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vägval [~et ~] substantiv {n} | fork [forks](figurative: point in time of making a decision) |
va göru? phrase | what are you doingphrase |
överväga -vägde -vägt substantiv | deliberation [deliberations](the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure) |
å ämbetets vägnar adjektiv | ex officio(by virtue of an office or title) |
alla vägar bär till Rom phrase | all roads lead to Rome(different paths can take to the same goal) |
anden är villig men köttet är svagt phrase | the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak(achieving something is made impossible by frailty) |
anslutningsväg [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | connector(road connecting other roads) |
arabavagn substantiv | araba(carriage) |
att tvaga sig verb | ablute(to wash oneself) |
avfartsväg [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | slip road(a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads) |
avvägning [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | balance [balances](awareness of both viewpoints) |
bagagevagn substantiv {c} | luggage cart(vehicle pushed by travellers) |
balansvåg [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | scales(device for weighing goods for sale) |
bana väg verb | make way(to give place or step aside) pave the way(to make future development easier) |
barnvagn [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | pram [prams](perambulator) stroller [strollers](seat on wheels used to transport babies) |
bärvåg [~en ~or] substantiv {c} | carrier wave(wave that can be modulated to transmit signals) |
betalväg substantiv {c} | turnpike [turnpikes](toll road) |
betalvägg [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | paywall(a feature of a website that only allows access to paying subscribers) |
brandvägg [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | firewall(computer software) |
buksvåger substantiv {c} | Eskimo brothers(men who have had sexual intercourse with the same woman) |
buksvägerska substantiv {c} | Eskimo brothers(men who have had sexual intercourse with the same woman) |
cellvägg [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | cell wall [cell walls](thick layer around cells of plants, fungi, and algae) |
chockvåg [~en ~or] substantiv | shock wave [shock waves](A powerful compression wave) |
cykelväg [~en ~ar] substantiv | bicycle path(segregated path for the use of bicycles) |
det svaga könet substantiv {n} | fair sex(women) |
det svagare kärlet substantiv | weaker vessel(a woman; women collectively) |
det svagare könet substantiv {n} | weaker vessel(a woman; women collectively) |
elektrosvag adjektiv | electroweak(combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces) |
en kedja är aldrig starkare än dess svagaste länk phrase | a chain is only as strong as its weakest link(aphorism) |
enkelriktad väg substantiv {c} | one-way street(road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) |
extravagant [~, ~a] adjektiv | extravagant(exceeding the bounds of something) |
fågelvägen adverb | as the crow flies(in a straight line) |
fars svåger substantiv {c} | paternal uncle [paternal uncles](brother of one's father) uncle [uncles](brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) |
flatvagn substantiv | flatcar(railroad freight car without sides and roof) |
flodvåg [~en ~or] substantiv {c} | tidal wave [tidal waves](large and sudden rise and fall in the tide) tsunami [tsunamis](large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean) |
fluga på väggen substantiv {c} | fly on the wall(quiet, non-participating or unseen observer) |