Swedish | English |
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oljeskiffer [~n ~skiffrar] substantiv | oil shale(shale from which hydrocarbons can be produced) |
om jag ska va ärlig phrase | if I'm honest(if-claused "to be honest") |
om jag ska vara ärlig phrase | if I'm honest(if-claused "to be honest") |
omskära [~skar, ~skurit, ~skuren ~skuret ~skurna, pres. ~skär] verb | circumcise [circumcised, circumcising, circumcises](to remove the foreskin from the penis) |
omskriva [~skrev, ~skrivit, ~skriven ~skrivet ~skrivna, pres. ~skriver] verb | circumscribe [circumscribed, circumscribing, circumscribes](to draw a line around; encircle) pussyfoot [pussyfooted, pussyfooting, pussyfoots](to use euphemistic language) |
ondskefullt skratt substantiv {n} | evil laugh(villain's signature laugh) |
ont skall med ont fördrivas verb | fight fire with fire(respond to an attack with a counter-attack) |
otherwise only skit is a swear word by itself. pronomen {n} | jack shit((vulgar) nothing, anything) |
överskrida [~skred, ~skridit, ~skriden ~skridet ~skridna, pres. ~skrider] verb | surpass [surpassed, surpassing, surpasses](to exceed) transgress [transgressed, transgressing, transgresses](to exceed or overstep some limit or boundary) |
överskyla [~skylde ~skylt] verb | palliate [palliated, palliating, palliates](to cover or disguise the seriousness of something by excuses and apologies) |
på skoj preposition | in jest(as a joke) |
pappskalle [~n ~skallar] substantiv {c} | bozo((slang) A stupid or foolish person) goof [goofs](a foolish person) |
parkeringsskiva [~n ~skivor] substantiv {c} | parking disc(device placed inside a parked vehicle) |
past tense of ska phrase | going to(past progressive) |
periodisk skrift substantiv {c} | periodical [periodicals](publication that appears at fixed intervals) |
personskada [~n ~skador] substantiv {c} | personal injury(injury to the body) |
pisksnärtsskada [~n ~skador] substantiv {c} | whiplash(whiplash injury) |
plantskola [~n ~skolor] substantiv {c} | nursery [nurseries](place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting) |
prata skit verb | shoot one's mouth off(make reckless or exaggerated statements) |
privatskola [~n ~skolor] substantiv | prep schoolnoun |
privatskola [~n ~skolor] substantiv {c} | private school [private schools](fee-charging school) |
realskola [~n ~skolor] substantiv | real schoolnoun |
sälj inte skinnet innan björnen är skjuten phrase | don't count your chickens before they're hatched(one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur) |
salskrake [~n ~skrakar] substantiv {c} | smew(Mergus albellus) |
sänka skepp substantiv | battleship(guessing game) |
särskilja [~skilde ~skiljde, ~skilt ~skiljt, ~skild ~skilt, pres. ~skiljer] verb | differentiate [differentiated, differentiating, differentiates](to show or be the distinction) |
sårskorpa [~n ~skorpor] substantiv {c} | scab [scabs](incrustation over a wound) |
särskriva [~skrev, ~skrivit, ~skriven ~skrivet ~skrivna, pres. ~skriver] verb | write as separate words(to write an expression with spaces) |
sätta sitt ljus under ena skäppo verb | hide one's light under a bushel(to conceal one’s positive qualities or talents) |
sätta sitt ljus under skäppan verb | hide one's light under a bushel(to conceal one’s positive qualities or talents) |
se skillnad på verb | discern [discerned, discerning, discerns](to perceive differences) |
sista skriket substantiv | state of the art(highest level of development) |
självskada [~n ~skador] substantiv {c} | self-harm(deliberate injuring of one's body) |
sjuksköterska [~n ~sköterskor] substantiv {c} | nurse [nurses](person trained to provide care for the sick) |
ska ske interjektion | wilco(indication of agreement and compliance) |
skalle [~n skallar] substantiv {c} | block [blocks](slang: human head) gourd [gourds](slang: head) |