Svenska | Engelska |
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i ett nötskal adverb | in a nutshell(in summary) |
iskall [~t ~a] adjektiv | cold as ice(very cold) gelid(very cold; icy) ice-cold(as cold as ice) |
iskällare substantiv {c} | icehouse(a deep cellar or outdoor building used for the storage of ice) |
jordskalv [~et ~] substantiv {c} | earthquake [earthquakes](shaking of the surface of a planet) |
jordskalv [~et ~] substantiv {n} | tremor [tremors](earthquake) |
kabelskalare substantiv | wire stripper(small device to strip the insulation from electric wires) |
kirskål [~en] substantiv {c} | ground elder(Aegopodium podagraria) |
klantskalle [~n ~skallar] substantiv {c} | good-for-nothing(person of little worth or usefulness) |
knäppskalle [~n ~skallar] substantiv {c} | goof [goofs](a foolish person) numskull(mentally dull or stupid person) stupid(stupid person, see also: fool) |
knäskål [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | kneecap [kneecaps](bone) |
koskälla [~n ~skällor] substantiv {c} | cowbell(bell worn by cows) |
ljuskälla [~n ~källor] substantiv {c} | light source [light sources](source of illumination) |
man skall inte döma hunden efter håren phrase | you can't judge a book by its cover(it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone) |
marskalk [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | marshal [marshals](military officer of the highest rank) |
meskalin [~et] substantiv {n} | mescaline(the drug) |
meskalinkaktus substantiv {c} | peyote(cactus) |
musselskal [~et ~] substantiv {n} | seashell [seashells](shell) |
nötskal [~et ~] substantiv {n} | nutshell [nutshells](the shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut) |
ont skall med ont fördrivas verb | fight fire with fire(respond to an attack with a counter-attack) |
oskalad [oskalat ~e] adjektiv | unpeeledadjective |
oskälig [~t ~a] adjektiv | unwarranted(being without warrant, authority or guaranty) |
oskäligt adverb | unduly(undeservedly; in a way that is not warranted) |
pappskalle [~n ~skallar] substantiv {c} | bozo((slang) A stupid or foolish person) goof [goofs](a foolish person) |
påskalamm [~et ~] substantiv {n} | Paschal Lamb(the lamb eaten at Passover) |
petriskål substantiv {c} | Petri dish(dish used to culture bacteria) |
potatisskalare [~n ~, ~skalarna] substantiv | peeler [peelers](kitchen utensil) |
richterskala ~n -skalor proper noun {c} | Richter scale(logarithmic scale) |
senapskål substantiv {c} | arugula(herb) |
skinnskalle [~n ~skallar] substantiv {c} | skinhead(someone with a shaved head) |
skitskalle substantiv {c} | shithead(stupid or contemptible person) |
småskalig [~t ~a] adjektiv | small-scale(having a modest scope or extent) |
småskälla [~skällde ~skällt] verb | yap [yapped, yapping, yaps](of a small dog, to bark) |
soppskål [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | tureen(broad deep serving dish for soup or stew) |
strafskala substantiv {?} | sentencing range(range of allowed punishments for a given crime) |
svepskäl [~et ~] substantiv {n} | pretext [pretexts](false, contrived or assumed purpose) |