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satellite town (self-contained town near a metropolis) noun [UK: ˈsæ.tə.laɪt.taʊ.nʌ] [US: ˈsæ.tə.laɪt.taʊ.nʌ] | satellitstad [~en ~städer]substantiv |
shantytown [shantytowns] (area containing a collection of shacks and shanties) noun [UK: ˈʃæn.tɪ.taʊn] [US: ˈʃæn.ti.ˌtɑːwn] | kåkstad [~en ~städer]substantiv |
simmer down (to become less angry) verb [UK: ˈsɪ.mə(r) daʊn] [US: ˈsɪ.mər ˈdaʊn] | lugna ner sigverb |
sit down (to assume a sitting position from a standing position) verb [UK: sɪt daʊn] [US: ˈsɪt ˈdaʊn] | sätta sigverb |
slaveowner (anyone that has control over another human being) noun | slavägare [~n ~, ~ägarna]substantiv |
slow down (to reduce speed) verb [UK: sləʊ daʊn] [US: sˈloʊ ˈdaʊn] | bromsa [~de ~t]verb saktaverb |
slowness (quality of being slow) noun [UK: ˈsləʊ.nəs] [US: sˈloʊ.nəs] | långsamhet [~en]substantiv |
sow [sowed, sown, sowing, sows] (disperse seeds) verb [UK: saʊ] [US: ˈsaʊ] | såverb |
state-owned (owned by the government) adjective [UK: steɪt əʊnd] [US: ˈsteɪt ˈoʊnd] | statlig [~t ~a]adjektiv statsägd [~ägt ~a]adjektiv |
surgical gown (protective plastic gown worn by a surgeon when performing surgery) noun [UK: ˈsɜː.dʒɪk.l̩ ɡaʊn] [US: ˈsɝː.dʒɪk.l̩ ˈɡaʊn] | sjukhusklädersubstantiv |
throw down the gauntlet (issue a challenge) verb [UK: ˈθrəʊ daʊn ðə ˈɡɔːnt.lɪt] [US: ˈθroʊ ˈdaʊn ðə ˈɡɒnt.lət] | kasta handskenverb |
to each his own (every person is entitled to his or her personal preferences) phrase [UK: tuː iːtʃ hɪz əʊn] [US: ˈtuː ˈiːtʃ ˈhɪz ˈoʊn] | |
town [towns] (settlement) noun [UK: taʊn] [US: ˈtaʊn] | stadsubstantiv tätort [~en ~er]substantiv |
town hall (a building that houses the local government offices of a town) noun [UK: taʊn hɔːl] [US: ˈtaʊn ˈhɒl] | rådhus [~et ~]substantiv |
town square (an open area in a town) noun | stortorg [~et ~]substantiv torg [~et ~]substantiv |
town twinning (pairing of towns or cities) noun [UK: taʊn ˈtwɪn.ɪŋ] [US: ˈtaʊn ˈtwɪn.ɪŋ] | vänort [~en ~er]substantiv |
town walls (wall surrounding a town) noun | stadsmur [~en ~ar]substantiv |
township [townships] (territory of a town) noun [UK: ˈtaʊn.ʃɪp] [US: ˈtaʊn.ˌʃɪp] | kommundel [~en ~ar]substantiv liten stadsubstantiv småstad [~en ~städer]substantiv stadsdel [~en ~ar]substantiv |
townsman [townsmen] (male resident of a town) noun [UK: ˈtaʊnz.mən] [US: ˈtaʊnz.mən] | borgare [~n ~, borgarna]substantiv stadsbo [~n ~r]substantiv stadsmansubstantiv |
townswoman (woman resident of a town) noun | borgarfrusubstantiv stadsbo [~n ~r]substantiv stadsfrusubstantiv |
track down (to search, hunt) verb [UK: træk daʊn] [US: ˈtræk ˈdaʊn] | förfölja [förföljde förföljt]verb spåra [~de ~t]verb |
turn down (reduce amount) verb [UK: tɜːn daʊn] [US: ˈtɝːn ˈdaʊn] | dämpa [~de ~t]verb sänkaverb |
turn down (refuse, decline, deny) verb [UK: tɜːn daʊn] [US: ˈtɝːn ˈdaʊn] | förkasta [~de ~t]verb säga nej tillverb |
unbeknownst (Without the knowledge of) adverb [UK: ˌʌn.bɪ.ˈnəʊnst] [US: ən.biˈnoʊnst] | någon ovetandeadverb någon ovetandesadverb |
unknown (not known) adjective [UK: ˌʌn.ˈnəʊn] [US: ənˈnoʊn] | okänd [okänt ~a]adjektivThe cause of the accident is unknown. = Orsaken till olyckan är okänd. |