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akt meaning in English

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akt substantiv

act [acts](drama: division of theatrical performance)
noun
[UK: ækt] [US: ˈækt]

akta och ära verb

revere [revered, revering, reveres](to regard someone or something with great awe or devotion)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈvɪə(r)] [US: rɪ.ˈvɪr]

akta sig verb

beware(use caution, pay attention (to))
verb
[UK: bɪ.ˈweə(r)] [US: bə.ˈwer]

take care(be cautious, careful)
verb
[UK: teɪk keə(r)] [US: ˈteɪk ˈker]

akter substantiv

behind [behinds](rear, back-end)
noun
[UK: bɪ.ˈhaɪnd] [US: bə.ˈhaɪnd]

akter substantiv
{c}

stern [sterns](the rear part or after end of a ship or vessel)
noun
[UK: stɜːn] [US: ˈstɝːn]
The stern of my boat has a cover. = Aktern på min båt är övertäckt.

akterlik substantiv
{n}

leech [leeches](aft edge of a triangular sail)
noun
[UK: liːtʃ] [US: ˈliːtʃ]

aktersnurra [~n ~snurror] substantiv
{c}

outboard motor(engine fitted over the transom of a boat)
noun
[UK: ˈaʊt.bɔːd ˈməʊ.tə(r)] [US: ˈaʊt.ˌbɔːrd ˈmoʊ.tə(r)]

akterstäv [~en ~ar] substantiv
{c}

sternpost(timber or bar at the stern of a vessel)
noun
[UK: ˈstɜːnˌpost] [US: ˈstɝːnˌpost]

akterut adverb

aft(at, near, or towards the stern)
adverb
[UK: ɑːft] [US: ˈæft]

akteröver adverb

aft(at, near, or towards the stern)
adverb
[UK: ɑːft] [US: ˈæft]

aktie [~n ~r] substantiv

share [shares](financial instrument)
noun
[UK: ʃeə(r)] [US: ˈʃer]

aktie [~n ~r] substantiv
{c}

stock [stocks](finance: capital raised by a company)
noun
[UK: stɒk] [US: ˈstɑːk]
I went out on a limb and bought 500 shares of Sony stock. = Jag tog en chansning och köpte 500 aktier i Sony.

aktiebolag [~et ~] substantiv
{c}

corporation [corporations](company owned by shareholders, see also: joint-stock company; public limited company)
noun
[UK: ˌkɔː.pə.ˈreɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌkɔːr.pə.ˈreɪʃ.n̩]

aktiebolag [~et ~] substantiv
{n}

joint-stock company(company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability, see also: public limited company)
noun
[UK: ˈdʒɔɪnt.stɒkˈk.ʌm.pə.nɪ] [US: ˈdʒɔɪnt.stɒkˈk.ʌm.pə.nɪ]

aktiebrev [~et ~] substantiv
{n}

stock certificate(a paper certifying an ownership of shares)
noun
[UK: stɒk sə.ˈtɪ.fɪk.eɪt] [US: ˈstɑːk sər.ˈtɪ.fɪkət]

aktieindex [~et ~] substantiv
{n}

stock market index(weighted average of prices)
noun

aktiemarknad [~en ~er] substantiv
{c}

stock market [stock markets](market for the trading of company stock)
noun
[UK: stɒk ˈmɑːkɪt] [US: ˈstɑːk ˈmɑːrkət]

aktiemäklare [~n ~, ~mäklarna] substantiv
{c}

stockbroker [stockbrokers](person who buys and sells shares)
noun
[UK: ˈstɒk.brəʊkə(r)] [US: ˈstɒkbro.ʊkə(r)]

aktieägaravtal substantiv
{n}

shareholders' agreement(agreement between shareholders)
noun

aktieägare [~n ~, ~ägarna] substantiv
{c}

shareholder [shareholders](one who owns shares of stock)
noun
[UK: ˈʃeə.həʊl.də(r)] [US: ˈʃeəho.ʊl.də(r)]

aktin substantiv

actin(a globular structural protein)
noun
[UK: ˈæk.tən] [US: ˈæk.tən]

aktinium [~et aktiniet ~] substantiv
{n}

actinium(chemical element)
noun
[UK: æk.ˈtɪ.nɪəm] [US: æk.ˈtɪ.niːəm]

aktinobiologi substantiv
{c}

actinobiology(study of the effects of radiation upon living organisms)
noun

aktionism substantiv
{c}

actionism(An excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change)
noun

aktionspotential [~en ~er] substantiv

action potential [action potentials](electrical potential)
noun
[UK: ˈæk.ʃn̩ pə.ˈten.ʃl̩] [US: ˈæk.ʃn̩ pə.ˈten.ʃl̩]

aktiv [~t ~a] adjektiv

active(having the quality or power of acting)
adjective
[UK: ˈæk.tɪv] [US: ˈæk.tɪv]

fierce [fiercer, fiercest](resolute or strenuously active)
adjective
[UK: fɪəs] [US: ˈfɪrs]

aktiv ~t ~a substantiv
{n}

active voice(the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action)
noun
[UK: ˈæk.tɪv vɔɪs] [US: ˈæk.tɪv ˌvɔɪs]

aktiv effekt substantiv
{c}

active power(the real component of the power of an alternating current circuit)
noun

aktiv om natten adjektiv

nocturnal(primarily active during the night)
adjective
[UK: nɒk.ˈtɜːn.l̩] [US: nakˈtɝː.nl̩]

aktiv vulkan substantiv
{c}

active volcanonoun

aktivera [~de ~t] verb

activate [activated, activating, activates](to put into operation)
verb
[UK: ˈæk.tɪ.veɪt] [US: ˈæk.tə.ˌvet]
Flight mode must be activated prior to departure. = Flygplansläge måste aktiveras innan start.

enable [enabled, enabling, enables](to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device)
verb
[UK: ɪ.ˈneɪb.l̩] [US: e.ˈneɪb.l̩]

aktiveringsenergi substantiv

activation energy [activation energies]noun
[UK: ˌæk.tɪ.ˈveɪʃ.n̩ ˈe.nə.dʒi] [US: ˌæk.tə.ˈveɪʃ.n̩ ˈe.nər.dʒi]

aktivum [aktivet aktiver] substantiv
{n}

active voice(the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action)
noun
[UK: ˈæk.tɪv vɔɪs] [US: ˈæk.tɪv ˌvɔɪs]

aktivism [~en] substantiv

activism(practice of using action to achieve a result)
noun
[UK: ˈæk.tɪv.ˌɪ.zəm] [US: ˈæk.tɪ.ˌvɪ.zəm]

aktivist [~en ~er] substantiv
{c}

activist [activists](one who is politically active)
noun
[UK: ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst] [US: ˈæk.tɪ.vəst]

aktivitet [~en ~er] substantiv
{c}

activity [activities](state or quality of being active)
noun
[UK: æk.ˈtɪ.və.ti] [US: æk.ˈtɪ.və.ti]
The more fun the activity, the better. = Ju roligare aktivitet, desto bättre.

aktivt kol substantiv
{n}

activated carbon [activated carbons](absorbent form of finely powdered carbon)
noun
[UK: ˈæk.tɪ.veɪ.tɪd ˈkɑː.bən] [US: ˈæk.tɪ.ˌve.təd ˈkɑːr.bən]

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