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wack {n} (eccentric) | :: galning {c} |
wad {n} (substantial pile (normally of money)) | :: bunt {c} |
wad {n} (ejaculate) | :: sats {c} |
Wadden Sea {prop} (Wadden Sea) | :: Vadehavet |
wade {v} (to walk through water or something that impedes progress) | :: vada |
wading pool {n} (shallow pool) | :: plaskdamm {c} |
waffle {n} (flat pastry) | :: våffla {c} |
waffle iron {n} (a cooking appliance used to make waffles) | :: våffeljärn |
wag {v} (to swing from side to side) | :: vifta |
wag {v} (to not go to school) | :: skolka |
wag {n} (witty person) | :: lustigkurre |
wage {n} (money paid to a worker) | :: lön {c} |
wage {v} (to conduct or carry out) | :: föra |
wage slave {n} (one who works for wages) | :: löneslav {c} |
waggon {n} (wagon) SEE: wagon | :: |
Wagnerian {adj} (of, or characteristic of Richard Wagner, or his music) | :: wagneriansk |
wagon {n} (four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, see also: cart) | :: vagn {c}, kärra {c} |
wagtail {n} (various small passerine birds) | :: ärla {c} |
wainwright {n} (maker of wagons) | :: vagnsmakare {c} |
waist {n} (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach) | :: midja {?} |
waistcoat {n} (a sleeveless, collarless garment) | :: väst {c} |
wait {v} (delay until some event) | :: vänta, bida |
wait {v} (transitive: delay until) SEE: await | :: |
waiter {n} (a server in a restaurant or similar) | :: kypare {c}, servitör, servitris |
waiter {n} (someone who waits) | :: väntande |
wait for {v} (await) SEE: await | :: |
waiting list {n} (ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service) | :: väntelista, kölista, kö {c} |
waiting room {n} (room) | :: väntrum {n} [especially at the doctor's office], väntsal {c} [especially at a train station] |
waitlist {n} (waiting list) SEE: waiting list | :: |
wait on {v} (wait for an event) | :: vänta på |
waitress {n} (female waiter) | :: servitris |
wait up {v} (stay awake) | :: vänta uppe, stanna uppe |
waive {v} (to relinquish; to give up claim to) | :: avsäga sig, avstå från |
wake {v} (to stop sleeping) | :: vakna |
wake {v} (to make somebody stop sleeping) | :: väcka |
wake {n} (period after death) | :: vaka {c} |
wake {n} (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water) | :: kölvatten {n} |
wakefulness {n} (state of being wakeful) | :: vakenhet {c} |
wake up {v} (to (become) awake) | :: vakna |
wake up {v} (to awaken (someone else)) | :: väcka |
wake up on the wrong side of bed {v} (to be irritable) SEE: get up on the wrong side of the bed | :: |
Waldemar {prop} (male given name) | :: Valdemar |
waldmeister {n} (herb) SEE: sweet woodruff | :: |
Wales {prop} (a constituent nation of the UK) | :: Wales |
walk {v} (to move on the feet) | :: gå, gå till fots [idionomic] |
walk {v} (colloquial: to avoid a criminal court case) | :: slippa lös |
walk {v} (colloquial: to be stolen) | :: få fötter |
walk {v} (to travel a distance by walking) | :: gå, promenera [in a relaxed manner], vandra [long distances] |
walk {v} (to take for a walk) | :: gå ut och gå, gå ut med hunden [walk the dog] |
walk {v} (colloquial: to leave, resign) | :: gå, sluta |
walk {v} (to push vehicle alongside oneself) | :: leda |
walk {n} (trip made by walking) | :: promenad {c}, vandring {c} [a longer distance] |
walk {n} (distance walked) | :: promenad {c}, vandring {c} [a long distance] |
walk {n} (manner of walking) | :: gång {c} |
walk {n} (maintained place on which to walk) | :: gång |
walkability {n} (being walkable) | :: promenadvänlighet {c} |
walkable {adj} (able to be walked) | :: promenadvänlig |
walkable {adj} (close enough) | :: på/inom gångavstånd |
walker {n} (person who walks) | :: gående {c}, fotgängare {c}, vandrare {c}, gångare {c} [especially in walking races] |
walker {n} (walking frame) | :: rollator {c} |
walker {n} (shoe designed for comfortable walking) | :: gångsko {c} |
walking cane {n} (walking stick) SEE: walking stick | :: |
walking frame {n} (framework device, see also: baby walker) | :: rullator {c}, gångstol {c} |
walking stick {n} (cane) | :: käpp {c}, spatserkäpp {c} |
walking stick {n} (insect) SEE: stick insect | :: |
walkman {n} (any personal cassette player) | :: freestyle {c} |
walk-on {n} (actor with a small part) | :: statist {c} |
walkout {n} (stoppage of work) SEE: strike | :: |
walk out on {v} (to abandon) | :: överge |
wall {n} (defensive rampart) | :: vall {c} |
wall {n} (structure built for defense surrounding an area) | :: mur {c} |
wall {n} (substantial structure acting as side or division in a building) | :: vägg {c} |
wall {n} (anatomy, zoology, botany: divisive or containing structure) | :: vägg |
wall {v} (to enclose by surrounding with walls) | :: mura |
Wallachia {prop} (region in Romania) | :: Valakiet |
Wallachian {n} (person from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent) | :: valack {c} |
wall barley {n} | :: vildkorn |
wall bars {n} (exercise equipment) | :: ribbstol {c} |
wall clock {n} (clock mounted on a wall) | :: väggklocka {c} |
wallet {n} (case for keeping money) | :: plånbok {c} |
walleye {n} (Sander vitreus) | :: glasögongös, gäddabborre |
wallflower {n} (any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum) | :: gyllenlack, kårel {c} |
wallflower {n} (socially awkward person) | :: blyg viol, vägglus |
wall in {v} (enclose by surrounding with walls) | :: igenmura |
Wallis and Futuna {prop} (an overseas territory of France in Oceania) | :: Wallis och Futuna |
Wallonia {prop} (a region) | :: Vallonien |
Walloon {n} (an inhabitant of Wallonia) | :: vallon |
wallow {v} (to roll oneself about, as in mire; to tumble and roll about; to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to flounder; as, swine wallow in the mire) | :: vältra sig |
wallow {v} | :: vältra sig |
wallpaper {n} (decorative paper for walls) | :: tapet {c} |
wallpaper {n} (computing: image used to cover a desktop) | :: skrivbordsbakgrund {c}, skrivbordsbild {c} |
wallpaper {v} (to cover with wallpaper) | :: tapetsera |
walls have ears {proverb} (be careful about what you say) | :: väggarna har öron, små grytor har också öron |
wall socket {n} (electricity power point) | :: vägguttag {n} |
walnut {n} (tree) | :: valnötsträd {n} |
walnut {n} (nut) | :: valnöt {c} |
walnut {n} (wood) | :: valnötsträ {n}, valnöt {c} |
Walpurgis night {n} (Walpurgis Night) | :: valborgsmässoafton {c} |
walrus {n} (large Arctic marine mammal) | :: valross {c} |
Walter {prop} (male given name) | :: Valter |
waltz {n} (a ballroom dance) | :: vals {c} |
waltz {n} (piece of music) | :: vals {c} |
Wanda {prop} (female given name) | :: Vanda |
wander {v} (to move without purpose or destination) | :: vanka, vandra |
wanderer {n} (one who wanders) | :: vandrare {c} |
wandering Jew {n} (Tradescantia pallida) | :: purpurblad {n} |
wandering Jew {n} (Tradescantia fluminensis) | :: skvallerreva {c} |
wandering Jew {n} (Tradescantia zebrina) | :: zebrablad {n}, zebrina {c} |
Wanderwort {n} (Translations) | :: vandringsord {n} |
wane {v} (to progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity, etc.) | :: avta |
wangle {v} (falsify) SEE: falsify | :: |
wank {v} (intransitive: to masturbate) | :: runka |
wank {v} (transitive: to masturbate) | :: runka av |
wank {n} (act of masturbation) | :: runk {c} |
wannabe {n} (someone who wishes something but lacks the qualifications) | :: wannabe {c} |
want {v} (desire) | :: vilja |
want {n} (lack (of)) | :: brist {c} |
want {v} (lack) SEE: lack | :: |
wanted {adj} (desired) | :: efterlyst, eftersökt |
wanted {adj} (subject to immediate detainment) | :: efterlyst |
wanton {adj} (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free) | :: lössläppt, lättfärdig |
wanton {adj} (capricious, reckless of morals or justice) | :: ohämmad |
wapiti {n} (the American elk) | :: wapiti {c}, wapitihjort {c}, vapiti {c} |
war {n} (conflict involving organized use of arms) | :: krig {n} |
war chest {n} (fund to finance a war) | :: krigskassa {c} |
war chest {n} (fund for some specific campaign) | :: krigskassa {c} |
war child {n} (child who has grown up in wartime) | :: krigsbarn {n} |
war crime {n} (offense for violations of the law of war) | :: krigsförbrytelse {c}, krigsbrott {n} |
war criminal {n} (person guilty of a war crime) | :: krigsförbrytare {c} |
war cry {n} (war cry) | :: stridsrop {n} |
ward {n} (Mormonism: subdivision of church) | :: församling |
-ward {suffix} (forming adverbs) | :: -åt |
ward off {v} (to parry, or turn aside) | :: avvärja |
ward off {v} (to avert or prevent) | :: avvärja |
wardrobe {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
wardrobe {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse | :: |
wardrobe {n} (movable furniture for storing clothes) | :: garderob {c}, skåp {n} |
wardrobe {n} | :: garderob {c} |
wardrobe malfunction {n} ((euphemism) an accidental instance of indecent exposure) | :: fel på garderoben |
ware {n} (product) | :: vara {c} |
warehouse {n} (A place for storing large amounts of products) | :: lagerlokal {c}, lagerlokaler {p}, lager {n}, magasin {n} |
warehouse {v} (store) | :: lager |
warfare {n} | :: krigföring {c} |
war film {n} (film set in wartime) | :: krigsfilm {c} |
war game {n} | :: militärövning {c} |
war game {n} (game) | :: krigsspel {n} |
warhead {n} (part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition) | :: stridsspets {c} |
warlock {n} (male magic-user) | :: trollkarl, häxmästare |
warlord {n} (high military officer in a warlike nation) | :: krigsherre |
warm {adj} (having a temperature slightly higher than usual) | :: varm |
warm {v} (to make or keep warm) | :: värma |
war machine {n} (weapon) | :: krigsmaskin {c} |
war machine {n} (resources) | :: krigsmaskineri {c} |
warm-blooded {adj} (maintaining constant body temperature) SEE: endothermic | :: |
war memorial {n} (commemorial monument) | :: krigsmonument {n}, krigsminnesmärke {n} |
warm front {n} (the trailing edge of a mass of cold air) | :: varmfront {c} |
warmonger {n} (one who advocates war) | :: krigshetsare {c}, krigsivrare {c} |
warm someone's heart {v} (warm the cockles of someone's heart) SEE: warm the cockles of someone's heart | :: |
warmth {n} (moderate heat; sensation of being warm) | :: värme {c} {n} |
warm the cockles of someone's heart {v} (to provide happiness to someone) | :: värma om hjärtat |
warm up {v} (to stretch etc before exercise) | :: värma upp |
warn {v} (to make someone aware of impending danger) | :: varna |
warn {v} (to notify someone of something) | :: varna, förvarna |
Warner {prop} (male given name of Germanic origin) | :: Verner |
warning {n} (instance of warning someone) | :: varning {c} |
warning {n} (something spoken or written that is intended to warn) | :: varning {c} |
warning triangle {n} (a triangle used to warn other road users) | :: varningstriangel {c} |
War on Terrorism {prop} (ongoing campaign by the US and its allies) | :: Kriget mot Terrorismen |
War on Terrorism {prop} (common term for conflict against Islamic terrorism) | :: Kriget mot Terrorismen |
warpath {n} (course of action that leads to hostility) | :: krigsstig {c} |
warrant {v} (to justify) SEE: justify | :: |
warrant {v} (to authorize) SEE: authorize | :: |
warranty {n} (legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised) | :: garanti {c} |
warrior {n} (person actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare) | :: krigare {c}, stridsman {c} |
warrior {n} (person aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity) | :: krigare {c} |
Warsaw {prop} (capital city of Poland) | :: Warszawa |
Warsaw Uprising {prop} (millitary operation) | :: Warszawaupproret {n} |
warship {n} (ship built or armed for naval combat) | :: örlogsfartyg {n} |
wart {n} (type of growth occurring on the skin) | :: vårta {c} |
warthog {n} (a species of wild pig) | :: vårtsvin |
wartime {n} (period of a war) | :: krigstid {c}, ofredstid {c} |
wary {adj} (cautious of danger; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous) | :: försiktig, varsam |
wash {v} (to clean with water) | :: tvätta, tvaga (archaic), två (archaic) |
wash {n} (painting) | :: lavering |
washbasin {n} (basin used for washing, sink) | :: handfat |
washboard {n} (board to do laundry) | :: tvättbräda {c} |
washboard {n} (percussion instrument) | :: tvättbräda {c} |
washer {n} (something that washes) | :: tvättmaskin {c} |
washer {n} (person who washes for a living) | :: tvätterska {c} [woman] |
washer {n} (flat disk) | :: bricka, packning, skiva {c} |
washing {n} (action of the verb "to wash") | :: tvätt {c} |
washing {n} (textiles that have been or are to be washed) | :: tvätt {c} |
washing machine {n} (machine that washes clothes) | :: tvättmaskin {c} |
washing powder {n} (powder for washing clothes) | :: tvättmedel {n} |
Washington, D.C. {prop} (federal capital of the United States of America) | :: Washington {n}, Washington, D.C. {n} |
washing-up {n} (washing of dishes etc.) | :: disk {c} |
washing-up liquid {n} (liquid soap used to wash dishes) | :: diskmedel {n} |
washproof {adj} (able to be washed without damage or loss) | :: tvättäkta |
washroom {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
