Swedisch | Englisch |
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collier [~n ~en ~er] substantiv {c} | choker [chokers](jewelry or accessory) |
croupier [~n ~en ~er] substantiv {c} | croupier [croupiers](person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table) |
cyan [~et ~en] substantiv | cyan(a colour between blue and green) |
den ena efter den andra adverb | one by one(individually) |
den enes död är den andres bröd phrase | one man's meat is another man's poison(people have differing tastes; what pleases one person may displease another) |
den engelsktalande världen proper noun | Anglosphere(Anglophone realm) |
den som gräver en grop åt andra phrase | he who digs a pit for others falls in himself(he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself) |
den som gräver en grop åt andra faller ofta själv däri phrase | he who digs a pit for others falls in himself(he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself) |
det är inte ens fel om två träter phrase | it takes two to tango(some things need the active cooperation of two parties) |
det finns varit en olycka phrase | there's been an accidentphrase |
det var en gång adverb | once upon a time(traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales) |
djävulskap [~et ~en] substantiv {c} | devilment(devilish action or conduct; an instance of this, see also: wickedness) |
död som en sill adjektiv | dead as a dodo(unquestionably dead) |
dra alla över en kam verb | tar with the same brush(to characterize (someone or something) using the same undesirable attribute, especially unjustly) |
dra en lättnadens suck verb | breathe a sigh of relief(be relieved) |
dum som en gås adjektiv | thick as a brickadjective |
dumhuvud [~et ~en, ~ena] substantiv | nincompoop(foolish or silly person) |
dumhuvud [~et ~en, ~ena] substantiv {n} | blockhead(stupid person) dope [dopes](slang: stupid person) dummy [dummies](a stupid person) dunce [dunces]noun ignoramus [ignoramuses](totally ignorant person) stupid(stupid person, see also: fool) |
en efter en adverb | one by one(individually) |
en kvinna utan en man är som en fisk utan en cykel phrase | a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle(a woman is capable of living a complete and independent life) |
en och en adverb | one by one(individually) |
en och en halv räkneord {n} | one and a halfnumeral |
en olycka kommer sällan ensam phrase | it never rains but it pours(unfortunate events occur in quantity) |
en spade är en spade verb | call a spade a spade(to speak the truth) |
encyklika [~n encyklikor] substantiv {c} | encyclical(papal letter) |
engelska [~n engelskor] substantiv {c} | English [English](one's ability to employ the English language) Englishwoman(a female native or inhabitant of England) |
enkel [~t enkla] adjektiv | crude [cruder, crudest](characterized by simplicity) facile(Easy, taking minimal effort) one-way(allowing travel in only one direction) simple [simpler, simplest](uncomplicated) single(designed for the use of only one) straightforward(presenting few difficulties, easy) trivial(of little significance or value) |
envis som en åsna adjektiv | stubborn as a mule(extremely stubborn) |