Swedisch | Englisch |
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baksida [~n ~sidor] substantiv {c} | downside [downsides](disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous) drawback [drawbacks](a disadvantage) |
baksmälla [~n ~smällor] substantiv {c} | hangover [hangovers](unpleasant relic left from prior events) |
Baleariska sjön proper noun {c} | Balearic Sea(sea) |
barbecue [~n ~s] substantiv {c} | barbecue [barbecues](meal) |
barmhärtig samarit substantiv {c} | Good Samaritan(kind person) |
barnaskara [~n ~skaror] substantiv {c} | brood [broods](the children in one family) |
barnsla sig verb | fuck around(to behave immaturely) |
bärsele [~n ~selar] substantiv {c} | sling [slings](a loop of cloth or a strap around the neck to carry a load) |
bästa sändningstid substantiv | prime time(block of television programming) |
bättre att stämma i bäcken än i ån phrase | a stitch in time saves nine(a timely effort can prevent larger problems) |
bättre en fågel i handen än tio i skogen phrase | a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush(small but certain advantage is preferable) |
bättre sent än aldrig adverb | better late than never(it's better to do something late, than to never do it at all) |
Beauforts skala proper noun {c} | Beaufort scale(measure for the intensity of the wind) |
begå självmord verb | commit suicide(to kill oneself) |
bege sig verb | betake(to go or move) |
begrava stridsyxan verb | bury the hatchet(to stop fighting or arguing) |
behaglig sysslolöshet substantiv {c} | dolce far niente(enjoyment of idleness) |
behandla med silkesvantar verb | handle with kid gloves(to treat something very delicately) |
beigekindad skogstrast substantiv {c} | Swainson's thrush(Catharus ustulatus) |
bekanta sig verb | acquaint [acquainted, acquainting, acquaints](to furnish or give experimental knowledge of) |
belastningsskada [~n ~skador] substantiv {c} | repetitive strain injury(injury to muscles and tendons caused by repetitive use) |
belöpa sig verb | amount(to total or evaluate) |
bemäktiga sig verb | usurp [usurped, usurping, usurps](seize power) |
bemöda sig om att preposition | at pains(making careful effort) |
Berings sund proper noun {n} | Bering Strait(strait between Russia and Alaska) |
besksöta [~n ~sötor] substantiv | bittersweet(the bittersweet, Solanum dulcamara) |
DVD-spelare ~n; pl. ~, best. pl. dvd-spelarna substantiv {c} | DVD playernoun |
MP3-spelare ~n; pl. ~, best. pl. mp3-spelarna substantiv {c} | MP3 player(electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format) |
S s:et; pl. s, best. pl. s:en substantiv | Snoun |
silver silvret; pl. ~, best. pl. silvren adjektiv | argent(of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms) |
snabel-a snabel-a:et; pl. snabel-a:n el. ~, best. pl. snabel-a:na substantiv {n} | at sign(name of the symbol @) |
bestämma sig verb | make up one's mind(to decide, to reach a conclusion) |
betala sig verb | pay [paid, paid](to be profitable) |
bete sig verb | act [acted, acting, acts](to behave in a certain way) behave [behaved, behaving, behaves](to act in a specific manner) carry on(to continue, maintain or pursue an activity or enterprise (transitive), see also: continue; maintain; pursue) |
betingad sannolikhet substantiv | conditional probability(probability) |
bevärdiga sig verb | condescend [condescended, condescending, condescends](come down from one's superior position) |
bida sin tid verb | bide one's time(to wait, especially for a suitable opportunity) |