Appendix : False friends between English and Swedish
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This is a list of English-Swedish false friends , that is, word pairs similar in appearance but different in meaning. Translations may be approximated; see linked entries for details.
English word
Swedish translation
Swedish word
English translation
actual faktisk aktuell present current
afterthought efterkonstruktion påklistrat sent påtänkt eftertanke reflection
announce tillkännage annonsera advertise
be vara be ask pray
beef nötkött biff beefsteak
billion miljard biljon trillion
blanket filt blankett form
blast furnace masugn blästerugn bloomery
branch gren filial bransch industry business
chef kock chef boss
chin haka kind cheek
class lektion klass year
cock 1. tupp kuk
kock chef cook
consequent åtföljande följaktlig konsekvent consistent
craft 1. färdighet hantverk fordon fartyg
kraft force power
cumin spiskummin kummin caraway
delicate ömtålig delikat delicious
detective kriminalpolis detektiv private investigator
discipline idrottsgren disciplin discipline
diverse mångsidig diverse various
effective utförd giltig effektiv efficient
engaged förlovad upptagen engagerad commited
eventually slutligen eventuellt possibly if need be
exam tentamen examen graduation
expedition expedition (journey)
expedition (office)
office
fabric tyg fabrik factory
fart prutt fart speed
fog dimma fog 1. joint seam cause reason
genus släkte (biology)
genus (grammar; social)
gender
gift gåva gift 1. poison married
glass glas glass ice cream
goodies kul saker godis candy
grind mala nöta grind gate
guest medverka delta gästa visit
guilty skyldig giltig valid
harness sele barnsele )
harnesk cuirass
hiss väsa hiss lift elevator
invalid ogiltig invalid disabled crippled
is är is ice
island ö Island Iceland
journal 1. tidskrift dagbok
journal medical record
kinky bisarr kinkig grumpy petulant
kiss kyss kiss pee
lade lasta lade put laid
lame halt lam paralysed
learner elev lärjunge lärare teacher
lift hiss lyfta lift hitchhike
liquor spritdryck likör liqueur
motion rörelse motion exercise
motivate uppmuntra uppmana motivera justify
mundane banal trivial mondän sophisticated elegant
must not får inte måste inte do not have to
necessary nödvändig necessär washbag
neck hals nacke nape
novel roman novell short story
obligation skyldighet obligation bond
offer erbjudande erbjuda offer sacrifice victim
overalls hängselbyxor snickarbyxor overall jumpsuit coverall
paprika paprikapulver paprika bell pepper
paraffin fotogen paraffin paraffin wax
paragraph stycke paragraf section
pencil blyertspenna pensel paintbrush
personal personlig personal staff personnel
personal assistant personal assistant personlig assistent unlicensed assistive personnel
photograph fotografi fotograf photographer
physician läkare fysiker physicist
pig gris pigg 1. energetic very much not tired pin
present oneself visa upp sig presentera sig introduce oneself
receipt kvitto recept 1. recipe prescription
red day blodig dag olycksdag röd dag red letter day
rent hyra ränta interest
semester termin semester vacation holiday
serviceman soldat krigsman tjänsteman official clerk white collar
silicon kisel silikon silicone
simple enkel simpel base common coarse
sleep in sovmorgon sova ut somna in fall asleep die
smoking rökning smoking dinner jacket tuxedo
social secretary organisatör av social sammankomst socialsekreterare social service caseworker welfare administrator
spiritual andlig religös spirituell witty
stark avskalad stark strong
steak biff stek roast
stick pinne sticka sliver matchstick
stool pall stol chair
swamp träsk sumpmark svamp 1. fungus mushroom sponge
tagged märkt taggad psyched up
tips dricks tips hint
toll avgift tull customs
trap fälla trappa staircase stairs
tribute hyllning tribut sacrifice tribute
trim ansa klippa trimma tune up
truck 1. lastbil boggi
truck forklift truck
tweak vrida anpassa tveka hesitate doubt
valor dristighet tapperhet mod valör value denomination rank tint tone
valve 1. ventil hjärtklaff radiorör
valv vault arch
VD (venereal disease) sexuellt överförbar sjukdom VD (verkställande direktör) director CEO
vibrant livaktig intensiv vibrerande vibrating vibrant
vicar kyrkoherde vikarie substitute deputy stand-in
vine ranka klängerväxt vin wine
vocals sång vokaler vowels
warehouse lagerlokal varuhus department store
washbag necessär tvättpåse laundry bag
whitewash limfärg kalkfärg vittvätt white laundry whites
will 1. sak testamente vilja
vill want whish
wink blinka blinkning vink wave
wire ledning metalltråd vajer cable
wrist handled vrist ankle