Angličtina | Švédčina |
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spare the rod and spoil the child (if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility) phrase [UK: speə(r) ðə rɒd ənd spɔɪl ðə tʃaɪld] [US: ˈsper ðə ˈrɑːd ænd ˌspɔɪl ðə ˈtʃaɪld] | aga din son medan han är litenphrase agar manphrase annars agar han dig när han blir storphrase den man älskarphrase |
star anise (a plant, Illicium verum) noun | stjärnanis [~en ~ar]substantiv |
straight angle (angle equal to 180°) noun [UK: streɪt ˈæŋ.ɡl̩] [US: ˈstreɪt ˈæŋ.ɡl̩] | rak vinkelsubstantiv |
straight as an arrow (very straight; travelling in a very straight trajectory) adverb | spikrak ~t ~aadverb |
strong as an ox (very strong and powerful) adjective | stark som en björnadjektiv stark som en oxeadjektiv |
stuffed animal (animal that has undergone taxidermy) noun [UK: stʌft ˈæ.nɪm.l̩] [US: ˈstəft ˈæ.nəm.l̩] | uppstoppat djursubstantiv |
stuffed animal (soft toy in the form of an animal) noun [UK: stʌft ˈæ.nɪm.l̩] [US: ˈstəft ˈæ.nəm.l̩] | gosedjur [~et ~]substantiv kramdjur [~et ~]substantiv mjukisdjur [~et ~]substantiv |
supply and demand (economic model of pricing) noun [UK: sə.ˈplaɪ ənd dɪ.ˈmɑːnd] [US: sə.ˈplaɪ ænd ˌdɪ.ˈmænd] | utbud och efterfrågansubstantiv |
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (two distinct dependencies of Norway) proper noun | Svalbard och Jan Mayenproper noun |
sweet-and-sour (between sweet and sour taste) adjective [UK: swiːt ənd ˈsaʊə(r)] [US: ˈswiːt ænd ˈsaʊər] | sötsur [~t ~a]adjektiv |
sweet-and-sour sauce (sauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart) noun | sötsur såssubstantiv |
sword and sandal (genre of books or films) noun | sandalfilmsubstantiv |
there is an exception to every rule (every rule has an exception) phrase [UK: ðeə(r) ɪz ən ɪk.ˈsep.ʃn̩ tuː ˈev.ri ruːl] [US: ˈðer ˈɪz ˈæn ɪk.ˈsep.ʃn̩ ˈtuː ˈev.ri ˈruːl] | |
there's been an accident phrase [UK: ðeəz biːn ən ˈæk.sɪ.dənt] [US: ˈðerz ˈbɪn ˈæn ˈæk.sə.dənt] | |
thick and thin (both good and bad times) noun | vått och torrtsubstantiv |
through and through (entirely) adverb [UK: θruː ənd θruː] [US: θruː ænd θruː] | ut i fingerspetsarnaadverb |
time and again (often; repeatedly) adverb [UK: ˈtaɪm ənd ə.ˈɡen] [US: ˈtaɪm ænd ə.ˈɡen] | gång på gångadverb |
to all intents and purposes (for every functional purpose) preposition [UK: tuː ɔːl ɪn.ˈtents ənd ˈpɜː.pə.sɪz] [US: ˈtuː ɔːl ˌɪn.ˈtents ænd ˈpɝː.pə.səz] | i allt väsentligtpreposition praktiskt tagetpreposition så gott sompreposition |
to and fro (back and forth) adverb [UK: tuː ənd frəʊ] [US: ˈtuː ænd ˈfroʊ] | av och anadverb fram och återadverb fram och tillbakaadverb hit och ditadverb |
Tom, Dick and Harry (anybody or everybody; random or unknown people) noun [UK: tɒm dɪk ənd ˈhæ.ri] [US: ˈtɑːm ˈdɪk ænd ˈhe.ri] | Anderssonsubstantiv kreti och pletisubstantiv Pettersson och Lundströmsubstantiv |
tooth and nail (viciously) adverb [UK: tuːθ ənd neɪl] [US: ˈtuːθ ænd ˈneɪl] | med näbbar och kloradverb |
toss and turn (unable to lie still) verb | vrida och vändaverb |
track and field (group of athletic sports) noun [UK: træk ənd fiːld] [US: ˈtræk ænd ˈfiːld] | friidrott [~en ~er]substantiv |
Trinidad and Tobago (country) proper noun [UK: ˈtrɪ.nɪ.dæd ənd tə.ˈbeɪ.ɡəʊ] [US: ˈtrɪ.nə.ˌdæd ænd tə.ˈbeɪɡo.ʊ] | Trinidad och Tobagoproper noun |
Turks and Caicos Islands (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) proper noun | Turks and Caicos Islandsproper noun Turks- och Caicosöarnaproper noun |
Tweedledum and Tweedledee (people who spend a lot of time together, and look and act similarly) noun [UK: ˈtwiːdl.ˈdʌm ənd] [US: ˈtwiːdl.ˈdʌm ænd] | två likadanasubstantiv |