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tune meaning in Swedish

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tune [tunes] (melody)
noun
[UK: tjuːn]
[US: ˈtuːn]

melodi [~n ~er]substantiv
{c}
She can play this tune on the piano. = Hon kan spela den här melodin på piano.

tune [tunes] (song, short musical composition)
noun
[UK: tjuːn]
[US: ˈtuːn]

låt [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}

tune [tuned, tuning, tunes] (to adjust (e.g. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally)
verb
[UK: tjuːn]
[US: ˈtuːn]

justera [~de ~t]verb

tune [tuned, tuning, tunes] (to adjust a musical instrument)
verb
[UK: tjuːn]
[US: ˈtuːn]

stämmaverbMary is tuning her guitar. = Mary stämmer sin gitarr.

tune up (adjust engine )
verb
[UK: tjuːn ʌp]
[US: ˈtuːn ʌp]

trimma [~de ~t]verb

attuned (adapted to a particular context)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈtjuːnd]
[US: ə.ˈtuːnd]

anpassad efteradjektiv

attuned (tuned to the correct pitch)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈtjuːnd]
[US: ə.ˈtuːnd]

stämdadjektiv

dance to someone's tune (to do what someone expects)
verb

dansa efter någons pipaverb

every man is the architect of his own fortune (each person is the chief cause of their success or failure)
phrase

envar sin egen lyckas smedphrase

fine-tune [fine-tuned, fine-tuning, fine-tunes] (to make small adjustments to something until it is optimal)
verb

finjustera [~de ~t]verb

fortune [fortunes] (a chance)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.tʃuːn]
[US: ˈfɔːr.tʃən]

tillfällighet [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

fortune [fortunes] (good luck)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.tʃuːn]
[US: ˈfɔːr.tʃən]

tursubstantiv
{c}

fortune [fortunes] (lots of riches)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.tʃuːn]
[US: ˈfɔːr.tʃən]

förmögenhet [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}
It's worth a fortune. = Den är värd en förmögenhet.

fortune cookie (snack)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.tʃuːn ˈkʊk.i]
[US: ˈfɔːr.tʃən ˈkʊk.i]

lyckokaka [~n ~kakor]substantiv
{c}

fortune favors the bold (luck favors the adventurous)
phrase

lyckan står den djärve biphrase

fortune hunter (person who eagerly seeks wealth)
noun

lyckosökaresubstantiv

lycksökare [~n ~, ~sökarna]substantiv
{c}

lycksökerska [~n ~sökerskor]substantiv
{c}

fortune-teller (person who professes to predict the future in return for money)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.tʃən.ˌte.lə]
[US: ˈte.lər]

spåkvinna [~n ~kvinnor]substantiv
{f}

spåman [~nen ~män, ~männen]substantiv
{c}

fortune-telling (fortunetelling, predicting one's future)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.tʃuːn ˈtel.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈfɔːr.tʃən ˈtel.ɪŋ]

spådom [~en ~ar]substantiv

importune [importuned, importuning, importunes] (to harass with persistent requests)
verb
[UK: ˌɪm.pə.ˈtjuːn]
[US: ˌɪm.pə.ˈtjuːn]

besvära [~de ~t]verb

inopportune (at an inconvenient or inappropriate time)
adjective
[UK: ˌɪn.ˈɒ.pə.tjuːn]
[US: ˌɪ.ˌnɑː.pər.ˈtuːn]

oläglig [~t ~a]adjektiv

misfortune [misfortunes] (an undesirable event such as an accident)
noun
[UK: ˌmɪs.ˈfɔː.tʃuːn]
[US: ˌmɪs.ˈfɔːr.tʃən]

olycka [~n olyckor]substantiv
{c}
Misfortunes never come singly. = En olycka kommer sällan ensam.

Neptune (eighth planet of the solar system)
proper noun
[UK: ˈnep.tjuːn]
[US: ˈnep.tuːn]

Neptunusproper noun
{c}

opportune (at a convenient time)
adjective
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.tjuːn]
[US: ˌɑː.pər.ˈtuːn]

läglig [~t ~a]adjektiv

opportune (suitable)
adjective
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.tjuːn]
[US: ˌɑː.pər.ˈtuːn]

lämplig [~t ~a]adjektiv

out of tune (not in correct musical pitch)
preposition
[UK: ˈaʊt əv tjuːn]
[US: ˈaʊt əv ˈtuːn]

falsktpreposition

med fel tonhöjdpreposition

wheel of Fortune (Tarot card)
proper noun
[UK: ˈwiːl̩ əv ˈfɔː.tʃuːn]
[US: ˈhwiːl̩ əv ˈfɔːr.tʃən]

lyckans hjulproper noun
{n}

lyckohjul ~et; pl. ~proper noun
{n}