Swedisch | Englisch |
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sömnlös [~t ~a] adjektiv | sleepless(absence of sleep) |
sömnlöshet [~en] substantiv | insomnia [insomnias](sleeping disorder) |
sömntuta [~n ~tutor] substantiv {c} | California poppy [California poppies](plant) sleepyhead [sleepyheads](sleepy person) |
somrig [~t ~a] adjektiv | estival(of or relating to summer) summery(relating to the summer) |
sömsmån [~en ~er] substantiv {c} | seam allowance(part of the material or fabric added to the dimensions of a pattern outside the seam) |
; sometimes expressed by the prefix ut. In some cases considered somewhat formal. preposition | outpreposition |
akrosom substantiv {c} | acrosome [acrosomes](end of the head of a spermatozoon) |
alla som griper till svärd skall dödas med svärd phrase | live by the sword, die by the sword(one who uses violence can expect a violent response) |
allt är inte guld som glimmar phrase | all that glitters is not gold(things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so) |
allt som allt adverb | all told(with all included, counted or summed) |
allt som oftast adverb | more often than not(more likely to be the case than not) |
ämnesomsättning [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | metabolism [metabolisms](complete set of chemical reactions that occur in living cells) |
anisomorfi substantiv | anisomorphism(differences between two languages) |
arbetsområde [~t ~n] substantiv {n} | workspace [workspaces](area allocated for someone to work in) |
autosom substantiv {c} | autosome [autosomes](any chromosome other than sex chromosomes) |
även känd som adverb | also known as(used to introduce an alternative name) |
avrinningsområde [~t ~n] substantiv {n} | basin [basins](area of land that drains into a common outlet) drainage basin [drainage basins](topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) |
bostadsområde [~t ~n] substantiv | neighborhood [neighborhoods](division of a municipality or region) |
brittsommar [~en ~somrar] substantiv {c} | Indian summer(stretch of warm days in autumn) |
darra som ett asplöv verb | shake like a leaf(to tremble) |
Den som gapar efter mycket mister ofta hela stycket. phrase | grasp all, lose all(one who wants everything, may lose it all) |
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) |
den som lever får se phrase | time will tell(results of an action cannot be known beforehand) |
den som sa det phrase | I'm rubber, you're gluephrase |
den som sa det kan va det phrase | I know you are but what am I(assertion that an insult made by the party to whom the phrase is directed is actually true of that party) |
den som sätter igång först når mest framgång phrase | the early bird gets the worm(whoever arrives first has the best chance of success) |
den som väntar på något gott phrase | good things come to those who wait(patience is a virtue) |
det som inte dödar härdar phrase | what doesn't kill you makes you stronger(hardship builds moral character) |
dipsomani substantiv {c} | dipsomania(addiction to alcohol) |
djupsömn [~en] substantiv {c} | deep sleep(state of sleep) |
död som en sill adjektiv | dead as a dodo(unquestionably dead) |
droppen som fick bägaren att rinna över substantiv {c} | the straw that broke the camel's back(small additional burden which causes failure) |
dum som en gås adjektiv | thick as a brickadjective |
eftersom subjunktion | as(considering that, because) because(by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that) for(because) |