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posit meaning in Swedish

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false positive [false positives] (result of a test that shows as present something that is absent)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔːls ˈpɒ.zə.tɪv]
[US: ˈfɔːls ˈpɑː.zə.tɪv]

falsk positivsubstantiv

highly composite number (positive integer with more divisors than any smaller positive integer)
noun

mycket sammansatt talsubstantiv
{n}

HIV positive (infected by the HIV virus)
adjective

hivpositiv [~t ~a]adjektiv

inapposite (inappropriate)
adjective
[UK: ɪn.ˈæ.pə.zɪt]
[US: ɪn.ˈæ.pə.zɪt]

olämplig [~t ~a]adjektiv

opassandeadjektiv

juxtaposition [juxtapositions] (extra emphasis given to a comparison)
noun
[UK: ˌdʒʌk.stə.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌdʒʌk.stə.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

sida vid sidasubstantiv

leader of the opposition (person in charge of the party in opposition)
noun

oppositionsledare [~n ~, ~ledarna]substantiv
{c}

matrix decomposition (process)
noun

matrisdekompositionsubstantiv
{c}

missionary position (position for sexual intercourse)
noun
[UK: ˈmɪ.ʃən.ri pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˈmɪ.ʃə.ˌne.ri pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

missionärensubstantiv
{c}

missionärsställningsubstantiv
{c}

opposite (across from)
preposition
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.zɪt]
[US: ˈɑː.pə.zət]

mittemotpreposition

tvärs överpreposition

opposite [opposites] (contrary thing)
noun
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.zɪt]
[US: ˈɑː.pə.zət]

motsats [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}
The opposite is also true. = Motsatsen är också sann.

opposite (in an opposite position)
adverb
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.zɪt]
[US: ˈɑː.pə.zət]

mittemotadverb

opposite (located directly across from)
adjective
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.zɪt]
[US: ˈɑː.pə.zət]

motsatt [~, ~a]adjektivHis remarks had the opposite effect. = Hans kommentarer hade motsatt effekt.

opposite sex (the other gender to which one is referring)
noun

motsatt könsubstantiv
{n}

opposition [oppositions] (politics: party or movement opposed to government)
noun
[UK: ˌɒ.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌɑː.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

opposition [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

pole position (top qualifying position)
noun

pole positionsubstantiv

pomposity [pomposities] (quality)
noun
[UK: pɒm.ˈpɒ.sɪ.ti]
[US: ˌpɑːm.ˈpɑː.sə.ti]

pompösitetsubstantiv

postposition [postpositions] ((grammar) words that come after the noun)
noun
[UK: ˈpəʊst.pə.ˈzɪ.ʃən]
[US: ˌpoʊst.pə.ˈzɪ.ʃən]

postposition [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

predisposition [predispositions] (the state of being predisposed)
noun
[UK: ˌpriː.dɪ.spə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌpri.ˌdɪ.spə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

predisposition [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

preposition [prepositions] (grammar: a type of word like "of, from, for, by")
noun
[UK: ˌpre.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: pre.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

preposition [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

prepositional case (case serving as object of a preposition)
noun

lokativsubstantiv
{c}

prepositionalissubstantiv
{c}

prepositionalkasussubstantiv
{n}

prepositional phrase (phrase containing both a preposition and its complement)
noun

prepositionsfrassubstantiv

proposition [propositions] (idea or plan offered)
noun
[UK: ˌprɒ.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌprɑː.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

förslagsubstantiv
{n}

recovery position noun

framstupa sidolägesubstantiv
{n}

stabilt sidolägesubstantiv
{n}

repository (a location for storage, often for safety or preservation)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈpɒ.zɪt.r̩i]
[US: ri.ˈpɑː.zə.ˌtɔː.ri]

lagersubstantiv

safe-deposit box (box for holding valuables safe)
noun

bankfack [~et ~]substantiv
{n}

sex position noun

samlagsställning [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}

supposition [suppositions] (assumption)
noun
[UK: ˌsʌ.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌsʌ.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

supposition [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

suppository [suppositories] (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity)
noun
[UK: sə.ˈpɒ.zɪt.r̩i]
[US: sə.ˈpɒ.zɪt.r̩i]

stolpiller [~pillret ~, ~pillren]substantiv

World Exposition (a regular international exposition)
noun

världsutställning [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}

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