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Petrarchan sonnet (type of sonnet) noun | italiensk sonettsubstantiv |
poison [poisons] (substance harmful to a living organism) noun [UK: ˈpɔɪz.n̩] [US: ˈpɔɪz.n̩] | giftsubstantiv |
poison [poisoned, poisoning, poisons] (to use poison to kill or paralyse) verb [UK: ˈpɔɪz.n̩] [US: ˈpɔɪz.n̩] | förgifta [~de ~t]verbJohn tried to poison us. = John försökte förgifta oss. |
poison ivy (one of several ivy-like urushiol-producing plants) noun [UK: ˈpɔɪz.n̩ ˈaɪ.vi] [US: ˈpɔɪz.n̩ ˈaɪ.vi] | klättersumaksubstantiv |
poisoned chalice (something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful) noun | björntjänst [~en ~er]substantiv |
poisoning [poisonings] (administration of a poison) noun [UK: ˈpɔɪz.n̩.ɪŋ] [US: ˈpɔɪz.n̩.ɪŋ] | förgiftning [~en ~ar]substantiv |
Poisson distribution [Poisson distributions] (probability distribution) noun [UK: ˌpɔɪz.sən ˌdɪ.strɪ.ˈbjuːʃ.n̩] [US: ˌpɔɪz.sən ˌdɪ.strə.ˈbjuːʃ.n̩] | Poissonfördelningsubstantiv |
political prisoner (person) noun [UK: pə.ˈlɪ.tɪk.l̩ ˈprɪz.nə(r)] [US: pə.ˈlɪ.tək.l̩ ˈprɪ.zə.nər] | politisk fångesubstantiv |
preseason (period before the start of a sporting season) noun [UK: prɪsˈiːzən] [US: prɪsˈiːzən] | försäsong [~en ~er]substantiv |
prison [prisons] (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes) noun [UK: ˈprɪz.n̩] [US: ˈprɪz.n̩] | fängelse [~t ~r]substantiv |
prison camp (camp for prisoners) noun | fångläger [~lägret ~, ~lägren]substantiv |
prison cell (room to which a prisoner is confined) noun [UK: ˈprɪz.n̩ sel] [US: ˈprɪz.n̩ ˈsel] | cell [~en ~er]substantiv fängelsecell [~en ~er]substantiv |
prison guard (person working to provide order to in a jail) noun | fängelsevakt [~en ~er]substantiv fångvaktare [~n ~, ~vaktarna]substantiv |
prisoner [prisoners] (person incarcerated in a prison) noun [UK: ˈprɪz.nə(r)] [US: ˈprɪ.zə.nər] | fånge [~n fångar]substantiv fängelsekund [~en ~er]substantiv internsubstantiv |
prisoner of conscience (person) noun | samvetsfånge [~n ~fångar]substantiv |
prisoner of war (combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict) noun [UK: ˈprɪz.nə(r) əv wɔː(r)] [US: ˈprɪ.zə.nər əv ˈwɔːr] | krigsfånge [~n ~fångar]substantiv |
rainy season (portion of the year when rainfall amounts are greatest) noun | regnperiod [~en ~er]substantiv regntid [~en ~er]substantiv |
raison d'être (reason for being) noun [UK: ˈreɪsan] [US: ˈreɪsan] | existensberättigande [~t]substantiv |
ramsons (Allium ursinum) noun [UK: rˈamsənz] [US: rˈæmsənz] | ramslök [~en ~ar]substantiv |
rat poison (poison for killing rats, etc.) noun [UK: ræt ˈpɔɪz.n̩] [US: ˈræt ˈpɔɪz.n̩] | råttgift [~et ~er]substantiv |
reason [reasons] ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) noun [UK: ˈriː.zən] [US: ˈriː.zən] | förnuft [~et]substantiv förstånd [~et]substantiv |
reason [reasons] (motive for an action or determination) noun [UK: ˈriː.zən] [US: ˈriː.zən] | motiv [~et ~]substantiv |
reason [reasons] (that which causes: a cause) noun [UK: ˈriː.zən] [US: ˈriː.zən] | anledning [~en ~ar]substantiv orsak [~en ~er]substantiv skäl [~et ~]substantiv |
reason [reasoned, reasoning, reasons] (to converse; to compare opinions) verb [UK: ˈriː.zən] [US: ˈriː.zən] | diskutera [~de ~t]verb |
reason [reasoned, reasoning, reasons] (to deduce by being rational) verb [UK: ˈriː.zən] [US: ˈriː.zən] | resonera [~de ~t]verb |
reason [reasoned, reasoning, reasons] (to perform a process of deduction or of induction) verb [UK: ˈriː.zən] [US: ˈriː.zən] | slutledaverb |
reason [reasoned, reasoning, reasons] (to persuade by reasoning) verb [UK: ˈriː.zən] [US: ˈriː.zən] | argumentera [~de ~t]verb |
reasonable (just; fair; agreeable to reason) adjective [UK: ˈriːz.nəb.l̩] [US: ˈriː.zə.nəb.l̩] | rimlig [~t ~a]adjektivThe price isn't reasonable. = Priset är inte rimligt. |
resonance [resonances] noun [UK: ˈre.zə.nəns] [US: ˈre.zə.nəns] | resonans [~en ~er]substantiv |
rhyme or reason (logic or common sense) noun | rim och resonsubstantiv |
robinsonade (genre of adventure fiction) noun | robinsonad [~en ~er]substantiv |
salesperson [salespersons] (person who sells) noun [UK: ˈseɪlz.pɜːs.n̩] [US: ˈseɪlz.ˌpər.sn̩] | försäljare [~n ~, försäljarna]substantiv |