wash up {v} (wash one's hands and/or face (US)) | :: tvätta händerna, ansiktet |
wash up {v} (be carried on to land by water) | :: spola upp |
wash up {v} (clean utensils, dishes, etc.) SEE: do the dishes | :: |
wasp {n} (insect) | :: geting {c} |
waste {n} (useless by-products, garbage) | :: skräp, avfall |
waste {n} (excrement or urine) | :: avföring |
waste {n} (waste land, desolate region) | :: ödemark |
waste {n} (action of wasting, ineffective use) | :: spill, slöseri {n} |
waste {n} (gradual loss or decay) | :: förfall |
waste {adj} (barren) | :: öde |
waste {adj} (excess) | :: överflödig |
waste {adj} (superfluous; needless) | :: överflödig |
waste {v} (to destroy) | :: ödelägga, föröda |
waste {v} (to decay) | :: förfalla |
waste {v} (to squander) | :: förspilla, förslösa, slösa |
waste {v} (slang: to kill) | :: spilla, förspilla |
waste {v} (to weaken) | :: föröda, försvaga |
wastebasket {n} (wastepaper basket) SEE: wastepaper basket | :: |
wastebasket {n} (garbage can) SEE: garbage can | :: |
wasteful {adj} (inclined to waste) | :: slösaktig |
wasteland {n} (region with no remaining resources; desert) | :: öken, ökenmark |
wasteland {n} (barren and uninteresting place) | :: ödemark {c} |
waste of time {n} (meaningless or fruitless activity) | :: slöseri med tid {n} |
wastepaper basket {n} (small open container for discarded paper) | :: papperskorg {c}, rundarkiv {n} |
waste sorting {n} (separation of waste) | :: sopsortering, källsortering |
waste time {v} (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) | :: spilla tid, ödsla tid, förspilla tid |
wastewater {n} (water containing waste products) | :: avloppsvatten {n}, spillvatten {n} |
watch {n} (portable or wearable timepiece) | :: klocka {c}, ur {n} |
watch {n} (particular time period) | :: vakt {c}, vaktpass {n} |
watch {n} (person or group of people who guard) | :: vakt {c}, vaktpatrull {c} |
watch {n} (group of sailors and officers) | :: vakt {c} |
watch {n} (period of time on duty) | :: vakt {c} |
watch {v} (to look at for a period of time) | :: se på |
watch {v} (to observe) | :: observera, betrakta, iaktta |
watch {v} (to be wary) | :: ta sig i akt, vara försiktig |
watch cap {n} (knitted cap) SEE: beanie | :: |
watchdog {n} (person) | :: tillsynsorgan {n} [organization], tillsyningsman {c} [person], tillsynsman {c} [person], vakthund {c}, väktare {c}, kontrollorgan {n} [organization], övervakningsorgan {n} [organization] |
watchdog {n} (dog) SEE: guard dog | :: |
watcher {n} (guard) SEE: guard | :: |
watchlist {n} (list for special attention) | :: bevakningslista {n} |
watchmaker {n} (person who repairs (and originally made) watches) | :: urmakare {c} |
watch one's mouth {v} (watch one's mouth) | :: vårda språket |
watch out {v} (to use caution) | :: se upp |
watch pocket {n} (pocket for carrying pocket watch) | :: västficka {c}, klockficka {c} |
watchtower {n} (observation tower) | :: vakttorn {n} |
watchword {n} (word used as expressive of a principle) | :: lösen {c}, motto {n}, slagord {n}, valspråk {n}, slogan {c}, stridsrop {n} |
watchword {n} (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard) | :: lösenord {n}, lösen {c} |
water {n} (mineral water) SEE: mineral water | :: |
water {v} (to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants)) | :: vattna, ge vatten, vattna |
water {v} (to provide (animals) with water) | :: vattna |
water {v} (colloquial: to urinate) | :: kasta vatten |
water {v} (dilute) | :: späda ut |
water {n} (clear liquid H₂O) | :: vatten {n}, vätur [obsolete] |
water {n} (one of the basic elements) | :: vatten {n} |
water {n} (body of water, or specific part of it) | :: vatten {n-p}, vatten {n} |
water balloon {n} (small rubber or latex balloon, filled with water and used as an informal weapon) | :: vattenballong {c} |
water bear {n} (A member of the phylum Tardigrada) | :: björndjur {n}, trögkrypa {c} |
waterbird {n} (waterfowl) | :: sjöfågel {c} |
waterboarding {n} (torture technique) | :: skendränkning {c} |
water bottle {n} (A bottle used for carrying water) | :: vattenflaska |
water carrier {n} (Aquarius) SEE: Aquarius | :: |
water chestnut {n} (Eleocharis dulcis) | :: vattenkastanj {c} |
water clock {n} (device for measuring time) | :: vattenur |
water closet {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
water closet {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
watercolor {n} (a painting technique) SEE: watercolour | :: |
watercolor {n} (an artwork) SEE: watercolour | :: |
watercolor {n} (any paint used in this method) SEE: watercolour | :: |
watercolor {adj} (pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor) SEE: watercolour | :: |
watercolorist {n} (a painter who paints watercolors) SEE: watercolourist | :: |
watercolour {n} (painting) | :: akvarell |
watercolourist {n} (artist who paints watercolours) | :: akvarellmålare, akvarellist |
watercourse {n} (channel through which water flows) | :: vattendrag |
watercress {n} (Nasturtium officinale) | :: källfräne, källkrasse {c}, vattenkrasse {c} |
water cycle {n} (the natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation) | :: vattnets kretslopp {n} |
water dog {n} (water dog) | :: vattenhund |
water down {v} (to dilute) | :: späda ut |
water down {v} (to make weaker) | :: urvattna |
water down {v} (to simplify) | :: urvattna |
watered-down {adj} | :: urvattnad |
waterfall {n} (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) | :: vattenfall {n} |
waterfall {n} (waterfall-like outpouring) | :: vattenfall {n}, fors {c} |
water fight {n} (activity where the participants get each other wet) | :: vattenkrig {n} |
waterfowl {n} (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) | :: sjöfågel {c} |
water gun {n} (toy gun used to shoot water) SEE: squirt gun | :: |
water hemlock {n} (plant in the genus Cicuta) SEE: cowbane | :: |
waterhole {n} (depression in which water collects) | :: vattenhål {n} |
watering can {n} (utensil for watering plants) | :: vattenkanna {c} |
watering hole {n} (depression) SEE: waterhole | :: |
watering pot {n} (watering can) SEE: watering can | :: |
waterish {adj} (watery) SEE: watery | :: |
water level {n} (level of a body of water) | :: vattenstånd {n} |
water level {n} (level of water table below ground) | :: grundvattennivå {c} |
water level {n} (waterline of a ship) | :: djupgående {n} |
water lily {n} (Any members of Nymphaeaceae) | :: näckros {c} |
waterlogged {adj} | :: vattensjuk [of soil], vattendränkt, vattenfylld |
watermark {n} (translucent design impressed on paper) | :: vattenstämpel {c}, vattenmärke {n} |
watermelon {n} (plant) | :: vattenmelon {c} |
watermelon {n} (fruit) | :: vattenmelon {c} |
watermill {n} (mill powered by water) | :: vattenkvarn {c}, vattenmölla {c} [Scanian dialect] |
water of crystallization {n} (water present in crystals) | :: kristallvatten {n} |
water parsnip {n} (Sium gen. et spp.) | :: märke |
water pipe {n} (water conduit) | :: vattenledning {c}, vattenledningsrör {n} |
water pipe {n} (tobacco smoking device) | :: vattenpipa |
water pipe {n} (narcotics smoking device) | :: vattenpipa {c} |
water pistol {n} (toy gun used to shoot water) SEE: squirt gun | :: |
water pollution {n} (water pollution) | :: vattenförorening {c} |
water polo {n} (a water sport) | :: vattenpolo |
water polo player {n} (player of water polo) | :: vattenpolospelare {c} |
water pox {n} (A common childhood disease caused by virus) | :: vattkoppor |
waterproof {adj} (unaffected by water) | :: vattentät, vattenfast, vattentålig |
waterproof {adj} (made or covered with material that doesn't let water in) | :: vattentät |
water rail {n} (Rallus aquaticus) | :: vattenrall {c} |
watershed {n} (boundary between adjacent catchment basins) | :: vattendelare |
watershed {n} (critical point marking a change in course or development) | :: vattendelare {c}, vägskäl {n}, skiljeväg {c} |
watershed {n} (drainage basin) SEE: drainage basin | :: |
water shrew {n} (Eurasian water shrew) | :: vattennäbbmus |
water ski {n} (ski used for water skiing) | :: vattenskida {c} |
water ski {v} (ride on water skis) | :: åka vattenskidor |
water skiing {n} (water sport) | :: vattenskidåkning {c} |
waterskin {n} (container) | :: vattenlägel {c}; vattenskinn {n} [role games terminology] |
water slide {n} (a recreational slide with water flowing down it) | :: vattenrutschbana {c} |
water-soluble {adj} (dissolving easily in water) | :: vattenlöslig |
watersport {n} (sport) | :: vattensport |
watersport {n} (sexual practice) | :: pisslekar {c-p} |
water strider {n} (any of a number of predatory insects in the family Gerridae) | :: skräddare {c}, vattenlöpare {c}, vattenmätare {c} |
water tap {n} (a spout connected to a socket to provide water from the main water supply) | :: vattenkran |
watertight {adj} (tightly made) | :: vattentät |
water tower {n} (tank of water) | :: vattentorn {n} |
water vapor {n} (water in a gaseous state) | :: vattenånga {c} |
watery {adj} (wet, soggy or soaked with water) | :: våt, vattnig, blöt, sur |
watery {adj} (tearful) SEE: tearful | :: |
waterzooi {n} (Flemish stew) | :: gryta {c} |
watt {n} (derived unit of power) | :: watt {c} |
waulk {v} (full) SEE: full | :: |
wave {v} (to move back and forth repeatedly) | :: vanka, vanka av och an |
wave {v} (to wave one’s hand) | :: vinka |
wave {n} (moving disturbance, undulation) | :: våg {m}, bölja {f} |
waveform {n} (mathematics) | :: vågform {c} |
waveform {n} (physics) | :: vågform {c} |
wavefunction {n} (notion in quantum mechanics) | :: vågfunktion {c} |
wavelength {n} (the length of a single cycle of a wave) | :: våglängd {c} |
wavenumber {n} (measure of the number of waves) | :: vågtal {n} |
wave-particle duality {n} (concept applying to matter and radiation) | :: våg-partikeldualitet |
waver {v} (to shake or tremble) | :: skälva |
wavy {adj} (rising or swelling in waves) | :: vågig |
wavy {adj} (full of waves) | :: vågig |
wavy {adj} (undulating) | :: vågig |
wavy {adj} (waved) | :: vågig |
wax {n} (oily, water-resistant substance) | :: vax {n} |
wax {v} (literary: grow) | :: växa {n} |
wax {n} (beeswax) SEE: beeswax | :: |
wax {n} (earwax) SEE: earwax | :: |
wax paper {n} (semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating) | :: smörgåspapper {n}, smörpapper {n} |
waxwing {n} (songbird of genus Bombycilla) | :: sidensvans |
way {adv} (very) SEE: very | :: |
way {adv} (far) SEE: far | :: |
way {n} (road, direction, path) | :: väg {c} |
way {n} (method or manner) | :: sätt {n}, vis {c} |
way {adv} (much) SEE: much | :: |
waybill {n} (document that lists the final destination (and other details) of each part of a cargo) | :: fraktsedel {c} |
wayfarer {n} (traveller) | :: vägfarande |
way in {n} (entrance) | :: ingång {c} |
Way of the Cross {n} (series of images) | :: korsväg {c} |
way out {n} (exit) SEE: exit | :: |
way out {n} (solution) | :: utväg |
way too {adv} (all too, much too, to a degree that is very excessive) | :: alltför |
wayward {adj} (given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray) | :: egensinnig |
wayward {adj} (obstinate, contrary and unpredictable) | :: opålitlig |
W-boson {n} (fundamental particle) | :: W-boson {c} |
WC {n} (abbreviation for water closet) | :: wc |
we {pron} (the speakers, or the speaker(s) and other person(s) not being addressed (exclusive we: he or she or they and I)) | :: vi |
weak {adj} (lacking in force or ability) | :: svag, vek |
weak {adj} (dilute, lacking in taste or potency) | :: svag |
weak {adj} (grammar: regular in inflection) | :: svag |
weak {adj} (physics: one of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay) | :: svag |
weak {adj} | :: svag |
weaken {v} (to make weaker) | :: försvaga |
weaken {v} (to become weaker) | :: försvagas, mattas |
weaker vessel {n} (a woman; women collectively) | :: det svagare kärlet, det svagare könet {n} |
weakling {n} (person of weak or even sickly physical constitution) | :: ynkling, vekling {c} |
weakling {n} (person of weak character) | :: ynkling |
weakness {n} (condition of being weak) | :: svaghet {c} |
weakness {n} (special fondness) | :: svaghet {c}, fäbless {c} |
weal {n} (community welfare) | :: väl {n}, välstånd {n} |
wealth {n} (riches; valuable material possessions) | :: rikedom {c}, förmögenhet {c}, välstånd {c} |
wealth {n} (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) | :: rikedom {c}, förmögenhet {c}, välstånd {c} |
wealth {n} (power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money) | :: makt {c}, mäktighet {c}, välgång {c} |
wealthy {adj} (rich) | :: rik |
wean {v} (to cease giving milk) | :: avvänja |
wean {v} | :: avvänja |
weapon {n} (instrument of attack or defense in combat) | :: vapen {n} |
weaponless {adj} (lacking a weapon) | :: vapenlös |
weapon of mass destruction {n} (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) | :: massförstörelsevapen {n} |
weaponsmith {n} (a person skilled at making edged weapons) | :: vapensmed {c} |
wear {v} (to have on (clothes)) | :: bära, ha på sig |
wear {v} (to erode due to use) | :: slita |
wear {v} (to exhaust physically) | :: trötta ut |
wear {v} (nautical: to bring to other tack by bringing the wind around the stern) | :: vända undan vinden |
wear {n} (clothing) | :: klädsel {c} |
