-an betyder på svenska
| Engelska | Svenska |
|---|---|
| measure twice and cut once (plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action) phrase | måtta två gångerphrase |
| Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (traditional greeting for the Christmas and the new year) phrase [UK: ˈme.ri ˈkrɪ.sməs ənd ə ˈhæp.i njuː ˈjiə(r)] [US: ˈme.ri ˈkrɪ.sməs ænd ə ˈhæp.i nuː ˈjɪr̩] | god jul och gott nytt årphrase |
| minute of angle (one 60th of a degree) noun | bågminutsubstantiv |
| mix apples and oranges (to mix two totally different things) verb | |
| more and more (progressively more) adverb [UK: mɔː(r) ənd mɔː(r)] [US: ˈmɔːr ænd ˈmɔːr] | alltadverb mer och meradverb |
| move heaven and earth (to go to extreme lengths) verb [UK: muːv ˈhev.n̩ ənd ɜːθ] [US: ˈmuːv ˈhev.n̩ ænd ˈɝːθ] | |
| national anthem (national song of a country) noun [UK: ˈnæ.ʃnəl ˈæn.θəm] [US: ˈnæ.ʃə.nəl ˈæn.θəm] | nationalsång [~en ~er]substantiv |
| Netherlands Antilles (former autonomous territory) proper noun [UK: ˈne.ðə.ləndz æn.ˈtɪ.liz] [US: ˈne.ðər.ləndz æn.ˈtɪ.liz] | Nederländska Antillernaproper noun |
| news anchor (presenter of news broadcasts) noun | nyhetsankare [~t ~ ~n, ~ankarna]substantiv nyhetsuppläsare [~n ~, ~uppläsarna]substantiv |
| nook and cranny (small or remote place) noun | skrymsle [~t ~n]substantiv skrymslen och vrårsubstantiv vrå [~n ~r]substantiv |
| now and then ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) adverb [UK: naʊ ənd ðen] [US: ˈnaʊ ænd ˈðen] | av och tilladverb då och dåadverb till och frånadverb |
| obtuse angle (angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees) noun [UK: əb.ˈtjuːs ˈæŋ.ɡl̩] [US: abˈtuːs ˈæŋ.ɡl̩] | trubbig vinkelsubstantiv |
| occupational health and safety (activity to promote health and safety in workplace) noun [UK: ˌɒ.kjʊ.ˈpeɪ.ʃnəl] [US: akjə.ˈpeɪ.ʃə.nəl] | arbetarskydd [~et]substantiv |
| occupational safety and health (activity to promote safety in workplace) noun | arbetarskydd [~et]substantiv |
| off and on (intermittently) adverb [UK: ɒf ənd ɒn] [US: ˈɒf ænd ɑːn] | till och frånadverb |
| on an empty stomach preposition [UK: ɒn ən ˈemp.ti ˈstʌ.mək] [US: ɑːn ˈæn ˈemp.ti ˈstʌ.mək] | på fastande magepreposition |
| on and off (intermittently) adverb [UK: ɒn ənd ɒf] [US: ɑːn ænd ˈɒf] | till och frånadverb |
| once and for all (Finally, permanently, conclusively) adverb [UK: wʌns ənd fɔː(r) ɔːl] [US: ˈwəns ænd ˈfɔːr ɔːl] | en gång för allaadverb |
| one and a half numeral [UK: wʌn ənd ə hɑːf] [US: wʌn ænd ə ˈhæf] | en och en halvräkneord halvannanräkneord halvtannaträkneord |
| one and all (the entire set of persons or things) pronoun [UK: wʌn ənd ɔːl] [US: wʌn ænd ɔːl] | var och enpronomen |
| one another (idiomatic, reciprocal pronoun) pronoun [UK: wʌn ə.ˈnʌð.ə(r)] [US: wʌn ə.ˈnʌð.r̩] | varandrapronomen |
| one hundred and one (one hundred plus one, see also: one hundred one) numeral [UK: wʌn ˈhʌn.drəd ənd wʌn] [US: wʌn ˈhʌn.drəd ænd wʌn] | etthundraetträkneord hundraetträkneord |
| one man's meat is another man's poison (people have differing tastes; what pleases one person may displease another) phrase | |
| one way or another (somehow, but certainly) adverb [UK: wʌn ˈweɪ ɔː(r) ə.ˈnʌð.ə(r)] [US: wʌn ˈweɪ ɔːr ə.ˈnʌð.r̩] | på ett eller annat sättadverb |
| over and above adverb [UK: ˈəʊv.ə(r) ənd ə.ˈbʌv] [US: ˈoʊv.r̩ ænd ə.ˈbʌv] | högreadverb mer änadverb tidigareadverb |
| over and out (end of conversation) interjection | slut kominterjektion |
| party animal (person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties) noun | festprisse [~n ~prissar]substantiv |
