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tvär [~t ~a] adjektiv | curt [curter, curtest](brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude) |
tvärband substantiv {n} | fret [frets](one of the pieces of metal, etc., across the neck of a guitar or other string instrument) |
tvärbjälke [~n ~bjälkar] substantiv {c} | ledger [ledgers](construction: board attached to a wall to provide support) |
tvärhand substantiv {c} | hand [hands](hand's breadth) |
tvärpolitisk [~t ~a] adjektiv | cross-party(pertaining to two or more political parties) |
tvärs över preposition | across(perpendicularly) opposite(across from) |
tvärslå [~n ~ar] substantiv {c} | crossbar [crossbars](transverse piece) |
tvärsnitt [~et ~] substantiv {n} | cross section [cross sections](section formed by a plane cutting through an object) |
tvärstrimmig muskulatur substantiv | striated muscle [striated muscles](muscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope) |
tvärstång substantiv {c} | crosspiece [crosspieces](Beam) |
tvärsäker [~t ~säkra] adjektiv | overconfident(presumptuous, cocksure, rude, disrespectful) positive(overconfident, dogmatic) |
tvärtom preposition | on the contrary(opposite) |
tvärtom adverb | au contraire(on the contrary, see also: on the contrary) contrarily(in a contrary manner) the other way round(same but with mentioned things reversed) |
tvärträ substantiv {n} | crosspiece [crosspieces](Beam) |
tvärvetenskaplig [~t ~a] adjektiv | interdisciplinary(of or pertaining to multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study) |
absolutvärde substantiv {n} | abs(absolute function) |
helt tvärt adverb | cold turkey(abruptly) |
härs och tvärs adverb | crisscross(crossing one another) |
kors och tvärs adverb | crisscross(crossing one another) |
kraftvärmeverk [~et ~] substantiv | cogeneration(simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) |
luftvärn [~et ~] substantiv {n} | anti-aircraft(anti-aircraft artillery) |
luftvärns- adjektiv | anti-aircraft(intended to attack aircraft) |
luftvärnsrobot [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | surface-to-air missile(missile) |
notvärde [~t ~n] substantiv {n} | value [values](relative duration of a musical note) |
utvärdering [~en ~ar] substantiv {c} | assessment [assessments](appraisal) evaluation [evaluations](assessment) |
utvärtes adverb | outwardly(externally or on the outside) |
västvärlden proper noun {c} | First World(countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) |
Västvärlden proper noun {c} | West(Western world) |
växtvärk [~en] substantiv {c} | growing pains [growing pains](generalized pains) |