wear {n} (damage) | :: slitage {n}, nötning {c} |
weary {adj} (tired, fatigued) | :: trött |
weary {adj} (expressive of fatigue) | :: trött |
weary {v} (to make weary) | :: trötta, trötta ut |
weary {v} (to become weary) | :: tröttna |
weasel {n} (least weasel, Mustela nivalis) | :: vessla |
weasel {n} | :: vessla |
weather {n} (state of the atmosphere) | :: väder {n} |
weather {n} (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) | :: väder {n}, väder och vind, vädrets makter {n-p} |
weather {n} (nautical: windward side of a ship) | :: lovart |
weather {v} (to expose to weather) | :: pröva |
weather {v} (to endure an event) | :: uthärda, utstå, genomlida, övervara |
weather {n} (situation) SEE: situation | :: |
weather balloon {n} (meteorological balloon) | :: väderballong |
weather forecast {n} (prediction of future weather) | :: väderprognos {c} |
weather forecaster {n} (person who forecasts the weather) | :: meteorolog {c} |
weathering {n} (breaking down of rocks) | :: vittring {c} |
weatherman {n} (weather forecaster) | :: meteorolog {c} |
weather map {n} (map showing the analysis of meteorological quantities) | :: väderkarta {c} |
weatherperson {n} (weatherman) SEE: weatherman | :: |
weather report {n} (translations) | :: väderrapport {c} |
weatherstrip {n} (material used to prevent cold air from entering) | :: fönsterremsa {c} [for windows] |
weather vane {n} (a device showing the direction of the wind) | :: vindflöjel {c} |
weave {v} (to form something by passing strands of material over and under one another) | :: väva |
weave {v} (to spin a cocoon or a web) | :: spinna |
weave {n} (a type or way of weaving) | :: väv {c} |
weaver {n} (one who weaves) | :: vävare {c}, väverska {c} |
weaver {n} (bird in the family Ploceidae) | :: vävare {c}, vävarfågel {c} |
web {n} (the World Wide Web (also spelled Web)) | :: webb {n}, webb {c} |
web {n} (a fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds) | :: simhud |
web {n} (spiderweb) SEE: spiderweb | :: |
web address {n} (URL) | :: webbadress {c} |
web app {n} (web application) SEE: web application | :: |
web application {n} (computer application) | :: webbapplikation {c} |
web browser {n} (a computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web) | :: webbläsare |
webcam {n} (video camera viewed over a network) | :: webbkamera {c} |
web colors {n} (complete palette of colors that are displayed on the web and on the computer) | :: HTML-färger |
web conference {n} (meeting, presentation or communication conducted via the World Wide Web) | :: webbkonferens |
web design {n} (creation of web pages) | :: webbdesign {c} |
weber {n} (derived unit of magnetic flux) | :: weber {c} |
webfoot {n} (foot) | :: simfot {c} |
webinar {n} (interactive seminar conducted via Internet) | :: webbinar |
weblication {n} (web application) SEE: web application | :: |
weblog {n} (blog) SEE: blog | :: |
web page {n} (a single page in a website) | :: webbsida |
web server {n} (software) | :: webbserver {c} |
web server {n} (computer) | :: webbserver {c} |
website {n} (a collection of pages on the World Wide Web) | :: webbplats, sajt, webbsajt, hemsida |
wedding {n} (marriage ceremony) | :: bröllop {n}, vigsel {c} |
wedding cake {n} (cake used as part of a wedding ceremony) | :: bröllopstårta {c} |
wedding dress {n} (the clothing worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony) | :: brudklänning {f} |
wedding gown {n} (wedding dress) SEE: wedding dress | :: |
wedding ring {n} (a ring symbolizing marriage) | :: vigselring {c} |
wedge {n} (simple machine) | :: kil {c} |
wedge {n} (piece of food etc.) | :: bit {c} |
wedge {n} (flank of cavalry) | :: kil {c} |
wedge {n} (type of golf club) | :: wedge {c} |
wedge {n} (group of birds flying in V formation) | :: plog {c} |
wedge {n} (one of a pair of wedge-heeled shoes) | :: kilklackssko {c} |
wedge {v} (to support or secure using a wedge) | :: kila |
wedge {v} (to force into a narrow gap) | :: kila in, kila fast |
wedge {n} (typography: háček) SEE: háček | :: |
wedge-tailed eagle {n} (eaglehawk) SEE: eaglehawk | :: |
wedgie {n} (prank in which a person's underpants are pulled up sharply) | :: kalsongryck {n} |
Wednesday {n} (day of the week) | :: onsdag {c} |
wee {adj} (small, little) | :: liten |
wee {n} | :: kiss, pink, piss, urin |
wee {v} | :: pinka, pissa, kissa |
weed {n} (cigar) SEE: cigar | :: |
weed {n} (the weed) SEE: tobacco | :: |
weed {n} (unwanted plant) | :: ogräs |
weed {n} (slang: marijuana) | :: gräs {n}, hasch |
weed eater {n} (string trimmer) SEE: string trimmer | :: |
weed out {v} (to remove unwanted elements) | :: rensa bort, gallra bort |
week {n} (period of seven days) | :: vecka {c} |
weekday {n} (weekday) | :: vardag {c} |
weekend {n} (break in the working week) | :: helg {c}, veckoslut {n} |
weekly {adv} (once every week) | :: en gång per vecka, en gång i veckan |
weekly {adv} (every week) | :: varje vecka |
weekly {adj} (of or relating to a week) | :: vecka- |
weekly {adj} (happening once a week or every week) | :: vecka- |
weekly {n} (publication that is published once a week) | :: veckotidning {c} |
weep {v} (to cry, shed tears) | :: gråta, grina |
wee small hours {n} (very early morning) | :: småtimmar {p} |
weevil {n} (beetle in the superfamily Curculionoidea) | :: vivel {c} |
weevil {n} (beetle in the family Curculionidae) | :: vivel {c} |
wee-wee {n} | :: kiss {n}; snopp {c}, pillesnopp {c} [male], snippa {c} [female] |
wee-wee {v} | :: kissa |
weft {n} (horizontal threads) | :: väft, inslag |
weigh {v} (to determine the weight of an object) | :: väga |
weigh {v} (to weigh out) | :: väga (upp) |
weigh {v} (to determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object) | :: väga |
weigh {v} (to have a certain weight) | :: väga |
weighing {adj} (weighing) | :: vägning |
weighing machine {n} (a mechanical device for determing the weight of an object or person) | :: våg {c} |
weight {n} (physics: mass) SEE: mass | :: |
weight {n} (force due to gravity) | :: tyngd {c}, vikt {c} |
weight {n} (object to make something heavier) | :: vikt {c}, tyngd {c} |
weight {n} (standardized measuring weight) | :: vikt {c} |
weight {n} (weight for training muscles) | :: vikt {c}, tyngd {c} |
weight {n} (statistics: multiplier) | :: vikt {c} |
weight {n} (typography: boldness of a font) | :: vikt {c} |
weight {v} (add weight) | :: göra tyngre |
weight {v} (oppress) | :: tynga |
weight {v} (in mathematics) | :: vikta |
weight {v} (to bias, to slant) | :: vinkla |
weightlessness {n} (having zero weight) | :: tyngdlöshet {c} |
weightlifter {n} (person who competes for maximum weight lifted) | :: tyngdlyftare {c} |
weightlifting {n} (form of exercise) | :: tyngdlyftning {c} |
weightlifting {n} (sport in which competitors lift heavy weights) | :: tyngdlyftning {c} |
weight loss {n} (reduction of body mass) | :: viktminskning {c}, viktförlust {c} |
weighty {adj} (rigorous; severe; afflictive) | :: viktig |
Weimar Republic {prop} (Germany between 1919 and 1933) | :: Weimarrepubliken |
weir {n} (adjustable dam) | :: regleringsdamm |
welcome {adj} (whose arrival is a cause of joy) | :: välkommen |
welcome {interj} (greeting given upon someone's arrival) | :: välkommen, välkomna {p}, välkommen |
welcome {n} (act of greeting someone's arrival) | :: välkomst {c} |
welcome {v} (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) | :: välkomna |
welcome {v} (to accept willingly) | :: välkomna |
welcoming {adj} (hospitable) | :: välkomnande |
weld {n} (herb) | :: färgreseda |
weld {v} (to join materials (especially metals) by applying heat) | :: svetsa |
welder {n} (one who welds) | :: svetsare {c} |
welder {n} (item of equipment) | :: svetsmaskin {c} |
welding {n} (action or process of welding) | :: svetsning {c} |
welfare state {n} (social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens) | :: välfärdsstat {c} |
welfare state {n} (country in which such a system operates) | :: välfärdsstat {c} |
welfare trap {n} (situation) | :: arbetslöshetsfälla {c} |
welkin {n} (sky) SEE: sky | :: |
well {adv} (accurately; competently) | :: väl, bra |
well {adv} (completely; fully) | :: väl-, genom- |
well {adv} (to a significant degree) | :: väl |
well {adj} (in good health) | :: frisk |
well {interj} (used to introduce a statement that may be contrary to expectations) | :: tja, nå, nåja |
well {interj} (to acknowledge a statement or situation) | :: nämen, tja |
well {interj} (exclamation of surprise) | :: har man sett, nämen |
well {interj} (used in conversation to fill space) | :: tja, öh, eh |
well {n} (hole sunk into the ground) | :: brunn {c} |
well {n} (spring) | :: källa |
well {v} (to issue forth) | :: välla |
well {n} (cockpit of a sailing boat) SEE: cockpit | :: |
well and truly {adv} (utterly) | :: helt och hållet |
well-behaved {adj} (having good manners and acting properly) | :: väluppfostrad |
well-being {n} (state of health, happiness and/or prosperity) | :: välbefinnande {n}, välmående {n} |
well-brought-up {adj} (having good manners) | :: väluppfostrad |
well-deserved {adj} (richly deserved) | :: välförtjänt |
well done {adj} (well cooked) | :: välstekt, well done |
well done {interj} (exclamation of praise) | :: bra jobbat, bra, bra gjort |
well-dressed {adj} (that dresses well) | :: välklädd |
well-endowed {adj} (having a large penis) | :: välhängd, välutrustad |
well-established {adj} (well-known) SEE: well-known | :: |
well-founded {adj} (based on reasoning, evidence and good judgement) | :: välgrundad |
well-hung {adj} (having a large penis) | :: välhängd, välutrustad |
Wellington boot {n} (Wellington boot) SEE: Wellington boots | :: |
Wellington boots {n} (waterproof rubber boot) | :: gummistövel {c} |
well-known {adj} (familiar, widely known) | :: välbekant |
well-meaning {adj} (with good intentions) | :: välmenande, välment |
well-ordering {n} (a type of total order) | :: välordning {c} |
well-paid {adj} (adequately paid) | :: välbetald |
well-read {adj} (well informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively) | :: beläst |
well-timed {adj} (Happening at an opportune or advantageous time) | :: läglig, vältajmad, i rättan tid |
well-to-do {adj} (rich) | :: välbärgad, välbeställd, förmögen, välsituerad |
Welsh {adj} (of or pertaining to Wales) | :: walesisk, kymrisk |
Welsh {adj} (of or pertaining to the Welsh language) | :: walesisk, kymrisk |
Welsh {n} (language) | :: kymriska, walesiska, välska |
welshite {n} (mineral) | :: welshit |
Welshman {n} (native or inhabitant of Wales) | :: kymrer {c}, walesare {c} |
Welsh onion {n} (Allium fistulosum) SEE: spring onion | :: |
Welshwoman {n} (woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales) | :: kymriska {f}, walesiska {f} |
welt {n} (strip of leather on a shoe) | :: rand {c} |
weltanschauung {n} (worldview) SEE: worldview | :: |
welter-weight {n} (boxer) | :: welterviktare {c} |
wench {n} ((archaic) girl or young woman) | :: jänta {f}, piga {c} |
wench {n} ((archaic) promiscuous woman) | :: slyna {c}, slampa {c} |
Wend {n} (Slav) SEE: Slav | :: |
Wendish {adj} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian | :: |
Wendish {prop} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian | :: |
Wendy house {n} (toy house for children to play in) | :: lekstuga {c} |
werewolf {n} (wolflike human) | :: varulv {c} |
wergeld {n} (reparative payment) | :: mansbot {c} |
west {n} (compass point) | :: väst, väster |
west {adj} (towards the west) | :: västerut |
west {adj} (western) | :: västlig |
west {adj} (occidental) | :: västerländsk |
West {prop} (Western world) | :: Väst, Västvärlden {c} |
West Africa {prop} (An area of west Africa, spanning 16 African countries) | :: Västafrika {n} |
West Bank {prop} (territory) | :: Västbanken |
West Coast {prop} (the western seaboard of the United States) | :: västkust {c} |
westerly {adj} (to/from the west) | :: västlig |
western {adj} (pertaining to the west) | :: västlig |
Western {adj} (of, situated in, or related to the West) SEE: western | :: |
Western Africa {prop} (West Africa) SEE: West Africa | :: |
Western Asia {prop} (the westernmost subregion of Asia) | :: Västasien |
western barn owl {n} (Tyto alba furcata) | :: tornuggla {c} |
Western Bonelli's warbler {n} (Phylloscopus bonelli) | :: bergsångare {c} |
western capercaillie {n} (Tetrao urogallus) | :: tjäder {c} |
western cattle egret {n} (Bubulcus ibis) | :: kohäger {c} |
westerner {n} (inhabitant of Europe and the Americas) | :: västerlänning {c} |
Western Europe {prop} (Western Europe) | :: Västeuropa {c} |
western marsh harrier {n} (Circus aeruginosus) | :: brun kärrhök {c} |
westernmost {adj} (farthest west) | :: vestligaste |
western olivaceous warbler {n} (Iduna opaca) | :: macchiasångare {c} |
western osprey {n} (Pandion haliaetus) SEE: osprey | :: |
Western Sahara {prop} (a territory in northern Africa) | :: Västsahara |
western sandpiper {n} (Calidris mauri) | :: tundrasnäppa {c} |
western subalpine warbler {n} (Sylvia cantillans) | :: rödstrupig sångare {c} |
Western Wall {prop} (ancient wall in Jerusalem, remnant of the Jewish Second Temple) | :: Västra muren {c}, Klagomuren {c} |
West Frisian {prop} (language spoken in Friesland) | :: västfrisiska {c} |
