Svenska | Engelska |
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tvångsarbete [~t ~n] substantiv {n} | forced labor(work which one is compelled to perform) |
tvångsarbetsanstalt substantiv {c} | workhouse [workhouses](a prison where the sentence includes manual labor) |
tvångshandling [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | compulsive behaviour(an action that is performed compulsively without necessarily leading to an actual reward or pleasure) |
tvångsinlösen [~] substantiv {c} | eminent domain(government's right to expropriate private land) |
tvångsmässig [~t ~a] adjektiv | compulsive(uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious) |
tvångssyndrom [~et ~] substantiv {n} | obsessive-compulsive disorder(form of anxiety) |
tvångstanke [~n ~tankar] substantiv {c} | intrusive thought(unwelcome involuntary thought, image or idea) |
tvångströja [~n ~tröjor] substantiv {c} | straitjacket [straitjackets](a jacket-like garment) trammel [trammels](something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress) |
tvåor substantiv {c-Pl} | twos(plural of 'two') |
tvåsidig [~t ~a] adjektiv | two-faced(having two faces or plane surfaces) |
tvåsidigt knippe substantiv | dichasium(cymose inflorescence) |
tvåsiffrig [~t ~a] adjektiv | double-digit(between 10 and 99 inclusive) |
tvåspråkig [~t ~a] adjektiv | bilingual(speaking two languages) |
tvåspråkighet [~en] substantiv {c} | bilingualism(condition of being bilingual) |
tvåstavig [~t ~a] adjektiv | disyllabic(comprising two syllables) |
tvåtaktare ~n; pl. ~, best. pl. -taktarna adjektiv {c} | two-stroke(attributive) |
tvåvingad adjektiv {c} | dipteral(having two wings) |
tvåvägs adjektiv | two-way(moving in both directions) |
tvåvägs- adjektiv | bidirectional(moving in two directions (usually opposite)) |
tvåäggig adjektiv | dizygotic(derived from two eggs that have been separately fertilized) |
det är inte ens fel om två träter phrase | it takes two to tango(some things need the active cooperation of two parties) |
falla mellan två stolar verb | slip through the cracks(to escape notice) |
köra två spår verb | play the field(to date more than one person) |
lägga ihop två och två verb | put two and two together(figure out) |
mellan två eldar preposition | between a rock and a hard place(having the choice between two unpleasant options) |
måtta två gånger phrase | measure twice and cut once(plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action) |
slå två flugor i en smäll verb | kill two birds with one stone(solve two problems at once) |