Swedish | English |
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nål [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | needle [needles](indicating device) |
nål i en höstack substantiv | needle in a haystack(idiomatic) |
nåldyna [~n ~dynor] substantiv {c} | pincushion [pincushions](device designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it) |
nålformad adjektiv | acerose(having a sharp, rigid point) |
nålgevär substantiv {n} | needle gun(a firearm that has a needle-like firing pin) |
nålginst substantiv {c} | needle furze(Genista anglica) |
nålkörvel substantiv {c} | Venus' comb(Scandix pecten-veneris) |
nålsöga [~t ~ögon, ~ögonen] substantiv {n} | eye of a needle(small gap in a needle) |
bondestenålder proper noun {c} | Neolithic(the New Stone Age) |
hårnål [~en ~ar] substantiv | hairpin [hairpins](pin or fastener for the hair) |
järnålder ~n proper noun {c} | Iron Age(archaeology) |
knappnål [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | pin [pins](needle without an eye, used for fastening) |
man kunde höra en nål falla phrase | |
pelikanålartad fisk substantiv {c} | gulper eel(fish) |
snål [~t ~a] adjektiv | niggardly(withholding) skimpy [skimpier, skimpiest](small or inadequate; not generous) stingy [stingier, stingiest](unwilling to spend or give) |
snåla [~de ~t] verb | skimp [skimped, skimping, skimps](to save; to be parsimonious or stingy) |
snålhet [~en] substantiv | avaricenoun |
snålhet [~en] substantiv {c} | parsimony(great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily) |
snåljåp [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | cheapskate(someone who doesn't give freely) miser [misers](skinflint or scrooge) |
snållänning substantiv {c} | miser [misers](skinflint or scrooge) |
stenåldern proper noun {c} | Stone Age(prehistoric period) |
stoppnål [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | darning needle(needle for darning) |
tusen nålar substantiv {c-Pl} | Indian sunburn(prank) |
yngre stenålder proper noun {c} | Neolithic(the New Stone Age) |