West Frisian {prop} | :: frisiska {c} |
West German {adj} (from or pertaining to West Germany) | :: västtysk |
West German {n} (person who comes from or lives in West Germany) | :: västtysk |
West Germany {prop} (former European country) | :: Västtyskland {n} |
West Indian {adj} (of or from the West Indies) | :: västindisk |
West Indies {prop} (islands of the Caribbean sea) | :: Västindien |
Westman Islands {prop} (archipelago off the south coast of Iceland) | :: Västmannaöarna {c-p} |
Westminster Abbey {prop} (large Gothic church) | :: Westminster Abbey {c} |
Westminster Cathedral {prop} (chuerch) | :: Westminster Cathedral |
west-southwest {n} (compass point) | :: västsydväst |
westwork {n} (architectural feature) | :: västverk {n} |
wet {adj} (made of liquid or moisture) | :: våt, vätande |
wet {adj} (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid) | :: våt, blöt |
wet {v} (cover or impregnate with liquid) | :: fukta, blöta, väta |
wet {v} (become wet) | :: vätas |
wet blanket {n} (someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity) | :: glädjedödare, dystergök |
wether {n} (castrated buck goat) | :: hammel, kastrerad bagge |
wether {n} (castrated ram) | :: hammel {c} |
wet job {n} | :: våtjobb {n} |
wetland {n} (land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas) | :: våtmark {c} |
wet meadow {n} (wetland with saturated soil) | :: strandäng {c}, mad {c}, våtäng {c} |
wet nurse {n} (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) | :: amma {c} |
wet oneself {v} (lose control of one's bladder) | :: kissa på sig |
wet one's pants {v} (wet oneself) SEE: wet oneself | :: |
wet season {n} (rainy season) SEE: rainy season | :: |
wetsuit {n} (close fitting, insulating garment) | :: våtdräkt {c} |
wet the bed {v} (to urinate in one's bed during sleep) | :: kissa i sängen |
wet t-shirt competition {n} (event) SEE: wet t-shirt contest | :: |
wet t-shirt contest {n} (contest in which women wear wet t-shirts) | :: wet T-shirttävling {c} |
whack {v} (to hit, slap or strike) | :: slå |
whale {n} (large sea mammal) | :: val {c} |
whalebone {n} (horny material from fringed plates of upper jaw of baleen whale) | :: valbard |
whale shark {n} (Rhincodon typus) | :: valhaj {c} |
whaling {n} (practice of hunting whales) | :: valfångst |
wharf {n} (man-made landing place) | :: kaj {c} |
what {pron} (what? (interrogative pronoun)) | :: vad |
what {pron} (relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing that) | :: vad |
what {pron} (nonstandard relative pronoun) | :: som |
what {adv} (in some manner) | :: vad |
what {adv} (such) | :: vad, så (uncountable), sådan (countable) |
what {interj} (expression of surprise) | :: va! |
what {determiner} (which) | :: vilken (which of, which kind of), vad för (which kind of) |
what {determiner} (how much! (in an exclamation)) | :: vilken, sådan |
what about {adv} (used to make a suggestion) | :: vad sägs om att |
what about {adv} (used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered) | :: och...då |
whataboutery {n} (whataboutism) SEE: whataboutism | :: |
whataboutism {n} (propaganda technique) | :: whataboutism {c} [neologism] |
what a lovely day {phrase} (what a lovely day) | :: vilken härlig dag |
what a pity {phrase} (used to express regret) | :: vad synd |
what are you doing {phrase} (what are you doing) | :: vad gör du?, va göru? [text messeging], vad göru? [text messeging], vad håller du på med? |
what a shame {phrase} (used to express regret) SEE: what a pity | :: |
what can I say {phrase} (indicating that there is nothing to be said which would improve matters) | :: vad kan jag säga? |
what day is it today {phrase} (what day is it today? (current day of the week or of the month)) | :: vilken dag är det idag?, vad är det för någon dag idag? |
what does XX mean {phrase} (what does XX mean?) | :: vad betyder XX? |
what do you mean {phrase} (what do you mean?) | :: vad menar du? |
whatever {determiner} (no matter which; for any) | :: vad som helst |
whatever {determiner} (anything) | :: vad som helst |
whatever {pron} (anything) | :: vad som helst |
whatever {interj} (indicating the speaker does not care what someone says) | :: jaja, skitsamma [slang] |
what for {adv} (For what reason; why) | :: varför, av vilken anledning |
what goes around comes around {proverb} (the status returns to its original value) | :: som man bäddar får man ligga |
what goes around comes around {proverb} (actions have consequences) | :: som man bäddar får man ligga, som man sår får man skörda, svinhugg går igen |
what if {adv} (used to introduce suggestion) | :: tänk om |
what if {adv} (used to introduce speculation about future) | :: tänk om |
what if {adv} (used to introduce speculation about past) | :: tänk om |
what is that {phrase} (what is that?) | :: vad är det? |
what is the Wi-Fi password {phrase} (what is the Wi-Fi password?) | :: vad är Wi-Fi-lösenordet?, vad är lösenordet till Wi-Fi? |
what is your name {phrase} (what is your name?) | :: vad heter du? [informal], vad är ditt namn? [formal], vad är Ert namn? [very formal] |
what languages do you speak {phrase} (what languages do you speak?) | :: vilka språk talar du? |
whatnot {n} (etagere, shelf) | :: etagär {c} |
what's eating you {interj} (what is bothering you?) | :: vad gnager dig? |
what's good {phrase} (what's up) SEE: what's up | :: |
whatsoever {adj} (in any way) | :: alls |
what's on your mind {phrase} (what is bothering you?) | :: vad har du på hjärtat?, vad tänker du på? |
what's up {phrase} (How are you?) | :: läget? |
what's your job {phrase} (what's your job?) | :: vad är ditt jobb? |
what's your phone number {phrase} (what's your phone number?) | :: vad har du för telefonnummer? |
what the fuck {phrase} (An intensive form of what) | :: vad fan, vad i helvete |
what the fuck {interj} (expressing astonishment) | :: vad fan, vad i helvete, vad ända in i helvete |
what the fuck {interj} (expressing nonchalance) | :: vad fan |
what the heck {phrase} (softer form of "what the hell") | :: vad i hela fridens namn |
what the hell {phrase} (an intensive form of what) | :: vad i helvete?, vad tusan? |
what the hell {phrase} (why not?) | :: vad fan |
what time is it {phrase} (what is the time of day?) | :: vad är klockan?, hur mycket är klockan?, vad är hon?, hur mycket är hon? |
wheal {n} (small raised swelling on the skin) SEE: weal | :: |
wheat {n} (grain) | :: vete {n} |
wheatear {n} (birds of genus Oenanthe) | :: steinskvätta {c} |
wheat flour {n} (flour from wheat) | :: vetemjöl {n} |
wheat midge {n} (Mayetiola destructor) SEE: Hessian fly | :: |
wheat midge {n} (Sitodiplosis mosellana) | :: röd vetemygga {c} |
wheat starch {n} (starch obtained from wheat) | :: vetestärkelse |
wheat weevil {n} (species of weevils) | :: kornvivel {c} |
wheel {n} (a circular device facilitating movement or transportation) | :: hjul |
wheel {n} (steering device in a vessel) | :: ratt {c} |
wheel {v} (To roll along as on wheels) | :: rulla |
wheel {n} (steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle) SEE: steering wheel | :: |
wheelbarrow {n} (small cart) | :: skottkärra {c}, rullebör {c} [Southern Swedish] |
wheelchair {n} (chair) | :: rullstol {c} |
wheel clamp {n} (a device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven) | :: klampning |
wheelhouse {n} (enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated) | :: styrhytt {c}, kommandobrygga {c} |
wheelhouse {n} (enclosed structure around the paddlewheel of a steamboat, see also: paddle box) | :: hjulhus |
wheel of Fortune {prop} (Tarot card) | :: lyckans hjul {n}, lyckohjul {n} |
wheelwright {n} (person who builds and repairs wheels) | :: hjulmakaren |
whelk {n} (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) | :: vanlig valthornssnäcka {c} |
when {adv} (at what time, as a direct question) | :: när |
when {adv} (at what time, as an indirect question) | :: när |
when {conj} (as soon as, at the time that) | :: när, då |
when {conj} (during the time that) | :: när, då |
when {conj} (at what time; at which time) | :: när |
when {conj} | :: när |
when {pron} (what time; which time) | :: när |
whence {adv} (from where; from which place or source) | :: varifrån, var i från, vadan |
whence {conj} (conjunction) | :: därav |
whence {conj} | :: varav, var av, varifrån, var i från, vadan |
whenever {conj} (when) SEE: when | :: |
whenever {conj} (at any time that) | :: närsom, när som helst, närhelst |
whenever {conj} (every time that) | :: närhelst, varje gång, jämt när |
when Hell freezes over {adv} (never) | :: när helvetet fryser till is |
when in Rome {proverb} (adjust to local customs) SEE: when in Rome, do as the Romans do | :: |
when in Rome, do as the Romans do {proverb} (behave as those around do) | :: ta seden dit man kommer [literally: “take to the custom from where you're at”] |
when pigs fly {adv} (never, expressed by an idiom) | :: när grisar flyger (when pigs fly) |
when push comes to shove {phrase} (when the pressure is on) | :: när det kommer till kritan |
when the cat's away {proverb} (People take advantage of the absence of authority) | :: när katten är borta, dansar råttorna på bordet |
when the cat's away the mice will play {proverb} (in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances) | :: när katten är borta, dansar råttorna på bordet |
where {conj} (while on the contrary, although, whereas) | :: medan |
where {conj} (at or in which place) | :: där, var |
where {conj} (to which place or situation) | :: vart, dit |
where {conj} (wherever) | :: vartän |
where {conj} (legal: in the situation in which) | :: var |
where {adv} (at or in what place) | :: var |
where {adv} (to what place) | :: vart |
where {adv} (from what place) | :: varifrån |
where {pron} (the place in which) | :: där |
whereabouts {n} (location) | :: vistelseort |
whereafter {adv} (translation) | :: varefter |
where are we {phrase} (where are we) | :: var är vi? |
where are we going {phrase} (where are we going?) | :: var går vi? |
where are you {phrase} (where are you?) | :: var är du?, var äru [text messaging] |
where are you from {phrase} (in which country or region were you born or raised) | :: var kommer du ifrån?, varifrån är du?, varifrån kommer du? |
where are your parents {phrase} (where are your parents?) | :: var är dina föräldrar? |
whereas {conj} (but in contrast; whilst on the contrary…) | :: samtidigt som, medan |
whereat {conj} (translation) | :: varpå |
whereby {adv} (by which) | :: varmed |
where can I find a hotel {phrase} (where can I find a hotel) | :: var kan jag hitte ett hotell |
where does this bus go {phrase} (where does this bus go) | :: vart kör denna buss? |
where does this train go {phrase} (where does this train go) | :: vart går detta tåg? |
where do you live {phrase} (where do you live?) | :: var bor du? |
wherefore {conj} (because of which) | :: varför |
wherefrom {adv} (from which) | :: varifrån |
whereinto {adv} (translation) | :: vartill |
where is the toilet {phrase} (where is the toilet?) | :: var är toaletten?, var finns toaletten? |
whereof {conj} (of what; of which; of whom) | :: varav |
whereon {adv} (translation) | :: varpå |
whereover {conj} (Over what) | :: varutöver |
where there is a will there is a way {proverb} (if someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found) | :: att vilja är att kunna, viljan kan försätta berg |
whereto {adv} (to what place; whither) | :: vart |
whereunder {adv} (translation) | :: engligt vilket |
whereupon {conj} (after which) | :: varefter, varpå |
wherewith {adv} (with which) | :: varmed |
wherewithal {n} (the ability and means to accomplish some task) | :: varmed |
where you at {phrase} (where are you) SEE: where are you | :: |
whet {v} (hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | :: slipa, skärpa, fila |
whether {conj} (introducing indirect questions) | :: om, ifall, huruvida |
whether {conj} (if, whether or not) | :: om, huruvida |
whether {conj} (introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | :: vare sig |
whetstone {n} (stone used to hone tools) | :: brynsten {c}, bryne {n}, hen {c} [archaic, dialectal], slipsten |
whey {n} (liquid remaining after milk has been curdled) | :: vassle {c}, vassla {c} |
which {determiner} ((interrogative) what, of those mentioned or implied) | :: vilken {c}, vilket {n}, vilka {p} |
which {determiner} ((relative) the one(s) that) | :: som, vilken {c}, vilket {n}, vilka {p} |
which {pron} ((interrogative) what one or ones) | :: vilken {c}, vilket {n}, vilka {p} |
which {pron} ((relative) who, whom, what) | :: som, vilken {c}, vilket {n}, vilka {p} |
whichever {determiner} (any one or number of a group; no matter which) | :: vilken {c}, vilket {n} |
whichever {pron} (any one or a number of a group; no matter which one) | :: vilken {c}, vilket {n} |
while {n} (uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | :: stund {c}, tag {n} |
while {conj} (during the same time that) | :: medan |
while {conj} (although) | :: fastän |
while {conj} (until) SEE: until | :: |
while away {v} (spend time idly) | :: fördriva |
while one is at it {conj} | :: när man ändå håller på, när man ändå är igång |
whilst {conj} | :: medan |
whim {n} (fanciful impulse) | :: nyck {c}, infall {n} |
