Swedish | English |
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hålla tummarna verb | cross one's fingers(do this or a similar gesture to wish for good luck) keep one's fingers crossed(hope for the best) |
hjärntumör [~en ~er] substantiv {c} | brain tumor [brain tumors](an intracranial growth of abnormal and uncontrolled cell division) |
imperfektum substantiv | imperfective aspect(feature of a verb) |
kompositum substantiv {c} | compound word(word composed of others) |
kvantum [~et ~ kvanta, ~en kvanta] substantiv {n} | quantum [quanta](indivisible unit of a given quantity) |
multum substantiv | mint [mints](large amount of money) |
plurale tantum substantiv {n} | plurale tantum(a noun without a singular form) |
pluskvamperfektum substantiv {n} | pluperfect tense(tense) |
postskriptum [~et ~] substantiv {n} | postscript [postscripts](addendum to a letter) |
postum [~t ~a] adjektiv | posthumous(taking place after one's death) |
postum gåva substantiv {c} | bequest [bequests](a person's inheritance) |
postumt adverb | posthumously(after death) |
preteritum [~et ~] substantiv | past tense(grammatical form) simple past(the simple past tense) |
preteritum [~et ~] substantiv {n} | preterite(preterite tense; simple past) |
rektum substantiv {n} | rectum [recta](terminal part of the large intestine) |
rulla tummarna verb | twiddle one's thumbs(to circle one's thumbs around one another) |
scrotum substantiv {c} | scrotum [scrota](the bag of the skin and muscle that contains the testicles) |
septum substantiv {n} | septum [septa]((mycology) partition separating the cells of a fungus) |
skrotum substantiv {c} | scrotum [scrota](the bag of the skin and muscle that contains the testicles) |
stratum [~et ~ strata, ~en strata] substantiv {n} | stratum [strata](one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another) |
stum [~t ~ma] adjektiv | mute(not having the power of speech) shtum(silent; speechless; dumb) silent(not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent) |
stum ~t ~ma substantiv {c} | mute [mutes](person unable to speak) |
stumfilm [~en ~er] substantiv {c} | silent film(film without sound) |
stump [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | butt [butts](remnant of a smoked cigarette or cigar) stub [stubs](something cut short, blunted, or stunted) stump [stumps](remains of something that has been cut off) |
torktumlare [~n ~, ~tumlarna] substantiv {c} | dryer [dryers](household appliance for drying clothing) tumble dryer(electrical device) |
ultimatum [~et ~] substantiv {n} | ultimatum [ultimatums](a final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another) |
urim och tummim substantiv | Urim and Thummim(sacred devices used for casting lots) |
Vattumannen proper noun | Aquarius(astrological sign) |