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-s meaning in Swedish

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-yl (radical or functional group)

-yl

-yne (hydrocarbon with triple bonds)

-yn{c}

a chain is only as strong as its weakest link (aphorism)
phrase

en kedja är aldrig starkare än dess svagaste länkphrase

a leopard cannot change its spots (one cannot change one's own nature)
phrase
[UK: ə ˈle.pəd ˈkæn.ɒt tʃeɪndʒ ɪts spɒts]
[US: ə ˈle.pərd ˈkæn.ɑːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ ˈɪts ˈspɑːts]

ränderna går aldrig urphrase

a stitch in time saves nine (a timely effort can prevent larger problems)
phrase
[UK: ə stɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm seɪvz naɪn]
[US: ə ˈstɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm ˈseɪvz ˈnaɪn]

bättre att stämma i bäcken än i ånphrase

access specifier noun

åtkomstmodifieraresubstantiv
{c}

ace of spades (playing card)
noun

spader esssubstantiv
{n}

ace up one's sleeve (a surprise of which others are not aware)
noun

äss i rockärmensubstantiv

acute sedge (species Carex acuta)
noun

vasstarrsubstantiv
{c}

adder stone (stone with a naturally formed hole)
noun

≈ hönsgudsubstantiv
{c}

adjustable spanner (adjustable hand tool)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈdʒʌ.stəb.l̩ ˈspæ.nə(r)]
[US: ə.ˈdʒə.stəb.l̩ ˈspæ.nər]

skiftnyckel [~n ~nycklar]substantiv
{c}

Adriatic Sea (sea that stretches from the Ionian Sea to the Gulf of Venice)
proper noun
[UK: ˌe.dri.ˈæ.tɪk siː]
[US: ˌe.dri.ˈæ.tɪk ˈsiː]

Adriatiska havetproper noun
{n}

Advent Sunday (fourth Sunday before Christmas Day, the start of Advent)
proper noun
[UK: ˈæd.vent ˈsʌn.deɪ]
[US: ˈæd.ˌvent ˈsʌn.deɪ]

adventssöndag ~en ~arproper noun
{c}

Aegean Sea (sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea)
proper noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈdʒiːən siː]
[US: ɪ.ˈdʒiːən ˈsiː]

Egeiska havetproper noun

Aesculapian snake (a European species of nonvenomous snake, Zamenis longissimus, syn. Coluber longissimus, associated with Aesculapius in Ancient Greek mythology)
noun

eskulapsnoksubstantiv
{c}

affine space (vector space having no origin)
noun

affint rumsubstantiv
{n}

air-raid shelter (reinforced underground shelter designed to give protection against air raids)
noun
[UK: eə(r) reɪd ˈʃel.tə(r)]
[US: ˈer ˈreɪd ˈʃel.tər]

skyddsrum [~met ~, ~men]substantiv
{n}

air show (a public display of stunt flying, aerobatics, and historical aircraft)
noun

flyguppvisning [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}

air strike (attack by aircraft)
noun
[UK: eə(r) straɪk]
[US: ˈer ˈstraɪk]

flyganfall [~et ~]substantiv
{n}

flygangrepp [~et ~]substantiv
{n}

luftangrepp [~et ~]substantiv
{n}

air superiority (dominance in the air power)
noun
[UK: eə(r) su:.ˌpɪə.rɪ.ˈɒ.rɪ.ti]
[US: ˈer ˌsuː.pɪ.ri.ˈɔː.rə.ti]

luftöverlägsenhetsubstantiv
{n}

air support (use of aircraft to assist ground forces)
noun
[UK: eə(r) sə.ˈpɔːt]
[US: ˈer sə.ˈpɔːrt]

flygunderstöd [~et ~]substantiv
{n}

luftunderstödsubstantiv
{n}

air supremacy (most favorable state of control of the air)
noun
[UK: eə(r) sʊ.ˈpre.mə.si]
[US: ˈer sə.ˈpre.mə.si]

luftherravälde [~t]substantiv
{n}

air-to-surface missile (missile)
noun

attackrobot [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}

algebraic structure (formal structure of a carrier set, operations and identities)
noun
[UK: ˌæl.dʒɪ.ˈbreɪk ˈstrʌk.tʃə(r)]
[US: ˌæl.dʒə.ˈbreɪɪk ˈstrʌk.tʃər]

algebraisk struktursubstantiv
{c}

all and sundry (all; everyone)
pronoun
[UK: ɔːl ənd ˈsʌn.dri]
[US: ɔːl ænd ˈsʌn.dri]

alla och envarpronomen

all and sundry (each one)
pronoun
[UK: ɔːl ənd ˈsʌn.dri]
[US: ɔːl ænd ˈsʌn.dri]

var och enpronomen

all of a sudden (colloquial: suddenly, see also: suddenly)
adverb
[UK: ɔːl əv ə ˈsʌd.n̩]
[US: ɔːl əv ə ˈsʌd.n̩]

plötsligtadverb

All Saints' Day (feast day)
proper noun
[UK: ɔːl ˈseɪnts deɪ]
[US: ɔːl ˈseɪnts ˈdeɪ]

allhelgonadagenproper noun
{c}

All Souls' Day (Christian feast day)
proper noun
[UK: ɔːl səʊlz deɪ]
[US: ɔːl soʊlz ˈdeɪ]

alla själars dagproper noun
{c}

all the same (anyway; nevertheless; nonetheless)
adverb
[UK: ɔːl ðə seɪm]
[US: ɔːl ðə ˈseɪm]

ändåadverb

i alla falladverb

trots alltadverb

allis shad (Alosa alosa)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.ˌlɪs ʃæd]
[US: ˈæ.ˌlɪs ˈʃæd]

majfisksubstantiv
{c}

alpine skiing (sport)
noun
[UK: ˈæl.paɪn ˈskiːɪŋ]
[US: ˈæl.ˌpaɪn ˈskiːɪŋ]

alpin skidåkningsubstantiv
{c}

alpintsubstantiv
{c}

utförsåkning [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}

altitude sickness [altitude sicknesses] (oxygen deficiency at high altitudes)
noun
[UK: ˈæl.tɪ.tjuːd ˈsɪk.nəs]
[US: ˈæl.tə.ˌtuːd ˈsɪk.nəs]

höjdsjuka [~n]substantiv
{c}

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