whimbrel {n} (a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus) | :: småspov |
whimsical {adj} (Given to whimsy; capricious; odd; peculiar; playful; light-hearted or amusing) | :: besynnerlig, egendomlig, konstig, märklig, underlig |
whimsicality {n} (caprice) SEE: caprice | :: |
whimsically {adv} (in a whimsical manner) | :: besynnerlig |
whinge {n} (to complain or protest) | :: klaga, gnälla |
whip {n} (rod or rope) | :: piska {c} |
whip {n} (party policy enforcer) | :: inpiskare {c} |
whip {v} (to hit with a whip) | :: piska |
whip {v} (by extension, to hit with any flexible object) | :: piska |
whip {v} (to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion) | :: vispa |
whip {n} (whipped cream) SEE: whipped cream | :: |
whiplash {n} (lash of a whip) | :: pisksnärt {c} |
whiplash {n} (whiplash injury) | :: whiplashskada {c} |
whipped cream {n} (thick cream that has had air incorporated into it by rapid beating) | :: vispgrädde {c} |
whipper snipper {n} (string trimmer) SEE: string trimmer | :: |
whipping boy {n} (someone punished for the errors of others) | :: strykpojke {c}, strykgosse {c} |
whipping cream {n} (cream suitable for whipping) | :: vispgrädde {c} |
whippoorwill {n} (bird) | :: skriknattskärra |
whipstaff {n} (bar to steer a vessel) | :: kullerstock {c} |
whirl {v} (To rotate, revolve, spin rapidly) | :: virvla, snurra |
whirlpool {n} (swirling body of water) | :: strömvirvel {c} |
whirlwind {n} (a violent windstorm of limited extent characterised by an inward spiral motion of the air) | :: virvelvind {c} |
whisk {n} (quick, light sweeping motion) | :: svep {n}, viftning {c} |
whisk {n} (kitchen utensil) | :: visp {c} |
whisk {n} (bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush) | :: borste {c} |
whisk {v} (in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream) | :: vispa |
whisker {n} (long projecting hair at the sides of the mouth of a cat) | :: morrhår |
whisker {n} ((colloquial) very small distance between two things) | :: hårsmån |
whiskered tern {n} (Chlidonias hybrida) | :: skäggtärna {c} |
whiskey {n} (alcoholic drink) | :: whisky {c}, visky {c} |
whiskey dick {n} (slang term for narcotic-induced penile flaccidity) | :: vinballe {c} [slang] |
whisky {n} (whiskey) SEE: whiskey | :: |
whisper {n} (act of speaking in a quiet voice) | :: viskning {c} |
whisper {v} (to talk in a quiet voice) | :: viska |
whistle {n} (device used to make a whistling sound) | :: vissla {c}, pipa {c}, visselpipa {c} |
whistle {n} (act of whistling) | :: vissling {c} |
whistle {n} (sound made by whistling) | :: vissling {c} |
whistle {n} (sound similar to the sound made by whistling) | :: vissling {c} |
whistle {v} (to produce a whistling sound) | :: vissla |
whistle {v} (to move in such a way as to make a whistling sound) | :: vissla |
whistle {n} (slang: a suit) SEE: suit | :: |
whistle-blower {n} (one who reports a problem or violation to the authorities) | :: visselblåsare {c} |
whistling duck {n} (bird of the genus Dendrocygna) | :: visseland {c} |
white {n} (color/colour) | :: vitt {n} |
white {n} (Caucasian person) | :: vit {c} |
white {n} (albumen) | :: vita {c} |
white {n} (white wine) SEE: white wine | :: |
white {adj} (bright and colourless) | :: vit |
white {adj} (of or relating to Caucasians) | :: vit {c}, ljushyad, ljushyllt |
white ant {n} (white ant) SEE: termite | :: |
white-backed black tit {n} (Melaniparus leuconotus) | :: vitryggig mes {c} |
whitebeam {n} (any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria) | :: vitoxel |
white bear {n} (polar bear) SEE: polar bear | :: |
white-bellied tit {n} (Melaniparus albiventris) | :: vitbukig mes {c} |
white-billed diver {n} (Gavia adamsii) | :: vitnäbbad islom {c} |
white blood cell {n} (cytology: a type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response) | :: vit blodkropp {c}, leukocyt |
whiteboard {n} (large vertical writing area) | :: vit tavla {c}, skrivtavla {c}, whiteboard {c} |
white bream {n} (European fish) | :: björkna {c} |
white-browed tit {n} (Poecile superciliosus) | :: vitbrynad mes {c} |
white cabbage {n} (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba) | :: vitkål {c} |
white chocolate {n} (food) | :: vit choklad {c} |
white clover {n} (Trifolium repens) | :: vitklöver {c} |
white coffee {n} (coffee with milk added) | :: kaffe med mjölk {c} |
white currant {n} (shrub) | :: vita vinbär {n} |
white currant {n} (berry) | :: vita vinbär {n} |
white dwarf {n} (white dwarf star) | :: vit dvärg |
white-eyed gull {n} (Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus) | :: vitögd mås {c} |
whitefin dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji | :: |
whitefish {n} (whiting) SEE: whiting | :: |
whitefish {n} (beluga) SEE: beluga | :: |
white flag {n} (a flag used as a symbol of surrender) | :: vit flagga {c} |
whitefly {n} (Any of various Aleyrodidae) | :: mjöllus {c} |
white fox {n} (arctic fox) SEE: arctic fox | :: |
white-fronted goose {n} (Anser albifrons) | :: bläsgås |
white-fronted tit {n} (Sittiparus semilarvatus) | :: vitpannad mes {c} |
white gold {n} (A precious metal alloy consisting of gold and a platinum group metal) | :: vitguld {n} |
white goosefoot {n} (Chenopodium album) | :: svinmålla {c} |
white-haired {adj} (having white hair) | :: vithårig |
white-headed duck {n} (Oxyura leucocephala) | :: kopparand {c} |
white hole {n} (singularity) | :: vitt hål {n} |
White House {prop} (the official residence of the President of the United States of America) | :: Vita huset {n} |
White Hun {n} (Hephthalite) SEE: Hephthalite | :: |
white lie {n} (deliberate untrue statement which is intended to produce a favorable result) | :: vit lögn {c} |
white lightning {n} (illegally distilled whiskey) SEE: moonshine | :: |
white magic {n} (magic derived from benign forces) | :: vit magi {c} |
white man's burden {n} (supposed responsibility of whites) | :: den vite mannens börda |
white mustard {n} (Sinapis alba) | :: vitsenap {c} |
whiten {v} (to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch) | :: göra vit, göra vitare, bleka |
whiten {v} (to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch) | :: vitna |
white-naped tit {n} (Machlolophus nuchalis) | :: vitnackad mes {c} |
white noise {n} (random signal with flat power spectral density) | :: vitt brus {n} |
whiteout {n} (correction fluid) SEE: correction fluid | :: |
white owl {n} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl | :: |
white paper {n} (marketing document) | :: vitbok |
white paper {n} (EU document) | :: vitbok {c} |
white rhinoceros {n} (Ceratotherium simum) | :: trubbnoshörning {c} |
white roe {n} (milt) SEE: milt | :: |
white-rumped sandpiper {n} (Calidris fuscicollis) | :: vitgumpsnäppa {c} |
White Russian {n} (Belarusian language) SEE: Belarusian | :: |
white sauce {n} (mayonnaise) SEE: mayonnaise | :: |
White Sea {prop} (a sea to the northwest of Russia) | :: Vita havet {n} |
white stork {n} (large wading bird, Ciconia ciconia) | :: vit stork {c} |
white-tailed deer {n} (type of deer) | :: vitsvanshjort {c} |
white-tailed eagle {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) | :: havsörn {c} |
white-tailed lapwing {n} (Vanellus leucurus) | :: sumpvipa {c} |
white-tailed plover {n} (Vanellus leucurus) SEE: white-tailed lapwing | :: |
white-throated dipper {n} (Cinclus cinclus) | :: strömstare {c} |
white tie {n} (men's most formal eveningwear) | :: frack {c} |
white truffle {n} (species of truffle) | :: vit tryffel, albatryffel |
white wagtail {n} (bird in the wagtail family) | :: sädesärla {c} |
whitewall {n} (tyre with white sidewalls) | :: (vit) däcksida {c} |
whitewash {v} (paint) | :: vitmena |
whitewash {v} (cover errors) | :: vitmena |
white water {n} (turbulent or frothy water) | :: forsar {p}, skum {n} |
white water {n} (turbulent conditions) | :: turbulens {c} |
whitewater rafting {n} (traveling by raft) | :: forsränning {c} |
white whale {n} (a cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas) SEE: beluga | :: |
white willow {n} (Salix alba) | :: vitpil {c} |
white wine {n} (light coloured wine) | :: vitt vin {n}, vitvin |
white-winged black tit {n} (Melaniparus leucomelas) | :: vitvingad mes {c} |
white-winged tern {n} (Chlidonias leucopterus) | :: vitvingad tärna {c} |
whither {adv} (to which place) | :: vart, varthän |
whiting {n} (fish, Merlangius merlangus) | :: vitling |
whitish {adj} (somewhat white) | :: vitaktig |
Whitsunday {n} (the Sunday of the feast of Pentecost) | :: pingstdagen {c} |
whittle {v} (cut or shape wood with a knife) | :: karva, tälja |
whiz {n} (urination) SEE: urination | :: |
whiz {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate | :: |
who {pron} (who? (interrogative pronoun)) | :: vem (singular), vilka (plural) |
who {pron} (who (relative pronoun)) | :: som |
whoa {interj} (stop, said to a horse) | :: ptrr |
whoa {interj} (slow down) | :: sakta i backarna |
whoa {interj} (expression of surprise) | :: oj då |
who are you {phrase} (who are you?) | :: vem är du? |
who are you and what have you done with someone {phrase} (Expression to drastic change of a person) | :: vem är du och vad har du gjort med någon |
who cares {phrase} (reply to an unimportant statement) SEE: so what | :: |
whodunit {n} (a crime novel or drama) | :: deckare {c}, kriminalroman {c}, kriminalfilm {c} |
who knows {phrase} (rhetorical question: one doesn't know) | :: vem vet? |
who knows {phrase} | :: vem vet? |
whole {adj} (entire) | :: hel |
whole {adv} (colloquial: in entirety) | :: helt |
whole {n} (something complete) | :: helhet {c} |
wholegrain {n} (cereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran) | :: fullkorn, fullkorns- |
wholemeal {adj} (containing or made from the whole grain) SEE: wholegrain | :: |
wholemeal bread {n} (bread) | :: fullkornsbröd {n} |
whole milk {n} (milk from which nothing has been removed) | :: standardmjölk {c} |
whole note {n} (semibreve) SEE: semibreve | :: |
whole number {n} (integer) SEE: integer | :: |
whole number {n} (natural number) SEE: natural number | :: |
wholesale {n} (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) | :: partihandel {c}, grossistverksamhet {c}, grosshandel {c} |
wholesaler {n} (person or company that sells goods wholesale to retailers) | :: grossist {c} |
whole shebang {n} (the entire thing) | :: allt, rubbet |
wholly {adv} (to the fullest extent) SEE: completely | :: |
whom {pron} (what person; object of a verb (accusative)) | :: vem {s}, vilka {p} |
whom {pron} (what person or people, object of a preposition (dative)) | :: vem {s}, vilka {p} |
whom {pron} (relative pronoun) | :: som, vilken {c}, vilket {n}, vilka {p} |
whoopee cushion {n} (inflatable bag used as practical joke) | :: pruttkudde {c} |
whooper {n} (whooping crane) SEE: whooping crane | :: |
whooper {n} (whooper swan) SEE: whooper swan | :: |
whooper swan {n} (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) | :: sångsvan {c} |
whoopie cushion {n} | :: pruttkudde {c} |
whooping cough {n} (a contagious disease) | :: kikhosta {c} |
whooping crane {n} (Grus americana) | :: prärietrana, trumpetartrana |
whore {n} | :: hora, luder; slampa {c} |
whore {v} (to prostitute oneself) | :: att hora |
whore {v} (to pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
whoremaster {n} (pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
whoremonger {n} (frequent customer of whores) | :: sexköpare {c}, torsk {c} |
whoremonger {n} (pimp) | :: hallick {c}, sutenör {c}, kopplare {c} |
whoreson {n} (illegitimate child) | :: horunge |
whorl {n} (spindle whorl.) | :: sländtrissa {c} |
who's asking {phrase} (To identify an asking stranger) | :: vem frågar |
whose {determiner} (of whom (interrogative)) | :: vems |
whose {determiner} (of whom (relative)) | :: vars |
whose {determiner} (of which (relative)) | :: vars |
who watches the watchers {phrase} (concern about whether the law is enforced on those who enforce the law) | :: vem vaktar väktarna |
who would have thunk it {phrase} (who would have guessed it?) | :: vem kunde ha anat? |
why {adv} (for what reason) | :: varför |
why {n} (the reason) | :: därför |
why not {adv} (why is that not true) | :: varför inte |
why not {adv} (state one has no objection) | :: varför inte |
why not {adv} (introduce a proposal) | :: varför inte |
Wicca {prop} (neo-pagan religion) | :: wicca |
Wiccan {adj} (of or pertaining to Wicca) | :: wiccansk |
Wiccan {n} (follower of Wicca) | :: wiccan {c} |
wick {n} (the porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning) | :: veke {c} |
wicked {adj} (evil or mischevous) | :: elak, syndig |
wicked {adj} (slang: awesome) | :: grym, fet |
wicked {adv} (slang: very) | :: grymt, fett |
wicker {n} (wickerwork) SEE: wickerwork | :: |
wickerwork {n} (things made of wicker) | :: flätverk {n}, korgarbete {n} |
widdle {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate | :: |
wide {adj} (having a large physical extent from side to side) | :: vid, bred |
wide-angle {adj} (having angle of view greater than 70°) | :: vidvinkel |
wide-angle lens {n} (short focal length lens) | :: vidvinkellins {c} |
widely {adv} (commonly, generally) | :: allmänt |
widely {adv} (separated by a large distance) | :: vitt |
