Swedish–English dictionary

kringresande

Habitually travelling from place to place. [from 1560s]

kringskära

To limit narrowly; to restrict.

kris

(psychology) A traumatic or stressful change in a person's life.

krispig

Having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.

Krista

A en given name.

kristallin

Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.

kristallinisk

Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.

kristallisera

(transitive, chemistry, physics) To make something form into crystals.

kristallkrona

A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling.

kristen

(not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.

kristendom

An Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ.

kristenhet

The Christian world; Christ's Church on Earth. [from 14th c.]

Kristi födelse

(Christianity) The birth of Jesus as described in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.

Kristina

A en given name.

kristlig

(not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.

krita

(geology) The geologic period within the Mesozoic era that comprises lower and upper epochs from about 146 to 66 million years ago.

kriterium

A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.

kritik

(uncountable) The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed

kritisera

(transitive) To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame.

kritisera småsaker

(figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.

kritisk

(computing) Causing a sudden end to the running of a program.

kroat

An inhabitant of Croatia, or a person of Croatian descent.

Kroatien

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Croatia. Capital and largest city: Zagreb. Part of Yugoslavia until 1991.

kroatisk

Of or pertaining to Croatia, the Croatian people or their language.

kroatiska

Of or pertaining to Croatia, the Croatian people or their language.

krock

An instance of colliding.

krocka

(intransitive) To collide with something destructively; to fall or come down violently.

krockera

(transitive, games) To play a shot in the game of croquet in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet.

krockering

(countable, games) A shot in this game in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet.

krocket

(uncountable, games) A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets).

krockkudde

(automotive) A protective system in automobiles in which when a crash occurs, a bag containing nitrogen, formed by the explosive decomposition of sodium azide, quickly inflates in front of the driver or passenger, preventing injury to the head. Side air bags, including the back seat passengers, also prevent injury.

krog

(mathematics) The sign indicating that the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, conventionally placed above the digit(s) to show that it applies to the characteristic only and not to the mantissa.

krök

A curve.

kröka

(transitive, figurative) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.

krokant

A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.

krokig

Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.

krokna

(intransitive) To become curved.

krökning

A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).

krokodil

Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.

kroksabel

A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.

krökt

Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.

krokus

A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.

krom

A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.

kromosom

(cytology, genetics) A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.

krona

(religion) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.

krona på verket

(figurative) A crowning achievement, culmination or finishing touch.

kronärtskocka

(countable) A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.

kronblad

(botany) One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored.

krönika

A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.

Krönikebok

(book of the bible) A book of the Jewish Tanakh, divided into two Books of Chronicles in the Christian Bible.

krönikeförfattare

A person who writes a chronicle or chronicles.

krönikeskrivare

A person who writes a chronicle or chronicles.

krönikör

A person who writes a chronicle or chronicles.

kröning

(specifically, also, attributively) An act or the ceremony of formally investing a sovereign or the sovereign's consort with a crown and other insignia of royalty, on or shortly after their accession to the sovereignty.

kroniskt

In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree.

kronist

A person who writes a chronicle or chronicles.

kronologi

(uncountable) The science of determining the order in which events occurred.

kronologisk

(films, shows, books, etc) Relating to the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur within a story, rather than the order in which they are released.

Kronos

(Greek god) The personification of time.

krontak

The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.

kropp

(geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).

kroppsarbetare

One who uses bodily strength rather than intellect to earn a wage, usually hourly.

kroppsbyggnad

A human body or the structure thereof; the size, shape, sturdiness etc. of a person's body as described in a certain way; one's build.

kroppspulsåder

(anatomy) The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.

kroppsställning

The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands.

kroppsvätska

(anatomy) Any liquid portion of the body, such as blood, urine, semen, saliva, especially when expelled.

Krösa-Maja

(figurative) A fake-news disseminator; A conspiracy-theory propagator.

krossa

To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.

krossår

An irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue.

krossas

To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.

krossboll

(football) A pass in which the ball is kicked from a side of the pitch to a position close to the opponent’s goal.

krubba

A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay.

krucifix

An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.

kruka

A vessel used for brewing or serving drinks: a coffeepot or teapot.

krukmakare

One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.

krullig

Having curls.

krum

Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.

krupp

(pathology) An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty.

krus

(obsolete) An earthen or pewter cup or mug used for drinking liquor.

krusbär

A fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.

kruserlig

According to the required or usual ceremonies, formalities, or rituals; specifically (Christianity, obsolete) , to ceremonial laws in the Bible.

krusiduller

A small, showy ornament, especially a piece of jewellery.

krusning

A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.

krut

An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.

krux

A puzzle or difficulty.

kry

Healthy.

krycka

A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.

krydda

(mining) To blast metal into (as a portion of a mine) in order to cause to appear to be a productive seam.

kryddig

Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.

kryddnejlika

(uncountable, or, countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

kryddsalvia

The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.

kryddstark

(of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.

krympa

(ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.

krympling

(offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.

krympning

The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.

kryp

(gambling, slang) A metal clip attached to the underside of a table, etc. to hold hidden cards, as a form of cheating.

krypa

(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.

krypande

Excessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions; fawning, subservient, servile.

kryperi

Flattery; fulsome praise.

kryphål

(figurative) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.

krypin

A small, snug room which may be used as a place of privacy and safety by children

krypskytt

A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.

krypta

An underground vault.

kryptera

To convert plain text into cipher.

kryptering

(cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.

kryptografi

The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of messages, sender authentication, non-repudiation of messages, and many other related issues), regardless of the used medium such as pencil and paper or computers.

krypton

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.

kryptonit

(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable.

kryptovaluta

A digital currency based on a cryptographic system, usually having no central issuing or regulating authority.

krysantemum

Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.

kryss

(games, puzzles) A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.

kryssa

To mark with an X.

kryssfaner

(countable) A specific grade or type of this construction material.

kryssning

A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.

kryssruta

(graphical user interface) An on-screen box that can be optionally filled with a check mark, to enable or disable a setting.

krysta

(intransitive) To exert downward pressure on one's abdomen, as in giving birth, forcing out feces, and some similar bodily maneuvers.

ktonisk

Dwelling within the underworld. [from late 18th c.]

kub

Any object more or less in the form of a cube.

Kuba

A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean. Capital and largest city: Havana.

kubbe

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.

kubik-

(geometry) Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.

kubisk

(geometry) Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.

kucku

The two-note vocalisation made by the male of the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), or imitation of this by a cuckoo clock.

kudde

A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.

kuddvar

A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows.

kuf

An eccentric or unusual person.

kugg

A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.

kugga

(ambitransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.

kugge

A tooth on a gear.

kuk

(vulgar, informal) A penis, notably with a sexual or erotic connotation.

kuklös

(slang, vulgar) Without a penis.

kul

Enjoyable or amusing.

kula

A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.

kuli

An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers.

kulinarisk

Relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking.

kuling

(meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.

kuliss

A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.

kull

The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.

kulle

An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.

kullerbytta

Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.

kullersten

(countable) A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.

kullig

(of a landscape) Abundant in hills; having many hills.

kullkasta

(transitive, UK) To thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.

kulm

(rare) Full bloom or reproductive maturity.

kulmage

A large, protruding, or swollen abdomen; a paunch. [from 18th c.]

kulmen

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]

kulminera

(intransitive, figuratively) To reach a climax; to come to a decisive point, especially an end or conclusion.

kulör

A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.

kult

(religion) The veneration, devotion, and religious rites given to a deity (especially in a historical polytheistic context), or (in a Christian context) to a saint; a subset of worship.

kultförklarad

Enjoyed by a small, loyal group.