English | Swedish |
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carry coals to Newcastle (do something unneeded or redundant) verb | |
Early New High German (form of German) proper noun | äldre nyhögtyskaproper noun |
emperor's new clothes (something obvious and embarrassing that is politely ignored) noun | kejsarens nya klädersubstantiv |
good news (something positive) noun [UK: ɡʊd njuːz] [US: ˈɡʊd ˈnuːz] | goda nyhetersubstantiv |
happy New Year (Happy New Year) phrase [UK: ˈhæp.i njuː ˈjiə(r)] [US: ˈhæp.i nuː ˈjɪr̩] | gott nytt årphrase |
Job's news (bad news) noun [UK: ˈdʒɑːbz njuːz] [US: ˈdʒɑːbz ˈnuːz] | jobspost [~en ~er]substantiv |
know [knew, known, knowing, knows] (be informed about) verb [UK: nəʊ] [US: ˈnoʊ] | känna tillverb veta omverb |
know [knew, known, knowing, knows] (have knowledge of) verb [UK: nəʊ] [US: ˈnoʊ] | veta [visste, vetat, pres. vet]verbDoes John know? = Vet John? |
know [knew, known, knowing, knows] (understand (a subject)) verb [UK: nəʊ] [US: ˈnoʊ] | kunna [kunde, kunnat, pres. kan]verbI know the song. = Jag kan låten. |
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (traditional greeting for the Christmas and the new year) phrase [UK: ˈme.ri ˈkrɪ.sməs ənd ə ˈhæp.i njuː ˈjiə(r)] [US: ˈme.ri ˈkrɪ.sməs ænd ə ˈhæp.i nuː ˈjɪr̩] | god jul och gott nytt årphrase |
mineworker noun [UK: ˈmaɪn.wɜːkə(r)] [US: ˈmaɪˌn.wərkər] | gruvarbetare [~n ~, ~arbetarna]substantiv |
old wine in a new bottle (existing concept or institution presented as if new) noun | gammalt vin i en ny flaskasubstantiv |
Papua New Guinea (country in Oceania) proper noun [UK: ˈpæ.pjʊə njuː ˈɡɪ.ni] [US: ˈpæ.pjuːə nuː ˈɡɪ.ni] | Papua Nya Guineaproper noun |
Papua New Guinean (pertaining to Papua New Guinea) adjective | papuansk [~t ~a]adjektiv |
pinewood [pinewoods] (forest or grove of pines) noun [UK: ˈpaɪnwʊd] [US: ˈpaɪnwʊd] | tallskog [~en ~ar]substantiv |
pinewood [pinewoods] (wood of the pine) noun [UK: ˈpaɪnwʊd] [US: ˈpaɪnwʊd] | furusubstantiv |
pissed as a newt (drunk to the point of incapacity; inebriated) adjective | full som en alikaadjektiv full som en kajaadjektiv |
renew [renewed, renewing, renews] (to make new again) verb [UK: rɪ.ˈnjuː] [US: rə.ˈnuː] | förnya [~de ~t]verb |
renewable (able to be renewed) adjective [UK: rɪ.ˈnjuːəb.l̩] [US: ri.ˈnuːəb.l̩] | förnybar [~t ~a]adjektiv |
sinew [sinews] (muscular power, muscle; vigor, vigorous strength) noun [UK: ˈsɪ.njuː] [US: ˈsɪ.njuː] | spänst [~en]substantiv styrkasubstantiv |
sinewy (tough; having strong sinews) adjective [UK: ˈsɪ.njuːɪ] [US: ˈsɪ.njuːi] | senig [~t ~a]adjektiv |
there is nothing new under the sun (there is nothing new) phrase | inget nytt under solenphrase |
urban renewal (redevelopment of urban areas) noun | stadsförnyelse [~n ~r]substantiv |
you can't teach an old dog new tricks (too old to change) phrase |