widen {v} (to become wider) | :: vidga |
widen {v} (to make wider) | :: vidga |
widen {v} (to broaden or extend) | :: vidga, utvidga, utöka |
wide open {adj} (open completely) | :: vidöppen |
widespread {adj} (affecting a large area) | :: utbredd, omfattande |
widow {n} (woman whose spouse has died) | :: änka {c} |
widow {n} (woman whose husband is often away) | :: gräsänka {c} |
widower {n} (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) | :: änkeman, änkling {c} |
widowhood {n} (The period of being a widow) | :: änkestånd {n} |
widow's mite {n} ((numismatics) lepton) SEE: lepton | :: |
width {n} (measurement of something from side to side) | :: bredd {c} |
wield {v} (to handle with skill and ease) | :: svinga, hantera |
wiener {n} (childish word for the penis) | :: snopp {c}, pillesnopp |
wiener {n} | :: frankfurterkorv |
Wiener schnitzel {n} (veal cutlet) | :: wienerschnitzel {c} |
wife {n} (married woman) | :: hustru, maka, fru |
wifebeater {n} (singlet) SEE: singlet | :: |
wife carrying {n} (Scandinavian sport) | :: kärringkånk, kärringbärning {c} |
Wi-Fi {n} (computing: wireless data communication standard) | :: Wi-Fi {n} |
wig {n} (head of artificial hair) | :: peruk {c} |
wiggle {v} (to move with irregular motions) | :: vicka |
wigmaker {n} (person who makes wigs) | :: perukmakare {c}, perukmakerska {c} [female] |
wigwam {n} (a Native American dwelling) | :: wigwam {c} |
wiki {n} (collaborative website) | :: wiki {c} |
wikify {v} (to adapt (text) to a wiki, see also: wiki; -ify) | :: wikifiera |
Wikipedia {prop} (online encyclopedia) | :: Wikipedia {c} |
Wikipedian {n} (a person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia) | :: wikipedian {c} |
Wikipedian {adj} (of or relating to Wikipedia) | :: wikipedia-, wikipedisk |
Wiktionarian {n} (A person who contributes to Wiktionary) | :: wiktionarian {c} |
Wiktionary {prop} (the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language) | :: Wiktionary {c} |
wilco {interj} (indication of agreement and compliance) | :: ska ske |
wild {adj} (not domesticated or tamed) | :: vild |
wild ass {n} (mammal) | :: vildåsna {c} |
wild boar {n} (Sus scrofa) | :: vildsvin {c} |
wildcard {n} (special character) | :: jokertecken {n} |
wild cat {n} (Felis silvestris) SEE: wildcat | :: |
wild cat {n} (Lynx rufus) SEE: bobcat | :: |
wildcat {n} (Felis silvestris) | :: vildkatt {c} |
wildcat {n} | :: vildkatt {c} |
wildcat {n} (Felix rufus) SEE: bobcat | :: |
wildcat {n} (wildcat strike) SEE: wildcat strike | :: |
wildcat strike {n} (labour strike not authorized by the leaders of a trade union) | :: vild strejk {c} |
wild cherry {n} (Prunus avium fruit) | :: sötkörsbär {n}, fågelbär {n}, bigarrå {c} |
wildebeest {n} (gnu) SEE: gnu | :: |
wilderness {n} (uncultivated tract of land) | :: vildmark {c}, ödemark {c}, obygd {c} |
wildfire {n} (rapidly spreading fire) | :: löpeld |
wildfire {n} (Greek fire) SEE: Greek fire | :: |
wild goose {n} (species of wildlife goose) | :: vildgås {c} |
Wild Hunt {n} (folk myth) | :: Odens jakt |
wildlife {n} (animals and plants in their natural environment) | :: vilt {n}, natur {c}, fauna {c}, flora {c} |
wildlife reserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
wildlife sanctuary {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
wild rice {n} (any species of Zizania) | :: vildris {n} |
wild service tree {n} (Sorbus torminalis) | :: tyskoxel |
wild strawberry {n} (Fragaria vesca) | :: smultron {n} |
Wilhelmina {prop} (female form of William) | :: Vilhelmina |
will {v} (indicating future action) | :: komma till att, komma att, skola, vilja, tänka; I will go to the store — Jag ska gå till affären or Jag kommer att gå till affären |
will {n} (act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | :: vilja {c}, önskan {c} |
will {n} (legal document) | :: testamente {n} |
will {v} (To bequeath) | :: testamentera |
will {v} (to wish strongly) | :: vilja |
Will {prop} (diminutive of William) | :: Ville |
William {prop} (male given name) | :: Vilhelm |
Williams {prop} (surname meaning "son of William") | :: Vilhelmson, Vilhelmsson |
willie wagtail {n} (bird) | :: ärlesolfjäderstjärt {c} |
willing {adj} (ready to do something that is not a matter of course) | :: villig |
willingly {adv} (of one’s own free will) | :: gärna |
will o' the wisp {n} (strange light) | :: irrbloss {n} |
will o' the wisp {n} (delusionary goal) | :: bländverk {n} |
willow {n} (tree) | :: pil {c}, vide |
willow grouse {n} (Lagopus lagopus) | :: dalripa {c} |
willow ptarmigan {n} (Lagopus lagopus) SEE: willow grouse | :: |
willow tit {n} (bird) | :: talltita {c} |
willow warbler {n} (Phylloscopus trochilus) | :: lövsångare {c} |
willpower {n} (strength of will) | :: viljestyrka |
willy {n} (The penis) | :: snopp {c} |
will you marry me {phrase} (marriage proposal) | :: vill du gifta dig med mig? |
Wilson's phalarope {n} (Phalaropus tricolor) | :: wilsonsimsnäppa {c} |
wilt {v} (to droop) | :: vissna |
wily {adj} (sly, cunning) | :: lömsk, slug, illistig |
wimp {n} (someone who lacks confidence) | :: fjant {c}, mes {c} |
win {v} (transitive: achieve victory in) | :: vinna, segra |
win {v} (obtain (someone) by wooing) | :: vinna |
win {v} (intransitive: achieve by winning) | :: vinna, segra |
win {n} (individual victory) | :: seger {c}, vinst {c} |
win {n} (feat, achievement) | :: triumf, fullträff {c}, femetta {c} |
win {n} (gain, profit) | :: vinning {c}, vinst {c} |
winch {n} (machine) | :: vinsch |
winch {v} (use a winch) | :: vinscha |
wind {v} (to introduce by insinuation) SEE: insinuate | :: |
wind {n} (movement of air) | :: vind {c}, blåst |
wind {n} (flatus) | :: fis {c} |
wind {v} (blow air through (a wind instrument)) | :: blåsa |
wind {v} (to turn coils of something around) | :: vinda, rulla upp |
wind {v} (to tighten a clockwork mechanism) | :: vrida upp, skruva upp |
wind {v} (to entwist; enfold; encircle) | :: nysta |
wind {v} (to travel in a way that is not straight) | :: slingra |
windbreak {n} (a sheet, stack of material, or screen used to protect people from wind) | :: vindskydd {n} |
wind chime {n} (decorative tubular bells) | :: vindspel {n} |
wind chimes {n} (chime made from suspended wooden, metal, etc. tubes, bells and rods that tinkle when moved by the wind) | :: vindspel {n} |
windfall {n} (fruit fallen off a tree naturally) | :: fallfrukt |
wind farm {n} (collection of wind turbines) | :: vindkraftspark {c} |
windflower {n} (Anemone nemorosa) SEE: wood anemone | :: |
Windhoek {prop} (capital of Namibia) | :: Windhoek {n} |
windhover {n} (common kestrel) SEE: common kestrel | :: |
wind instrument {n} (type of musical instrument) | :: blåsinstrument |
windle {n} (redwing) SEE: redwing | :: |
windmill {n} (machine) | :: väderkvarn {c}; vindmölla {c}, mölla {c} [southern Sweden] |
window {n} (opening for light and air) | :: fönster {n}, ruta, vindöga, glugg |
window {n} (period of time) | :: fönster {n} |
window {n} (area on a computer screen) | :: fönster {n} |
window {n} (shop window) SEE: shop window | :: |
window box {n} (flower box) | :: blomlåda |
window cleaner {n} (person) | :: fönsterputsare {c} |
window frame {n} (framework around a window) | :: fönsterkarm |
window manager {n} (software) | :: fönsterhanterare {c} |
windowpane {n} (piece of glass filling a window) | :: ruta {c}, fönsterruta |
windowsill {n} (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) | :: fönsterbräda {c} [indoors], fönsterbleck {n} [outdoors] |
windpipe {n} (anus) SEE: anus | :: |
windpipe {n} (trachea) | :: luftstrupe |
wind power {n} (power harnessed from the wind) | :: vindkraft {c} |
windproof {adj} (providing protection from the wind) | :: vindtät |
windrow {n} (row of cut grain or hay) | :: hösträng {c} |
windscreen {n} (windshield) SEE: windshield | :: |
windscreen wiper {n} (a device to clear a windscreen) SEE: windshield wiper | :: |
windshield {n} (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) | :: vindruta {c} |
windshield wiper {n} (device to clear a windshield) | :: vindrutetorkare {c} |
Windsor bean {n} (fava bean) SEE: broad bean | :: |
windsurfing {n} (a marine sport) | :: vindsurfning {c}, brädsegling {c} |
windswept {adj} (exposed to wind) | :: vindpinad |
windthrow {n} (trees toppled by wind) | :: rotvälta {c} |
wind tunnel {n} (test facility) | :: vindtunnel {c} |
wind turbine {n} (device) | :: vindkraftverk, vindturbin |
windy {n} (fart) SEE: fart | :: |
windy {adj} (orally verbose) SEE: long-winded | :: |
windy {adj} (accompanied by wind) | :: blåsig |
windy {adj} (unsheltered and open to the wind) | :: blåsig |
windy {adj} (empty and lacking substance) | :: tom, ihålig |
wine {n} (alcoholic beverage made from grapes) | :: vin {n} |
wine {n} (alcoholic beverage made from other fruit or vegetables) | :: vin {n} |
wine {n} (wine colour) | :: vinröd |
wine {v} (drink wine) | :: dricka vin, vina |
wineberry {n} (Japanese wineberry) | :: vinhallon |
wine bottle {n} (bottle for holding wine) | :: vinpava {c} |
wine cellar {n} (underground place for storing wine) | :: vinkällare |
wine cellar {n} | :: vinkällare {c} |
wine glass {n} (glass vessel for drinking wine from) | :: vinglas |
wine list {n} (list of wines available at a restaurant or bar) | :: vinlista {c} |
winemaking {n} (the act of making wine) | :: vinproduktion {c} |
wineskin {n} (bag for holding wine) | :: lägel {c} |
wing {n} (part of an animal) | :: vinge {c} |
wing {n} (part of an aircraft) | :: vinge {c} |
wing {n} (extension to a main body) | :: flygel {c} |
wing {n} (fraction of a political movement) | :: flygel {c}, kant {c}, flank {c} |
wing {n} (panel of a car which encloses the wheel area) | :: stänkskärm {c} |
wing {v} (to fly) SEE: fly | :: |
wing {v} (to throw) SEE: throw | :: |
wing chair {n} (chair) | :: öronlappsfåtölj |
winged {adj} (having wings) | :: bevingad |
winger {n} (offensive player) | :: ytter {c} |
wing nut {n} (nut with wing-like projections) | :: vingmutter {c} |
wingnut {n} (nut with winglike projections) SEE: wing nut | :: |
winner {n} (one who has won or often wins) | :: vinnare {c} |
winner {n} (point, goal (etc.) which wins a contest) | :: segermål {n} |
Winnie the Pooh {prop} (the fictional bear) | :: Nalle Puh |
winning {adj} (that constitutes a win) | :: vinnande, segrande |
winning {adj} (that leads to success) | :: vinnande, segrande |
winning {adj} (attractive) | :: vinnande, segrande |
winnow {v} (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) | :: sålla |
win out {v} (be victorious) | :: segra |
win over {v} (to persuade) SEE: persuade | :: |
winter {n} (fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures) | :: vinter {c} |
wintergreen {n} (evergreen) SEE: evergreen | :: |
winter solstice {n} (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) | :: vintersolstånd {n} |
winter sport {n} (sport played on ice or snow) | :: vintersport {c} |
winter storm {n} (A winter storm) | :: vinterstorm {c} |
winter swimmer {n} (one who participates in winter swimming) | :: vinterbadare {c} |
winter vomiting disease {n} (the gastroenteritic illness caused by noroviruses) | :: vinterkräksjuka {c} |
Winter War {prop} (war) | :: vinterkriget {n} |
winter white Russian hamster {n} (Phodopus sungorus) | :: rysk vintervit dvärghamster |
wintry {adj} (suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy) | :: vintrig |
wipe {v} (remove surface substance) | :: torka, torka av |
wipe {v} (erase a computer disk) | :: radera |
wipe out {v} (to destroy or obliterate) | :: utplåna, utrota |
wipe out {v} (to erase) | :: radera, sudda bort, sudda ut, sudda |
wipe out {v} (to crash or fall) | :: välta, vurpa |
wire {n} (thin thread of metal) | :: tråd {c} |
wire {n} (metal conductor that carries electricity) | :: ledning {c} |
wire {n} (sports: finish line of a racetrack) | :: målsnöre {n} |
wire {v} (to fasten with wire) | :: fästa med ståltråd |
wire {n} (informal: telegraph) SEE: telegraph | :: |
wire {n} (informal: message transmitted by telegraph) SEE: telegram | :: |
wire cutters {n} (hand tool) | :: sidavbitare {c}, avbitartång |
wireless {adj} (not having any wires) | :: trådlös |
wisdom {n} (element of personal character) | :: visdom {c} |
wisdom {n} | :: visdom {c} |
wisdom tooth {n} (rearmost molar in humans) | :: visdomstand {c} |
wise {adj} (showing good judgement) | :: vis, klok |
wisent {n} (European bison, Bison bonasus) | :: visent, europeisk bison |
wish {n} (desire) | :: önskan {c} |
wish {v} (to hope for an outcome) | :: önska |
wish {v} (to bestow a thought) | :: tillönska |
wishable {adj} (desirable) SEE: desirable | :: |
wishbone {n} (bird's bone) | :: gaffelben {n}, önskeben {n} |
wishful thinking {n} (illusion that what one would like is true) | :: önsketänkande {n} |
wishing well {n} (well where wishes were thought to be granted) | :: önskebrunn {c} |
wish list {n} (list of desired things) | :: önskelista {c} |
wishlist {n} (a list of desired things) | :: önskelista {c} |
wishy-washy {adj} (wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support) | :: vacklande |
wisteria {n} (a genus of about ten species of woody climbing vines) | :: blåregn {n} |
wistful {adj} (full of longing) | :: längtansfull, vemodig |
