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-th betyder på svenska
| Engelska | Svenska |
|---|---|
| -th (used to form the ordinal numeral) | |
| -hedron (solid figure) | -eder{c} |
| -hood (condition or state) | |
| -hood (group) | |
| a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (small but certain advantage is preferable) phrase [UK: ə bɜːd ɪn ðə hænd ɪz wɜːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə bʊʃ] [US: ə ˈbɝːd ɪn ðə ˈhænd ˈɪz ˈwɝːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə ˈbʊʃ] | |
| a burnt child dreads the fire (a person that has been harmed by the danger becomes more cautious about it) phrase | bränt barn skyr eldenphrase |
| a picture is worth a thousand words (visualisation is better than verbal description) phrase | |
| across the board (pertaining to all categories or things) preposition [UK: ə.ˈkrɒs ðə bɔːd] [US: ə.ˈkrɒs ðə ˈbɔːrd] | över hela linjenpreposition |
| Acts of the Apostles (fifth book of the New Testament) proper noun [UK: ækts əv ðə ə.ˈpɒs.l̩z] [US: ˈækts əv ðə ə.ˈpɑːs.l̩z] | Apostlagärningarnaproper noun |
| add fuel to the fire (worsen a conflict) verb [UK: æd ˈfjuːəl tuː ðə ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈæd ˈfjuːəl ˈtuː ðə ˈfaɪər] | |
| Alexander the Great (King of Macedonia) proper noun | Alexander den storeproper noun |
| all cats are grey in the dark (proverb) phrase | |
| all over the place (In multiple directions or locations, often haphazardly; everywhere.) preposition [UK: ɔːl ˈəʊv.ə(r) ðə ˈpleɪs] [US: ɔːl ˈoʊv.r̩ ðə ˈpleɪs] | hej viltpreposition överalltpreposition |
| all over the place (Inconsistent; lacking a clear pattern; with a large amount of variation.) preposition [UK: ɔːl ˈəʊv.ə(r) ðə ˈpleɪs] [US: ɔːl ˈoʊv.r̩ ðə ˈpleɪs] | spreta ~de ~tpreposition spretig ~t ~apreposition |
| all that glitters is not gold (things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so) phrase [UK: ɔːl ðæt ˈɡlɪ.təz ɪz nɒt ɡəʊld] [US: ɔːl ˈðæt ˈɡlɪ.tərz ˈɪz ˈnɑːt ɡoʊld] | |
| all the same (anyway; nevertheless; nonetheless) adverb [UK: ɔːl ðə seɪm] [US: ɔːl ðə ˈseɪm] | i alla falladverb trots alltadverb ändåadverb |
| all the time (always) adverb [UK: ɔːl ðə ˈtaɪm] [US: ɔːl ðə ˈtaɪm] | hela tidenadverb jämtadverb ständigtadverb |
| all things considered (generally speaking, all in all) adverb [UK: ɔːl ˈθɪŋz kən.ˈsɪ.dəd] [US: ɔːl ˈθɪŋz kən.ˈsɪ.dərd] | i det stora helaadverb |
| all thumbs (clumsy (idiom)) adjective | ha tummen mitt i handenadjektiv |
| all's well that ends well (A happy ending makes up for everything that has gone before...) phrase [UK: ˈɒlz wel ðæt endz wel] [US: ˈɒlz ˈwel ˈðæt ˈendz ˈwel] | allting gottphrase slutet gottphrase |
| along the lines of (similar to but not exactly equal) preposition | i stil medpreposition |
| an apple a day keeps the doctor away (apples are healthy and stave off illnesses) phrase | |
| and the like phrase [UK: ənd ðə ˈlaɪk] [US: ænd ðə ˈlaɪk] | och dyliktphrase och liknandephrase |
| and then some (confirming the preceding utterance) phrase | och hör senphrase |
| Ark of the Covenant (the sacred container, a gold-plated wooden chest) proper noun [UK: ɑːk əv ðə ˈkʌ.və.nənt] [US: ˈɑːrk əv ðə ˈkʌ.və.nənt] | förbundsarkproper noun |
| arm to the teeth (to equip with weapons) verb | |
| around the clock (all the time) preposition [UK: ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ˈklɒk] [US: ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ˈklɑːk] | dygnet runtpreposition |
| as if there were no tomorrow (to an excessive degree) adverb | som om det inte finns en morgondagadverb |
| as the crow flies (in a straight line) adverb [UK: əz ðə krəʊ flaɪz] [US: ˈæz ðə ˈkroʊ ˈflaɪz] | fågelvägenadverb |
