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lack meaning in Swedish

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lack [lacked, lacking, lacks] (be without, need, require)
verb
[UK: læk]
[US: ˈlæk]

fattas [fattades fattats]verb

sakna [~de ~t]verbThey lack conscience. = De saknar samvete.

lack (deficiency, need)
noun
[UK: læk]
[US: ˈlæk]

avsaknad [~en]substantiv
{c}

brist [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}
A lot of wild animals died for lack of food. = Många vilda djur dog av brist på föda.

lack of sleep (the having not slept enough)
noun
[UK: læk əv sliːp]
[US: ˈlæk əv sˈliːp]

sömnbrist [~en]substantiv
{c}

lackadaisical (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
adjective
[UK: ˌlæk.ə.ˈdeɪ.zɪk.l̩]
[US: ˌlæk.ə.ˈdeɪ.zɪk.l̩]

likgiltig [~t ~a]adjektiv

oengagerad [oengagerat ~e]adjektiv

ointresserad [ointresserat ~e]adjektiv

lackey [lackeys] (liveried male servant)
noun
[UK: ˈlæk.i]
[US: ˈlæk.i]

lakej [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

lackluster (Having no shine or lustre; dull)
adjective
[UK: ˈlæ.ˌklə.stə(r)]
[US: ˈlæ.ˌklə.stər]

glanslös [~t ~a]adjektiv

mattadjektiv

All Blacks (New Zealand rugby team)
proper noun

All Blacksproper noun

American black duck (Anas rubripes)
noun

svartandsubstantiv
{c}

black [blacker, blackest] (absorbing all light)
adjective
[UK: blæk]
[US: ˈblæk]

svartadjektivIt was black. = Den var svart.

black [blacks] (billiards, snooker, pool: black ball)
noun
[UK: blæk]
[US: ˈblæk]

svartasubstantiv
{c}
Crows are black. = Kråkor är svarta.

black [blacks] (colour/color)
noun
[UK: blæk]
[US: ˈblæk]

svartsubstantivIt was black. = Den var svart.

black [blacks] (dye, pigment)
noun
[UK: blæk]
[US: ˈblæk]

svärtasubstantiv
{c}

black [blacker, blackest] (without light)
adjective
[UK: blæk]
[US: ˈblæk]

mörk [~t ~a]adjektiv

black alder (Alnus glutinosa tree)
noun
[UK: blæk ˈɔːl.də]
[US: ˈblæk ˈɒl.dər]

klibbal [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}

black and blue (covered in bruises)
adjective
[UK: blæk ənd bluː]
[US: ˈblæk ænd ˈbluː]

gul och blåadjektiv

black-and-white (using shades of grey/gray)
adjective
[UK: blæk ənd waɪt]
[US: ˈblæk ænd ˈwaɪt]

svartvit [~t ~a]adjektiv

black-arched moth (species of moth)
noun

tofsspinnaresubstantiv
{c}

black art (witchcraft, sorcery, black magic, etc.)
noun
[UK: blæk ɑːt]
[US: ˈblæk ˈɑːrt]

svartkonst [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

black-bellied plover [black-bellied plovers] (An arctic bird)
noun
[UK: blæk ˈbɛlid ˈplʌvə ]
[US: blæk ˈbɛlid ˈplʌvər ]

kustpiparesubstantiv
{c}

black-bibbed tit (Poecile hypermelaenus)
noun

sikangtitasubstantiv
{c}

black bile (one of the four humours)
noun

svart gallasubstantiv
{c}

black-billed capercaillie [black-billed capercaillies] (Tetrao parvirostris)
noun

svartnäbbad tjädersubstantiv
{c}

black-billed magpie (Pica hudsonia)
noun

amerikansk skatasubstantiv
{c}

black box (recorders in an aircraft)
noun
[UK: blæk bɒks]
[US: ˈblæk ˈbɑːks]

svart lådasubstantiv
{c}

black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris)
noun

svartbrynad albatrosssubstantiv
{c}

black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
noun

amerikansk talltitasubstantiv
{c}

black caraway (spice)
noun
[UK: blæk ˈkæ.rə.weɪ]
[US: ˈblæk ˈkæ.rə.ˌwe]

svartkumminsubstantiv
{c}

black cardamom (plant and spice)
noun
[UK: blæk ˈkɑː.də.məm]
[US: ˈblæk ˈkɑːr.də.məm]

svart kardemummasubstantiv
{c}

black chanterelle (mushroom)
noun

svart trumpetsvampsubstantiv
{c}

black Christmas (Christmas without snow)
noun

grön julsubstantiv
{c}

black-crested titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus)
noun

svarttofsad gråmessubstantiv
{c}

black crowned crane (Balearica pavonina)
noun

svart krontranasubstantiv
{c}

black-crowned night heron [black-crowned night herons] (Nycticorax nycticorax)
noun
[UK: blæk kraʊnd naɪt ˈhɛrən ]
[US: blæk kraʊnd naɪt ˈhɛrən ]

natthägersubstantiv
{c}

Black Death (14th century pandemic outbreak)
proper noun
[UK: ˈblæk.ˈdeθ]
[US: ˈblæk.ˈdeθ]

böldpest ~enproper noun
{c}

digerdödenproper noun
{c}

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