wistful {adj} (sad and thoughtful) | :: vemodig {n}, melankolisk {c} |
wit {n} (intelligence) SEE: intelligence | :: |
witch {n} (person who uses magic) | :: häxa {c}, trollpacka {c}, trollkvinna {c} |
witch {n} (Wiccan) SEE: Wiccan | :: |
witch {n} (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus) SEE: Torbay sole | :: |
witchcraft {n} (the practice of witches) | :: häxkonst {c}, häxeri {n}, trolldom {c} |
witch doctor {n} (person believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magic) | :: häxdoktor {c} |
witchgrass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
witch-hunt {n} (persecution of persons believed to be using magic) | :: häxjakt {c} |
witching hour {n} (hour after midnight, when witches were thought to be active) | :: spöktimmen (def. singular) |
witch's milk {n} (milk secreted from the breasts of newborn babies) | :: häxmjölk {c} |
with {prep} (against) | :: med, mot |
with {prep} (in the company of) | :: med |
with {prep} (in addition to) | :: med |
with {prep} (in support of) | :: med |
with {prep} (expressing manner) | :: med, genom |
with {prep} (by means of) | :: med, medelst |
with {prep} (as nourishment) | :: med |
with a grain of salt {adv} (with common sense and skepticism) | :: med en nypa salt |
with all due respect {prep} (phrase used before disagreeing with someone) | :: med all respekt, med all aktning för |
with bated breath {prep} (holding one's breath) | :: med återhållen andedräkt |
with bated breath {prep} (eagerly) | :: med andan i halsgropen |
with child {prep} (pregnant (euphemistic)) | :: med barn |
withdraw {v} (to stop interacting with others) | :: dra sig undan |
withdraw {v} (take back) | :: återta, dra tillbaka |
withdraw {v} (remove, stop providing) | :: dra in |
withdraw {v} (extract (money from an account)) | :: ta ut |
withdrawal {n} (receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them) | :: uttag {c} [money from a bank] |
withdrawal {n} (type of metabolic shock) | :: abstinens {c} |
withdrawal {n} (act of withdrawing) | :: utträde {n} |
withdrawal symptom {n} (symptom associated with the discontinuance of a drug) | :: abstinens, abstinensbesvär |
withered {adj} (shrivelled) | :: vissen |
withers {n} (part of the back of a draft animal) | :: manke {c} |
withholding tax {n} (A withholding, a tax withheld from employees' salary and paid to the government) | :: källskatt {c}, preliminärskatt {c} |
within {prep} (spatial enclosure) | :: inuti, inom |
within {prep} (before the specified duration ends) | :: inom |
within living memory {prep} (in living memory) SEE: in living memory | :: |
with one's hand in the cookie jar {prep} (observed or apprehended while committing a theft) | :: tagen med fingrarna i syltburken, tagen med skägget i brevlådan |
with one voice {prep} (in unison) | :: i en röst, i en ton |
without {prep} (not having) | :: utan |
without a doubt {prep} (certainly) SEE: certainly | :: |
without a doubt {prep} (probably) SEE: probably | :: |
with pleasure {prep} (willingly, without argument) | :: gärna, med nöje, med glädje |
withspeak {v} (speak against) SEE: oppose | :: |
withspeak {v} (contradict) SEE: contradict | :: |
withy {n} (osier) SEE: osier | :: |
withy {n} (long, flexible twig of the osier) SEE: osier | :: |
witness {n} (attestation of a fact or event) | :: vittnesmål {n} |
witness {n} (one who has a personal knowledge of something) | :: vittne {n} |
witness {n} (someone called to give evidence in a court) | :: vittne {n} |
witness {v} ((transitive) to furnish proof of) | :: vittna om |
witness {v} ((transitive) to take as evidence) | :: bevittna |
witness {v} ((transitive) to see or gain knowledge of through experience) | :: bevittna |
witticism {n} (witty remark) | :: kvickhet {c} |
wizard {n} (person skilled with magic) | :: trollkarl {c} |
wizard {n} (computing: program or script used to simplify complex operations) | :: guide {c}, assistent {c} |
woad {n} (Isatis tinctoria) | :: vejde {c} |
wobble {n} (unsteady motion) | :: vingla |
wobbler {n} (tantrum) SEE: tantrum | :: |
woe {n} (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | :: sorg, ve |
woebegone {adj} (in a deplorable state) | :: bedrövad |
wog {n} (an offensive term for a dark-skinned person) | :: blatte {c}, babbe {c} |
wog {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop | :: |
woggle {n} (Boy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide) | :: sölja {c} |
wok {n} (large round pan) | :: wokpanna {c} |
wok {v} (to use a wok) | :: woka |
wolf {n} (animal) | :: varg {c}, ulv {c} |
wolfberry {n} (Lycium) | :: bocktörne {c} |
wolfberry {n} (fruit of Lycium barbarum or Lycium chinense) | :: gojibär {n} |
wolf cub {n} (young wolf) | :: vargunge {c} |
wolf down {v} (consume quickly) | :: glufsa i sig |
wolffish {n} (fish) | :: havskattfisk {c} |
Wolfgang {prop} (male given name) | :: Wolfgang |
wolf in sheep's clothing {n} (someone or something harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant) | :: ulv i fårakläder |
wolfkin {n} (young or small wolf) SEE: wolf cub | :: |
wolfling {n} (wolf cub) SEE: wolf cub | :: |
wolfram {n} (tungsten) SEE: tungsten | :: |
wolfram {n} (wolframite) SEE: wolframite | :: |
wolframite {n} (wolframite) | :: volframit {c} |
wolfsbane {n} (herbs of the genus Aconitum) SEE: aconite | :: |
wolf spider {n} (any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae) | :: vargspindel {c}, jaktspindel {c} |
wolf tone {n} | :: vargton |
wolf whelp {n} (young, esp. infant, wolf) SEE: wolf cub | :: |
wolpertinger {n} (fictional creature) | :: wolpertinger {c} |
wolverine {n} (Gulo gulo) | :: järv {c} |
woman {n} (wife) SEE: wife | :: |
woman {n} (adult female person) | :: kvinna {c} |
womanhater {n} (hater of women) SEE: misogynist | :: |
womanhood {n} (state of being a woman) | :: kvinnlighet {c} |
womanhood {n} (qualities considered typical for a woman) | :: kvinnlighet {c} |
womanizer {n} (habitual seducer of women) | :: kvinnotjusare |
womankind {n} (woman, taken collectively) | :: kvinnosläkt {n} |
womanly {adj} (having the characteristics of a woman) | :: kvinnlig |
womb {n} (uterus) | :: livmoder {c} |
womb {n} (belly) SEE: belly | :: |
Women {prop} (4th sura of the Qur'an) | :: Kvinnor {c-p} |
wonder {n} (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel) | :: under {n}, mirakel {n} |
wonder {v} (to be affected with surprise) | :: förundras |
wonder {v} (to ponder about something) | :: undra, fråga sig |
wonderful {adj} (excellent, extremely impressive) | :: underbar |
wonderfully {adv} (in a wonderful manner) | :: underbart, ljuvligt |
wonderment {n} (state of wonder) | :: förundran |
wont {n} (habitual way of doing things) | :: vana {c} |
wont {adj} (accustomed or apt) | :: van |
wont {v} (To make (someone) used to; to accustom) | :: vänja |
wont {v} (To be accustomed) | :: [reflexive] vänja |
woo {v} (to endeavor to gain someone's affection) | :: uppvakta, kurtisera, svärma |
wood {n} (substance) | :: trä, ved |
wood {n} (wood from a particular species) | :: träslag {n} |
wood {n} (woodland) | :: skog {c} |
wood {n} (firewood) | :: ved {c} |
wood anemone {n} (Anemone nemorosa) | :: vitsippa {c} |
wood apple {n} (Limonia acidissima) | :: elefantäpple |
woodcarver {n} (a person who is skilled at woodcarving) | :: träsnidare {c} |
woodchat shrike {n} (Lanius senator) | :: rödhuvad törnskata {c} |
woodchip {n} (chip of wood) | :: träflisa |
woodchuck {n} (rodent of the family Sciuridae) | :: skogsmurmeldjur {n} |
woodcock {n} (wading bird in the genus Scolopax) | :: morkulla |
wood cudweed {n} (Gnaphalium sylvaticum) | :: skogsnoppa |
woodcut {n} (method of printmaking) | :: träsnitt {n} |
woodcutter {n} (lumberjack) SEE: lumberjack | :: |
wooded {adj} (covered with trees) | :: skogbevuxen, skogklätt, skogrik, skoglig, skogig, trädbevuxen, trädrik |
wooden {adj} (made of wood) | :: trä- |
wooden spoon {n} (spoon made from wood) | :: träsked {c} |
wooden spoon {n} (prize for coming last in a competition) | :: jumbopris {n} |
wood grouse {n} (Tetrao urogallus) SEE: western capercaillie | :: |
woodie {n} (erection) SEE: erection | :: |
wood lemming {n} (wood lemming) | :: skogslämmel {c} |
woodlouse {n} (any species of suborder Oniscidea) | :: gråsugga |
wood mouse {n} (European rodent) | :: mindre skogsmus {c} |
wood nuthatch {n} (Sitta europaea) SEE: Eurasian nuthatch | :: |
woodpecker {n} (bird in Picinae) | :: hackspett |
wood pigeon {n} (Columba palumbus) | :: ringduva |
wood pulp {n} (pulp from trees used to make paper) | :: pappersmassa {c} |
woodruff {n} (herb) | :: myskmadra {c} |
woods {n} (forest) SEE: forest | :: |
wood sandpiper {n} (Tringa stagnatilis) | :: grönbena {c} |
woodshed {n} (enclosed structure for storing firewood) | :: vedbod {c} |
wood sorrel {n} | :: harsyra {c} |
wood strawberry {n} (Fragaria vesca) SEE: wild strawberry | :: |
wood warbler {n} (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) | :: grönsångare {c} |
woodwind instrument {n} (musical instrument) | :: träblåsinstrument |
wood wool {n} | :: träull {c} |
woodwork {n} (working with wood) | :: träslöjd {c}, slöjd {c} |
woodwork {n} (goalpost or crossbar) | :: målram {c} |
woody {adj} (covered in woods) | :: skogsbeklädd |
woody {adj} (non-herbaceous) | :: vedartad |
woof {n} (set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom) | :: väft |
woof {n} (sound of a dog) | :: vov, voff |
wooing {n} (courting) SEE: courtship | :: |
wool {n} (hair of sheep, etc.) | :: ull {c} |
wool {n} (cloth or yarn) | :: ylle {n} |
woolly bear {n} (hairy caterpillar) | :: björnspinnarlarv |
woolly hat {n} (beanie) SEE: beanie | :: |
woolly mammoth {n} (Mammuthus primigenius) | :: ullhårig mammut {c} |
woolly rhinoceros {n} | :: ullhårig noshörning {c} |
wop {n} (person of Italian descent) | :: spagge {c}, spaghettigubbe {c} |
Worcestershire sauce {n} (English condiment) | :: Worcestershiresås |
word {n} (unit of language) | :: ord |
word {n} (computing: fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit) | :: ord |
word {n} (promise) | :: ord |
word {v} (to say or write using particular words) | :: formulera |
word {n} (proverb) SEE: proverb | :: |
word {n} (watchword) SEE: watchword | :: |
wordbook {n} (dictionary) SEE: dictionary | :: |
wordbook {n} (lexicon) SEE: lexicon | :: |
word for word {adv} (in exactly the same words) SEE: verbatim | :: |
word-hoard {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary | :: |
wording {n} (choice of words) | :: formulering |
word of mouth {n} (verbal means of passing of information) | :: mun till mun {c} |
word order {n} (order of syntactic constituents) | :: ordföljd |
word processor {n} (software) | :: ordbehandlare {c} |
words {n} (lyrics) SEE: lyrics | :: |
wordster {n} (one who uses words instead of actions) SEE: hypocrite | :: |
word-stock {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary | :: |
work {n} (labour, employment, occupation, job) | :: arbete {n}, jobb {n} |
work {n} (place where one is employed) | :: arbete {n}, jobb {n} |
work {n} (effort expended on a particular task) | :: arbete {n} |
work {n} (result of a particular manner of production) | :: arbete {n} |
work {n} (literary, artistic, or intellectual production) | :: verk {n} |
work {n} (measure of energy expended in moving an object) | :: arbete {n} |
work {v} (to do a specific task) | :: jobba, arbeta [as part of an employment] |
work {v} (effect by gradual degrees (transitive)) | :: arbeta |
work {v} (shape, form, or improve a material) | :: bearbeta |
work {v} (cause to happen) | :: åstadkomma |
work {v} (cause to work) | :: driva |
work {v} (function correctly) | :: fungera, gå [of machinery, or abstractly], funka |
work {v} (influence) | :: bearbeta |
work {v} (behave in a certain way when handled.) | :: fungera |
workaholic {n} (person) | :: arbetsnarkoman {c} |
workaholic {adj} (in the nature or manner of a workaholic) | :: arbetsnarkoman |
workbench {n} (sturdy table) | :: arbetsbänk {c}, bänk {c}, hyvelbänk {c}, snickarbänk {c}, slöjdbänk {c} |
workbook {n} (book used by a student) | :: arbetsbok {c}, övningsbok {c}, övningshäfte {n} |
worker {n} (person who performs labor) | :: arbetare |
workers of the world, unite {phrase} (workers of the world, unite) | :: proletärer i alla länder, förena er, proletärer i alla länder, förena eder! |
work function {n} (The minimum energy needed to remove an electron from the surface of a material) | :: utträdesarbete {n} |
workhorse {n} (a horse used primarily for work) | :: arbetshäst |
working {adj} (functioning) | :: fungerande |
working class {n} (social class doing physical work) | :: arbetarklass {c} |
working group {n} (any more or less formal team working for joint purpose) | :: arbetsgrupp {c}, arbetsutskott {n} |
working life {n} (period spent in employment) | :: arbetsliv {n} |
working time {n} (law: time spent at occupational labor) | :: arbetstid {c} |
working week {n} (range of days of the week) SEE: workweek | :: |
work-intensive {adj} (labor-intensive) SEE: labor-intensive | :: |
work life {n} (part of life spent at work) | :: arbetsliv {n} |
workmate {n} (coworker) SEE: coworker | :: |
work out {v} (to calculate) | :: räkna ut, beräkna |
work out {v} (to make sense of) | :: räkna ut, få rätsida på |
