Angol | Svéd |
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at that (in addition) preposition | dessutompreposition ocksåpreposition |
at that time (back then) preposition [UK: ət ðæt ˈtaɪm] [US: ət ˈðæt ˈtaɪm] | dåvarandepreposition |
at the best of times (even under the most favourable conditions) preposition | i bästa fallpreposition |
at the end of the day (in summary; ultimately) preposition [UK: ət ðə end əv ðə deɪ] [US: ət ðə ˈend əv ðə ˈdeɪ] | i slutändanpreposition till syvende och sistpreposition |
at the expense of (in a way as to harm somebody or something) preposition [UK: ət ðə ɪk.ˈspens əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ət ðə ɪk.ˈspens əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | till priset avpreposition |
at the expense of (paid for by an individual or group) preposition [UK: ət ðə ɪk.ˈspens əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ət ðə ɪk.ˈspens əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | på bekostnad avpreposition |
at the moment (right now) preposition [UK: ət ðə ˈməʊ.mənt] [US: ət ðə ˈmoʊ.mənt] | för tillfälletpreposition |
at the same time (on the other hand) preposition [UK: ət ðə seɪm ˈtaɪm] [US: ət ðə ˈseɪm ˈtaɪm] | å andra sidanpreposition på samma gångpreposition |
at the same time (simultaneously, see also: at once; simultaneously) preposition [UK: ət ðə seɪm ˈtaɪm] [US: ət ðə ˈseɪm ˈtaɪm] | samtidigtpreposition |
at the top of one's lungs preposition | för full halspreposition |
attack is the best form of defence (attacking the opposition first is better than waiting) phrase | anfall är bästa försvarphrase |
avoid like the plague (to evade or shun) verb | sky som pestenverb |
back to the drawing board (back to the beginning) adverb | tillbaka till ritbordetadverb |
battle of the sexes (any competition between males and females) noun | könskamp [~en ~er]substantiv |
be the case verb | vara falletverb |
beat around the bush (to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant) verb [UK: biːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ] [US: ˈbiːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ˈbʊʃ] | |
beat around the bush (to treat a topic but omit its main points) verb [UK: biːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ] [US: ˈbiːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ˈbʊʃ] | |
beauty is in the eye of the beholder (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) phrase [UK: ˈbjuː.ti ɪz ɪn ðə aɪ əv ðə bɪ.ˈhəʊl.də(r)] [US: ˈbjuː.ti ˈɪz ɪn ðə ˈaɪ əv ðə bɪˈho.ʊl.də(r)] | |
behind every successful man there stands a woman (men's success often depends on the support and work and support of their wives for female partners) phrase | |
behind the scenes (in secret; out of public view) preposition [UK: bɪ.ˈhaɪnd ðə siːnz] [US: bə.ˈhaɪnd ðə ˈsiːnz] | bakom kulissernapreposition |
behind the wheel (in control of a vehicle) preposition | bakom rattenpreposition vid rattenpreposition |
below the belt ((boxing) of a punch that lands below the opponent's waist) preposition [UK: bɪ.ˈləʊ ðə belt] [US: bəˈlo.ʊ ðə ˈbelt] | under bältetpreposition |
bend of the arm (bend of the arm - translation entry) noun | armveck [~et ~]substantiv |
better dead than red (anti-Communist slogan) phrase | bättre död än rödphrase hellre död än rödphrase |
better late than never (it's better to do something late, than to never do it at all) adverb [UK: ˈbe.tə(r) leɪt ðæn ˈne.və(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈleɪt ˈðæn ˈne.vər] | bättre sent än aldrigadverb |
better safe than sorry (it is preferable to be cautious) phrase [UK: ˈbe.tə(r) seɪf ðæn ˈsɒ.ri] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈseɪf ˈðæn ˈsɑː.ri] | |
between the hammer and the anvil (with the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options) preposition | mellan hammaren och städetpreposition |
beware of the dog phrase | varning för hundenphrase |
binomial theorem (formula giving the expansion of an alegraic sum raised to any positive integer power) noun | binomialsatssubstantiv |
bite off more than one can chew (To try to do too much) verb [UK: baɪt ɒf mɔː(r) ðæn wʌn kæn tʃuː] [US: ˈbaɪt ˈɒf ˈmɔːr ˈðæn wʌn ˈkæn ˈtʃuː] | |
bite the bullet (accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed.) verb | |
bite the dust (to die) verb [UK: baɪt ðə dʌst] [US: ˈbaɪt ðə ˈdəst] | bita i gräsetverb |
black-throated accentor (Prunella atrogularis) noun | svartstrupig järnsparvsubstantiv |
black-throated diver (Gavia arctica) noun | storlom [~men ~mar]substantiv |