended for such embedded computer applications.
incidens
The extent or the relative frequency of something happening.
incident
An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.
incitament
Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
incubus
(medieval folklore) An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep.
indämning
(uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.
indämningspolitik
(uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.
indata
Data fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process.
indelning
A structured arrangement of items within certain limits.
indentering
The act of indenting or state of being indented.
index
An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
indian
(countable) An American Indian, a member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, and Yupik). [from 16th c.]
Indianapolis
The capital city of Indiana, United States and the county seat of Marion County, with which the city is consolidated.
indiansk
Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas. [from 16th c.]
indianska
(countable) An American Indian, a member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, and Yupik). [from 16th c.]
Indien
(chiefly, historical, proscribed, _, in modern use) A region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent.
indier
(countable) A person from India. [from 13th c.]
indigestion
(pathology) A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly.
indigo
having a deep purplish-blue colour
indigoblå
A purplish-blue color.
indirekt
Being aside from the main subject, target, or goal.
indisk
Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies. [from 14th c.]
indiska
(countable) A person from India. [from 13th c.]
indiskret
Not discreet; lacking in discretion.
indium
A chemical element (symbol In) with an atomic number of 49: a soft silvery-white metal.
individ
A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
individualism
The moral stance, political philosophy, or social outlook that promotes independence and self-reliance of individual people, while opposing the interference with each person's choices by society, the state, or any other group or institution.
individualistisk
More interested in individual people than in society as a whole.
individuell
Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one.
individuellt
As individuals, separately, independently.
Indokina
(dated) A peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia, consisting of the mainland portion, not including islands such as those of Indonesia.
indoktrinera
To teach (a person) with a biased, one-sided or uncritical ideology; to brainwash.
indoktrinering
The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated.
indolens
Habitual laziness or sloth.
indones
(countable) A person living in or coming from Indonesia.
Indonesien
A country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of Indonesia (since 1950). Capital: Jakarta.
indonesisk
Of or relating to Indonesia or its people or language.
indonesiska
Of or relating to Indonesia or its people or language.
indrag
(typography) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph.
indränka
To make tea (or other beverage) by placing leaves in hot water.
indunstare
A piece of equipment used to evaporate the solvent from a solution.
industri
(countable, business, economics) Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole. Trade.
industrialism
The socioeconomic system based upon the industrial production of manufactured goods, rather than on agriculture.
industriell
Of or relating to industry, notably manufacturing.

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