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woman meaning in Swedish

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woman [women] (adult female person)
noun
[UK: ˈwʊ.mən]
[US: ˈwʊ.mən]

kvinna [~n kvinnor]substantiv
{c}
I'm a woman. = Jag är kvinna.

womanhood (state of being a woman)
noun
[UK: ˈwʊ.mən.hʊd]
[US: ˈwʊ.mən.ˌhʊd]

kvinnlighet [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

womanizer [womanizers] (habitual seducer of women)
noun
[UK: ˈwʊ.mə.naɪ.zə(r)]
[US: ˈwʊ.mə.ˌnaɪ.zər]

kvinnotjusare [~n ~, ~tjusarna]substantiv

womankind (woman, taken collectively)
noun
[UK: ˈwʊ.mənk.aɪnd]
[US: ˈwʊ.mənk.aɪnd]

kvinnosläktsubstantiv
{n}

womanly (having the characteristics of a woman)
adjective
[UK: ˈwʊ.mən.li]
[US: ˈwʊ.mən.li]

kvinnlig [~t ~a]adjektiv

a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle (a woman is capable of living a complete and independent life)
phrase

en kvinna utan en man är som en fisk utan en cykelphrase

behind every successful man there stands a woman (men's success often depends on the support and work and support of their wives for female partners)
phrase

bakom varje framgångsrik man står en kvinnaphrase

businesswoman [businesswomen] (woman of business)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪz.nə.ˌswʊ.mən]
[US: ˈbɪz.nə.ˌswʊ.mən]

affärskvinna [~n ~kvinnor]substantiv
{c}

charwoman [charwomen] (cleaning lady)
noun
[UK: ˈtʃɑː.wʊ.mən]
[US: ˈtʃɑːˌr.wʊ.mən]

städerska [~n städerskor]substantiv
{c}

Dutchwoman [Dutchwomen] (a Dutch woman)
noun
[UK: ˈdʌtʃ.ˌwʊ.mən]
[US: ˈdʌtʃ.ˌwʊ.mən]

holländska [~n ~ländskor]substantiv

nederländska [~n ~ländskor]substantiv

Englishwoman (a female native or inhabitant of England)
noun
[UK: ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪ.ʃwʊ.mən]
[US: ˈɪŋ.ˌɡlɪ.ˌʃwʊ.mən]

engelska [~n engelskor]substantiv
{c}

Frenchwoman [Frenchwomen] (Frenchwoman (a French woman))
noun
[UK: ˈfrent.ʃwʊ.mən]
[US: ˈfrent.ʃwʊ.mən]

fransyska [~n fransyskor]substantiv
{c}

horsewoman [horsewomen] (a female equestrian)
noun
[UK: ˈhɔː.swʊ.mən]
[US: ˈhɔːr.swʊ.mən]

kvinnlig ryttaresubstantiv
{c}

ryttarinna [~n ryttarinnor]substantiv
{f}

medicine woman (shamanistic healer)
noun

medicinkvinnasubstantiv
{c}

noblewoman [noblewomen] (a woman of noble rank)
noun
[UK: ˈnobəˌl.wʊ.mən]
[US: ˈnobəˌl.wʊ.mən]

adelsdam [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}
I see a nobleman and a noblewoman. = Jag ser en adelsman och en adelsdam.

adelsfrusubstantiv
{c}

adelskvinnasubstantiv
{c}

old woman (elderly woman)
noun
[UK: əʊld ˈwʊ.mən]
[US: oʊld ˈwʊ.mən]

gummasubstantiv
{c}

policewoman [policewomen] (a female police officer)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈliː.swʊ.mən]
[US: pə.ˈliː.ˌswʊ.mən]

poliskvinnasubstantiv
{c}

postwoman (woman who delivers the post or mail)
noun

brevbärare [~n ~, ~bärarna]substantiv
{c}

spokeswoman [spokeswomen] (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people)
noun
[UK: ˈspokˌswʊ.mən]
[US: ˈspokˌswʊ.mən]

taleskvinna [~n ~kvinnor]substantiv
{f} {c}

sportswoman [sportswomen] (woman who engages in sports)
noun
[UK: ˈspɔːts.ˌwʊ.mən]
[US: ˈspɔːts.ˌwʊ.mən]

idrottskvinna [~n ~kvinnor]substantiv
{c}

townswoman (woman resident of a town)
noun

borgarfrusubstantiv
{c}

stadsbo [~n ~r]substantiv
{c}

stadsfrusubstantiv
{c}

unwomanly (unfeminine)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌnˈwʊmənli ]
[US: ʌnˈwʊmənli ]

okvinnlig [~t ~a]adjektiv

washerwoman [washerwomen] (woman whose employment is laundering)
noun
[UK: ˈwɒ.ʃə.wʊ.mən]
[US: ˈwɒ.ʃə.wʊ.mən]

tvätterska [~n tvätterskor]substantiv

Welshwoman (female native or inhabitant of Wales)
noun
[UK: ˈwelʃ.ˈwʊ.mən]
[US: ˈwelʃ.ˌwʊ.mən]

kymriska [~n]substantiv
{f}

walesiska [~n walesiskor]substantiv
{f}