Englisch | Swedisch |
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about (concerning) preposition [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt] | angåendepreposition |
about (in the immediate neighborhood of) preposition [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt] | påpreposition |
about (nearly, approximately) adverb [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt] | nästanadverb ungefäradverb |
about (on all sides) adverb [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt] | runtadverb |
about (on every side of) preposition [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt] | ompreposition omkringpreposition runtpreposition |
about (on the point or verge of) preposition [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt] | på väg attpreposition |
about (over or upon different parts of) preposition [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt] | runt ompreposition |
about preposition [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt] | cirkapreposition ungefärpreposition vidpreposition |
about time (close to the right time) adverb [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtaɪm] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtaɪm] | dagsadverb |
about time (far past the desired time) adverb [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtaɪm] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtaɪm] | på tidenadverb |
hereabout (close, nearby) adverb [UK: ˌhɪər.ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ˈhɪr.ə.ˌbaʊt] | häromkringadverb |
hereabouts (near here) adverb [UK: ˌhɪər.ə.ˈbaʊts] [US: ˈhɪr.ə.ˌbaʊts] | här i närhetenadverb här i traktenadverb häromkringadverb |
I don't want to talk about it phrase | |
it's about time (expression of impatience) interjection | det är/var på tideninterjektion |
layabout [layabouts] (lazy person) noun [UK: ˈleɪə.baʊt] [US: ˈleɪə.baʊt] | dagdrivare [~n ~, ~drivarna]substantiv latmask [~en ~ar]substantiv lätting [~en ~ar]substantiv slöfock [~en ~ar]substantiv |
much ado about nothing (a lot of fuss) noun [UK: ˈmʌtʃ ə.ˈduː ə.ˈbaʊt ˈnʌ.θɪŋ] [US: ˈmʌtʃ ə.ˈduː ə.ˈbaʊt ˈnʌ.θɪŋ] | mycket väsen för ingentingsubstantiv |
nothing to write home about (not exceptional) pronoun [UK: ˈnʌ.θɪŋ tuː ˈraɪt həʊm ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ˈnʌ.θɪŋ ˈtuː ˈraɪt hoʊm ə.ˈbaʊt] | inget att hänga på julgranenpronomen inget vidarepronomen |
roundabout [roundabouts] (children's play apparatus which rotates around a central axis when pushed) noun [UK: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt] [US: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt] | karusell [~en ~er]substantiv |
roundabout (circuitous) adjective [UK: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt] [US: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt] | indirekt [~, ~a]adjektiv omständlig [~t ~a]adjektiv tillkrånglad [~krånglat ~e]adjektiv |
roundabout [roundabouts] (detour) noun [UK: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt] [US: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt] | omväg [~en ~ar]substantiv |
roundabout [roundabouts] (road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island) noun [UK: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt] [US: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt] | rondell [~en ~er]substantivHis car lost control at a roundabout and flipped. = Han fick sladd i en rondell och voltade. |
talk about (idiomatic) phrase [UK: ˈtɔːk ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ˈtɔːk ə.ˈbaʊt] | snacka omphrase |
thereabout (about or near that place) adverb [UK: ˈðeə.rə.baʊt] [US: ˈðeə.rə.baʊt] | däromkringadverb |
think about (ponder) verb [UK: ˈθɪŋk ə.ˈbaʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈθɪŋk ə.ˈbaʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | tänka påverb |
what about (used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered) adverb | och...dåadverb |
what about (used to make a suggestion) adverb | vad sägs om attadverb |
whataboutism (propaganda technique) noun | whataboutismsubstantiv |