Swedish | English |
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ligga i bakhåll verb | ambush [ambushed, ambushing, ambushes](to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy) |
livets hårda skola substantiv | school of hard knocks(source of education by adverse experience) |
ljudhål [~et ~] substantiv {n} | f-hole(hole in instrument) sound hole(an opening in a stringed musical instrument) |
långhårig [~t ~a] adjektiv | long-haired(Having long, uncut hair on the head) |
man skall inte döma hunden efter håren phrase | you can't judge a book by its cover(it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone) |
manhål [~et ~] substantiv {c} | manhole(a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) |
maskhål [~et ~] substantiv {n} | wormhole(a hole burrowed by a worm) |
med återhållen andedräkt preposition | with bated breath(holding one's breath) |
morrhår [~et ~] substantiv | whisker [whiskers](long projecting hair at the sides of the mouth of a cat) |
munhåla [~n ~hålor] substantiv {c} | oral cavity [oral cavities](cavity of the mouth) |
nedhållande substantiv | suppression [suppressions]noun |
nyckelhål [~et ~] substantiv {n} | keyhole [keyholes](a hole to lock/unlock with a key) |
när man ändå håller på subjunktion | while one is at itconjunction |
näshåla [~n ~hålor] substantiv {c} | nasal cavity [nasal cavities](air-filled space behind nose) |
ohållbar [~t ~a] adjektiv | unsustainable(Not sustainable) untenable(Not able to be held, as of an opinion or position) |
ozonhål [~et ~] substantiv | ozone hole(region of the stratosphere over Antarctica that is depleted of ozone in the local spring) |
permanent uppehållstillstånd substantiv {n} | permanent residency(visa status) |
platshållare substantiv {c} | placeholder [placeholders](that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later) |
potthål [~et ~] substantiv {n} | pothole [potholes](a hole in a road) |
pubeshår [~et ~] substantiv {n} | pubic hair [pubic hairs](collectively) |
pubishår substantiv {n} | pubic hair [pubic hairs](collectively) |
på håret preposition | by the skin of one's teeth(barely, closely) |
på nära håll adjektiv | point-blank(so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target) |
renhållning [~en] substantiv {c} | sanitationnoun |
reseuppehåll substantiv {n} | stopover [stopovers](interruption in a journey) |
räckhåll substantiv {n} | grasp(that which is accessible) |
räddhåga [~n] substantiv | pusillanimity(being timid) |
räddhågad [~hågat ~e] adjektiv | faint-hearted(lacking courage, timid) pusillanimous(showing cowardice) |
råtthål [~et ~] substantiv {n} | rathole(an entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats) |
rödhårig [~t ~a] adjektiv | foxy [foxier, foxiest]((of a person) red-haired) redheaded(having red hair) |
rövhål [~et ~] substantiv {n} | anus [anuses](lower opening of the digestive tract) arsehole(anus) asshole(anus) bum [bums](anus specifically) twat(idiot) |
sammanhållning [~en ~ar] substantiv | cohesion [cohesions](the state of cohering, or of sticking together) |