Swedisch | Englisch |
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helg [~en ~er] substantiv {c} | weekend [weekends](break in the working week) |
helga [~de ~t] verb | hallow [hallowed, hallowing, hallows](to sanctify) venerate [venerated, venerating, venerates](To treat with great respect and deference) |
Helga ~de ~t proper noun | Helga(female given name) |
helgdag [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | holiday [holidays](day declared free from work by the government) |
helgedom [~en ~ar] substantiv | holy(holy thing) shrine [shrines](a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect) |
helgeflundra substantiv {c} | halibut [halibuts](fish of genus Hippoglossus) |
helgerån [~et ~] substantiv {n} | sacrilege [sacrileges](desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something sacred) |
helgetorsdag proper noun {c} | Ascension Day(the fortieth day of Easter) |
helgon [~et ~] substantiv | saint [saints](person proclaimed as saint) |
helgonförklara [~de ~t] verb | canonize [canonized, canonizing, canonizes](to declare as a saint) |
allhelgonadagen proper noun {c} | All Saints' Day(feast day) |
långhelg [~en ~er] substantiv {c} | long weekend(weekend extended by one or more days off) |
pelarhelgon [~et ~] substantiv | stylite(Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar) |
skyddshelgon [~et ~] substantiv {n} | patron saint(saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer) |
vanhelga [~de ~t] verb | desecrate [desecrated, desecrating, desecrates](to profane or violate sacredness) |
vanhelgande adjektiv | sacrilegious(committing sacrilege) |
ändamålet helgar medlen phrase | the end justifies the means(morally wrong actions are sometimes necessary) |