Englisch | Swedisch |
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keep someone company (remain with someone) verb | håller företagverb |
kick someone when they are down (make things worse for someone) verb | |
leave someone in the lurch (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) verb | lämna i sticketverb |
Leonard (male given name) proper noun [UK: ˈle.nəd] [US: ˈle.nərd] | Lennartproper noun |
Leonardeschi (group of artists who worked in the studio of, or under the influence of, Leonardo da Vinci) noun | Leonardeschisubstantiv |
luncheon [luncheons] noun [UK: ˈlʌn.tʃən] [US: ˈlʌn.tʃən] | lunch [~en ~er]substantiv |
mop the floor with someone (trounce or defeat thoroughly) verb | |
music to someone's ears (good news; pleasing sound or expression) noun [UK: ˈmjuː.zɪk tuː ˈsəˌm.wənz ɪəz] [US: ˈmjuː.zɪk ˈtuː ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈɪrz] | musik i mina öronsubstantiv |
Napoleonic (of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte) adjective [UK: nə.ˌpəʊ.lɪ.ˈɒ.nɪk] [US: nəˌpo.ʊ.lɪ.ˈɒ.nɪk] | napoleoniskadjektiv napoleonskadjektiv |
neon (element) noun [UK: ˈniːɒn] [US: ˈniːan] | neon [~et | ~en]substantiv |
neon light [neon lights] (light from a neon lamp) noun [UK: ˈniːɒn laɪt] [US: ˈniːan ˈlaɪt] | neonljus [~et ~]substantiv |
neonatal (of or pertaining to the time immediately birth) adjective [UK: ˌniːəʊ.ˈneɪt.l̩] [US: ˌniːo.ʊ.ˈneɪt.l̩] | neonatal [~t ~a]adjektiv |
nucleon [nucleons] (a proton or a neutron) noun [UK: njˈuːklɪən] [US: nˈuːklɪən] | nukleon [~en ~er]substantiv |
paleontology [paleontologies] (study of prehistoric forms of life) noun [UK: ˌpæ.lɪɒn.ˈtɒ.lə.dʒi] [US: ˌpe.liən.ˈtɑː.lə.dʒi] | paleontologi [~n]substantiv |
paleontologist (one who studies paleontology) noun [UK: ˌpæ.lɪɒn.ˈtɒ.lə.dʒɪst] [US: ˌpe.liən.ˈtɑː.lə.dʒəst] | paleontolog [~en ~er]substantiv |
pantheon [pantheons] (a temple dedicated to all the gods) noun [UK: ˈpæn.θɪən] [US: ˈpæn.θi.ˌɑːn] | panteonsubstantiv |
passenger pigeon (an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius) noun [UK: ˈpæ.sɪn.dʒə(r) ˈpɪ.dʒən] [US: ˈpæ.sən.dʒər ˈpɪ.dʒən] | vandringsduvasubstantiv |
peony [peonies] (Paeonia genus of flowering plants) noun [UK: ˈpiːə.ni] [US: ˈpiːə.ni] | pion [~en ~er]substantiv |
pigeon [pigeons] (bird of the dove and pigeon family Columbidae, see also: dove) noun [UK: ˈpɪ.dʒən] [US: ˈpɪ.dʒən] | duvasubstantiv |
pigeonhole [pigeonholes] (one of an array of compartments for mail) noun [UK: ˈpɪ.dʒən.həʊl] [US: ˈpɪ.dʒənhoʊl] | fack [~et ~]substantiv |
pigeonhole [pigeonholed, pigeonholing, pigeonholes] (to categorize; especially to limit or be limited to a particular category, role, etc) verb [UK: ˈpɪ.dʒən.həʊl] [US: ˈpɪ.dʒənhoʊl] | |
pleonasm [pleonasms] (redundancy in wording) noun [UK: ˈplɪə.næ.zəm] [US: ˈplɪə.næ.zəm] | pleonasm [~en ~er]substantiv |
pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire (do someone's difficult work) verb [UK: pʊl ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈtʃe.snʌts ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈpʊl ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈtʃe.snʌts ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfaɪər] | |
put someone in their place (to humble or rebuke) verb | |
read someone's lips (discern what somebody is saying) verb | läsa på läpparverb |
Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) noun | rysk störsubstantiv |
serve someone right (happen to someone who deserves it) verb [UK: sɜːv ˈsʌm.wʌn raɪt] [US: ˈsɝːv ˈsʌˌm.wən ˈraɪt] | |
serve someone right (serves you right!) verb [UK: sɜːv ˈsʌm.wʌn raɪt] [US: ˈsɝːv ˈsʌˌm.wən ˈraɪt] | rätt åtverb |
Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) proper noun [UK: sɪ.ˈeə.rə leo.ne] [US: si.ˈe.rə liˈoʊn] | Sierra Leoneproper noun |
someone (some person) pronoun [UK: ˈsʌm.wʌn] [US: ˈsʌˌm.wən] | någonpronomen |
someone else (some other person) pronoun [UK: ˈsʌm.wʌn els] [US: ˈsʌˌm.wən ˈels] | någon annanpronomen |
someone's (the possessive adjective for someone) adjective [UK: ˈsəˌm.wənz] [US: ˈsəˌm.wənz] | någonsadjektiv |
someone's jaw dropped (expression of someone's surprise) phrase | tappa hakanphrase |
stock pigeon (pigeon) noun | skogsduva [~n ~duvor]substantiv |
sturgeon [sturgeons] (fish of family Acipenseridae) noun [UK: ˈstɜː.dʒən] [US: ˈstɝː.dʒən] | stör [~en ~ar]substantiv |
surgeon [surgeons] (doctor who performs surgery) noun [UK: ˈsɜː.dʒən] [US: ˈsɝː.dʒən] | kirurg [~en ~er]substantiv |
surgeonfish (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) noun | kirurgfisksubstantiv |
teach someone a lesson (punish (informal)) verb | lära en läxaverb |