work out {v} (to conclude with the correct solution) | :: gå ut, gå ihop, stämma |
work out {v} (to succeed) | :: fungera |
work out {v} (to habitually exercise rigorously) | :: träna |
work out {v} (exercise) | :: träna, gymma |
workout {n} (an exercise session; a period of physical exercise) | :: träningspass {n} |
workout {n} (activity that requires much physical or mental effort, or produces strain) | :: träning {c} |
work permit {n} (authorization to work in a foreign country) | :: arbetstillstånd {n} |
workplace {n} (place where someone works) | :: arbetsplats {c} |
workroom {n} (A room where work is done) | :: arbetsrum {n} |
workshop {n} (small manufacturing room) | :: verkstad {c} |
workshop {n} (intensive course of education) | :: workshop {c} |
workshy {adj} (disinclined to work) | :: arbetsskygg |
worksome {adj} (industrious) SEE: industrious | :: |
worksome {adj} (laborious) SEE: laborious | :: |
workspace {n} (area allocated for someone to work in) | :: arbetsområde {n} |
workspace {n} (computing: A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated) | :: arbetsområde {n} |
workstead {n} (laboratory) SEE: laboratory | :: |
worktop {n} (kitchen work surface) | :: bänk {c} |
work up {v} (To develop) SEE: develop | :: |
workweek {n} (range of days of the week) | :: arbetsvecka {c} |
work wonders {v} | :: göra underverk |
world {n} (human collective existence) | :: värld {c} |
world {n} (the Earth) | :: värld {c} |
world {n} (inhabited planet) | :: värld {c} |
world {n} (individual or group perspective or social setting) | :: värld {c} |
world champion {n} (winner of world cup or world championship) | :: världsmästare |
world-class {adj} (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world) | :: i världsklass |
world cup {n} (event; competition) | :: världsmästerskap {n}, VM {n} |
World Exposition {n} (a regular international exposition) | :: världsutställning {c} |
world-famous {adj} (renowned in many parts of the world) | :: världsberömd |
worldly {adj} (concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual) | :: världslig |
worldly {adj} (concerned with the secular rather than sacred) | :: världslig |
worldly {adj} (versed in the ways of the world) | :: världsvan, mondän |
worldly-wise {adj} (experienced in the ways of the world) | :: världsklok, världsvan, erfaren |
world record {n} (the world's best score or time) | :: världsrekord {n} |
world's oldest profession {n} (euphemism for prostitution) | :: världens äldsta yrke {n} |
World Trade Organization {prop} (World Trade Organization) | :: Världshandelsorganisationen {c} |
worldview {n} (personal view of the world) | :: världsåskådning {c}, världsbild |
world war {n} (a war involving the major nations of the world) | :: världskrig {n} |
World War I {prop} (war) | :: första världskriget {n} |
World War II {prop} (war from 1939 to 1945) | :: andra världskriget {n} |
World War One {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I | :: |
World War Two {prop} (World War II) SEE: World War II | :: |
worm {n} (animal) | :: mask {c} |
worm {n} (contemptible being) | :: stackare {c}, kräk {n} |
worm {n} (self-replicating program) | :: mask {c}, nätmask {c} |
worm {n} (dragon or mythological serpent) | :: orm {c}, drake {c} |
worm-eaten {adj} (eaten by worms, especially having a worm inside) | :: maskäten |
wormhole {n} (a shortcut between distant parts of space) | :: maskhål {n} |
wormwood {n} (Artemisia absinthium) | :: malört {c}, äkta malört {c} |
worn {adj} (damaged and shabby from too much use) | :: sliten |
worn out {adj} (damaged and useless due to hard or continued use) | :: utsliten, uttjänad |
worn out {adj} (exhausted from exertion) | :: utmattad |
worn-out {adj} (worn-out) SEE: worn out | :: |
worried {adj} (thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen) | :: bekymrad, oroad |
worry {v} (be troubled) | :: oroa sig |
worry {v} (disturb the peace of mind of) | :: oroa |
worry {v} (harass, irritate) | :: hetsa, ansätta, trakassera |
worry {v} (seize or shake by the throat) | :: sätta tänderna i |
worry {n} (strong feeling of anxiety) | :: oro {c}, bekymmer {n}, ängslan {c} |
worry {v} (strangle) SEE: strangle | :: |
worrying {adj} (inducing worry) | :: oroande |
worse {adj} (comparative form of bad) | :: värre, sämre |
worse {adv} (comparative of badly) | :: värre, sämre |
worsen {v} (transitive: make worse) | :: förvärra |
worsen {v} (intransitive: get worse) | :: förvärras |
worsening {n} (worse situation) | :: försämring {c} |
worship {n} (devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object) | :: dyrkan |
worship {n} (the religious ceremonies that express this devotion) | :: tillbedjan {c} |
worship {n} (the ardent love of a person) | :: dyrkan {c} |
worship {v} (to honor and adore, especially as a deity) | :: dyrka, tillbe |
worst {adj} (most inferior) | :: värst |
worst comes to worst {adv} (if a bad situation develops) | :: i värsta fall |
worsted {n} (yarn made from wool) | :: kamgarn {n}, redgarn {n} |
wort {n} (liquid extract) | :: vört |
worth {n} (value) | :: värde {n} |
worthless {adj} (not having worth and use, without value, inconsequential) | :: värdelös |
would {v} (indicating an action or state that is conditional on another) | :: skulle; We would be warmer if you hadn't opened the window! - Vi skulle vara varmare om du inte hade öppnat fönstret! |
would {v} (indicating a possible (but not definite) future action or state) | :: skulle; We sat on the bench, wondering if the bus would be late this time. - Vi satt på bänken och undrade om bussen skulle bli sen den här gången. |
would {v} (indicating an action in the past that was planned or intended) | :: skulle; The waiter said he would be right back. - Kyparen sa att han strax skulle komma tillbaka. |
would {v} (indicating an action in the past that happened repeatedly or commonly) | :: bruka; In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - På vintrarna brukade vi sitta vid vaken i den frusna sjön och fiska i flera timmar. |
wouldn't hurt a fly {v} (is of very gentle nature (idiom)) | :: inte göra en fluga illa, inte göra en fluga förnär |
wound {n} (injury) | :: skada {c}, sår {n} |
wound {n} (something that offends a person’s feelings) | :: sår {n} |
wound {v} (hurt or injure) | :: skada, såra |
wound {v} (hurt (someone's feelings)) | :: såra |
woundwort {n} (any of several plants formerly used for wounds) | :: syska {c} |
wow {interj} (excitement) | :: oj |
wrack {v} (rack) SEE: rack | :: |
wraith {n} (A ghost or specter, especially seen just after a person's death) | :: vålnad {c} |
wrangle {v} (to bicker) | :: gräla, käbbla, munhuggas |
wrangle {n} (angry dispute) | :: gräl, käbbel, munhuggande |
wrap {v} (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) | :: slå in, paketera, emballera, linda in, klä in |
wrap {n} (garment) | :: skynke {n}, sjal {c} |
wrap {n} (food) | :: wrap {c}, crêpe {c} |
wrap around one's little finger {v} (to successfully control or influence) | :: linda runt sitt finger, linda kring sitt finger |
wrapper {n} (something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection) | :: omslag |
wrapper {n} (a negligée or loose dressing gown) | :: linne |
wrapping {n} (The material in which something is wrapped) | :: emballage |
wrapping {n} (material) SEE: packaging | :: |
wrapping paper {n} (paper used for wrapping parcels or presents) | :: omslagspapper [not necessarily decorative], presentpapper [decorative] |
wrap up {v} (To fold and secure something to be the cover or protection) | :: packa in, slå in |
wrap up {v} (To finish off a task completely) | :: avsluta, avrunda |
wrap up {v} (To wear abundant clothing as protection from the weather) | :: bylta (på sig) |
wrap up {v} (To summarize or recapitulate) | :: sammanfatta, avsluta, avrunda |
wrasse {n} (Fish) | :: läppfisk {c} |
wrath {n} (great anger) | :: vrede {c} |
wreak {v} (to cause or inflict causing injury) | :: vålla |
wreak havoc {v} (To cause damage, disruption, or destruction) | :: härja |
wreath {n} (ornamental circular band) | :: krans {c} |
wreath {n} (heraldry: support of a crest) | :: hjälmbindel {c}, bindel {c} |
wreck {n} (ruined object or person) | :: vrak {n} |
wreck {n} (remains) | :: vrak {n} |
wreck {n} (collision) | :: sammanstötning {c}, krock {c}, krasch {c} |
wreck {v} (to cause severe damage) | :: fördärva, krascha |
wreck {v} (to ruin) | :: grusa |
wreck {v} (to dismantle wrecked objects) | :: skrota |
wrecker {n} (tow truck) SEE: tow truck | :: |
wren {n} (bird of family Troglodytidae) | :: gärdsmyg {c} |
wrench {n} (screw) SEE: screw | :: |
wrench {n} (violent twisting movement) | :: bändning, ryck, vridning |
wrench {n} (injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb) | :: ledvrickning {c}, stukning {c}, sträckning {c}, försträckning {c} |
wrench {n} (hand tool) | :: skiftnyckel |
wrench {n} (violent emotional change caused by separation) | :: hårt slag {n}, smärta {c} |
wrest {v} (to seize) SEE: seize | :: |
wrest {v} (to distort, pervert, twist) SEE: distort | :: |
wrestle {v} (to contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw) | :: brotta |
wrestling {n} (sport) | :: brottning {c} |
wretch {n} (exile) SEE: exile | :: |
wretch {n} (unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person) | :: stackare {n} |
wretch {n} (unpleasant, annoying person) | :: usling {c} |
wriggle {v} (to twist one's body and move the limbs) | :: slingra, vifta, vicka |
wring {v} (to squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out) | :: vrida ur |
wring {v} (to obtain by force) | :: tvinga |
wrinkle {n} (furrow in a smooth surface) | :: skrynkla {c} |
wrinkle {n} (line or crease in the skin) | :: rynka {c} |
wrinkle {v} (to make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles) | :: skrynkla |
wrinkle {v} (to pucker or become uneven or irregular) | :: skrynkla sig |
wrinkle {v} (to develop irreversibly wrinkles; to age) | :: rynka |
wrinkly {adj} (having wrinkles) | :: skrynklig |
wrist {n} (wrist) | :: handled {c} |
wristlet {n} (handcuff) SEE: handcuff | :: |
wristwatch {n} (watch worn on the wrist) | :: armbandsur {n} |
writ {n} (a written order) | :: skrivelse {c} |
write {v} (to form letters, etc.) | :: skriva |
write {v} (to send a letter to) | :: skriva (till) |
write {v} (to be the author of) | :: skriva |
write {v} (to be an author) | :: skriva, författa [works of fiction] |
write {v} (record (data)) | :: skriva |
write down {v} (to set something down in writing) | :: anteckna, skriva ned, skriva ner |
write off {v} (to reduce an asset's book value to zero) | :: avskriva, skriva av |
write off {v} (to record an expenditure as an expense) | :: avskriva, skriva av |
write off {v} (to record a notional expense) | :: avskriva, skriva av |
writer {n} (person who writes; an author) | :: skribent {c} [of shorter articles, speeches, etc.], författare {c} [of books], skriftställare {c} [of several genres, may also publish and translate] |
writer's block {n} (the temporary inability to write) | :: skrivkramp {c} |
writer's cramp {n} (cramp in the writing hand) | :: skrivkramp {c} |
writing {n} (written letters or symbols) | :: skrivkonst {c}, skrift {c} |
writing as separate words {n} (writing an expression with spaces) | :: särskrivning {c} |
writing board {n} (A smooth vertical surface to be written upon using an erasable material, large enough for several persons to read simultaneously.) | :: tavla |
written {adj} (of, relating or characteristic of writing) | :: skriven, skriftlig |
Wroclaw {prop} (a city in southwestern Poland) | :: Wrocław, Breslau [historical, signifying "Breslau"] |
wrong {adj} (incorrect) | :: fel, felaktig, inkorrekt |
wrong {adj} (immoral) | :: fel |
wrong {adj} (improper) | :: fel |
wrong {adj} (not working) | :: fel |
wrong {adv} | :: fel |
wrong {n} (something immoral) | :: fel {n} |
wrong {n} (opposite of right) | :: fel {n} |
wrong {adv} (wrongly) SEE: wrongly | :: |
wrongly {adv} (In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly) | :: orättvist |
wrongly {adv} (incorrectly; by error) | :: felaktigt |
wroth {adj} (full of anger) | :: vred |
wrought iron {n} (form of iron that is not cast) | :: smidesjärn {n} |
WRT {prep} (abbreviated forms of prepositions denoting with respect to) | :: m.a.p. |
wry {adj} (contorted) | :: förvriden, skev |
wry {adj} (dryly humorous) | :: spydig, syrlig, ironisk, torr |
wry {v} (to divert) | :: avleda |
wry {v} (to twist) | :: förvrida |
wryneck {n} (either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis) | :: göktyta {c} |
WSC {prop} (Mandarin) SEE: Mandarin | :: |
WTF {phrase} (What the fuck) | :: vad fan |
wuderove {n} (herb) SEE: sweet woodruff | :: |
wunderkind {n} (child prodigy) SEE: child prodigy | :: |
wushu {n} (martial art) | :: wushu |
wuss {n} (weak, ineffectual person) | :: mes {c} |
wussy {n} (wuss) SEE: wuss | :: |
WW1 {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I | :: |
WW2 {prop} (WWII) SEE: WWII | :: |
WWII {prop} (Abbreviation for WWII) | :: 2VK |
Wymysorys {prop} (A West Germanic language spoken in the Polish town of Wilamowice.) | :: wymysöriska {c} |
wyvern {n} (mythical dragon-like creature) | :: lindorm {c} |