Swedish–English dictionary

matcha

(transitive) To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.

mate

(uncountable) A beverage, resembling tea, made from the dried leaves of this plant.

matematiker

An expert on mathematics; someone who studies mathematics.

matematikexempel

(often plural) An arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily limited to addition).

matematikuppgift

(often plural) An arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily limited to addition).

materia

Of, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.

material

Of, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.

materialisation

The conversion of something into a physical form.

materialisera

(transitive) To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.

materialisering

The conversion of something into a physical form.

materiell

Of, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.

matfantast

(colloquial) A person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet.

matgäst

Someone who pays for meals and lodging in a house rather than a hotel.

Mathias

A en given name, derived from the same source as Matthew.

matho

A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.

Matilda

A en given name.

mätinstrument

A measuring or displaying device.

matjord

(agriculture, horticulture) The upper layer of soil, typically most fertile and in which it is the easiest to start new plants.

matkännare

A connoisseur in eating and drinking; someone who takes their food seriously.

matkultur

(countable, uncountable) A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.

matlåda

A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.

matlagning

(uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.

matlust

The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.

mätning

The act or result of measuring.

matnörd

(colloquial) A person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet.

matnyttig

Promoting strength; nourishing.

matolja

A purified fat taken from plant material that is commonly used in cooking, e.g. olive oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, etc.

maträtt

(metonym) A specific type of prepared food.

matriark

A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.

matriarkat

The position of a matriarch.

matros

In particular, a member of the crew of a (civilian or military) vessel, as opposed to a captain, admiral, etc.; a mariner; a common seaman.

matsal

(chiefly, US, Canada) A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above), provided, or brought in from elsewhere.

matsmältning

The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.

matspjälkning

The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.

matställe

(US) A typically small restaurant, historically modeled after a railroad dining car, that serves lower-class fare, normally having a counter with stools along one side and booths on the other.

matstrupe

The throat or esophagus.

matt

(chess) The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.

matta

A piece of music, normally instrumental, over which a radio DJ talks.

mättad

Highly concentrated, or packed into a small space.

mättande

Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach.

mattas

(intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.

Matteus

A en given name of biblical origin.

Matteusevangeliet

(biblical) The Gospel of St. Matthew, the first book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the first of the four gospels, a book attributed to Matthew the Evangelist.

måttfull

Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate. [From early 17th c.]

måttfullhet

The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes

matthet

Lethargy or lack of energy; fatigue, languor, listlessness

Mattias

A en given name of biblical origin.

måttlig

Not excessive; acting in moderation

måttlighet

Moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence.

mättnad

The act of saturating or the process of being saturated.

mättning

The act of saturating or the process of being saturated.

måttstock

A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.

matvara

Anything edible.

mätvärde

Value (quantity, magnitude, extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring.

matvrak

One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.

Mauritius

The main island of the country of Mauritius.

Mauritz

A en given name, equivalent to English Morris.

mausoleum

A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.

max

(informal) Maximum; maximal.

maxim

A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.

maximal

Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.

Maximilian

A en given name, rare in English.

May

A en given name, usually pet name for Mary and Margaret, reinforced by the month and plant meaning.

MC

Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle.

meander

(geography) One of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse

mecenat

An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.

mecka

(figuratively, sometimes, _, offensive) Any place considered to be a very important place to visit by people with a particular interest.

meckig

Hard to deal with, complicated.

med

In company; together.

med all aktning för

(formal) With all due respect to.

med all respekt för

(formal) With all due respect to.

med andra ord

(conjunctive, idiomatic) Stated or interpreted another way; Used to introduce an explanation, simplification, or clarification.

med barn

(mostly, not comparable) Carrying developing offspring within the body.

med detsamma

In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

med en gång

Immediately; now; right away.

med ens

Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

med flera

And others; to complete a list, especially of persons, as authors of a published work.

med flit

In an intentional manner; on purpose.

med glimten i ögat

(idiomatic) Not intended seriously; jocular or humorous.

med huva

(of clothing) Fitted with a hood.

med kapuschong

(of clothing) Fitted with a hood.

med tanke på

Considering; taking into account.

med uppsåt

(legal) Done with intent.

med-

Together: the root word is done co-incidently.

medaljong

A cut of meat resembling a large medal.

medaljör

Someone who has received a medal. [from 18th c.]

medan

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

medarbetare

A person who works with others towards a common goal.

medborgare

A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role. [from 14th c.]

medborgarskap

The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.

medborgerlig

Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.

medbrottsling

(legal) A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator. [from 1414]

meddela

(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.

meddelande

A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.

mede

A runner of a sled.

medel

An instrument or condition to achieve a result. [late 14th c.]

medel-

Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.

medelbar

Acting through a mediating agency, indirect.

medelhavs

Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region.

medelmåttig

Not excellent or outstanding, usually disappointingly so.

medelmåttlighet

(uncountable) The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.

medelpunkt

(figuratively, by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.

medelst

Using as an instrument; by means of.

medeltal

(mathematics) The arithmetic mean.

medelvärde

Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium. [from 14th c.]

meder

Any of a Western Iranian people who inhabited the ancient region of Media.

medfödd

(of a trait or a disease) Present since birth.

medföra

(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

medgärningsman

(legal) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.

medge

(transitive, or, intransitive) To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).

medgivande

A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.

medgörlig

Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.

medhjälpare

(legal) A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator. [from 1414]

media

(often, treated as, _, uncountable) Means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information.

median

(statistics) A number separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample, population, or probability distribution. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to highest value and picking the middle one (e.g., the median of {3, 3, 5, 9, 11} is 5). If there is an even number of observations, then there is no single middle value; the median is then usually defined to be the mean of the two middle values. [from 19th c.]

medicin

(uncountable, countable) A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.

medicinera

(transitive) To prescribe or administer medication to.

medicinsk

Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.

Medien

(historical) A geographic region and ancient satrapy of the Persian Empire in northwestern Iran, originally inhabited by the Medes.

medier

(often, treated as, _, uncountable) Means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information.

medioker

Not excellent or outstanding, usually disappointingly so.

meditation

Holy meditation.

meditera

(intransitive) To sit or lie down and come to a deep rest while still remaining conscious.

mediterran

Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region.

medkänsla

(by extension, psychology) Deep awareness of the individual experiences of suffering of others or themselves that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such experiences, as reflected by the psychological term self-compassion.

medla

(transitive) To resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties.

medlare

One who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement.

medlem

One who belongs to a group.

medlemskap

(math) The fact of being a member of a set.

medlidande

The act of commiserating; sorrow for the hardships or afflictions of another; pity; compassion.

medling

Negotiation to resolve differences conducted by an impartial party.

medljud

(phonetics) A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.

medlöpare

A person who cooperates traitorously with an enemy.

medlut

A sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road.

medmänniska

A kindred member of humanity.

medmänsklighet

(uncountable) The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.

medömkan

(uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.

medryckande

(of a tune or phrase) Instantly appealing and memorable.

medskickad

Contained; held within a container.

medskyldig

(legal) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.

medskyldighet

The state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing.

medsols

In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.

medsyster

Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through the same biological sex, gender or common membership in a community, race, profession, religion, organization, or ism.

medtävlare

A person or organization against whom one is competing.

medurs

In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.

Medusa

(Greek mythology) The youngest and only mortal of the three gorgon sisters, killed by Perseus.

medverkan

The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.

medvetande

(uncountable) The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.

medveten

Sapient; self-aware.

medveten närvaro

(Buddhism, psychology) Paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally.