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val meaning in English

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välja [valde, valt, vald valt, pres. väljer] verb

elect [elected, electing, elects](to choose or make decision)
verb
[UK: ɪ.ˈlekt] [US: ə.ˈlekt]
I may be elected. = Jag kan bli vald.

opt [opted, opting, opts](to choose)
verb
[UK: ɒpt] [US: ˈɑːpt]

pick [picked, picking, picks](to decide between options)
verb
[UK: pɪk] [US: ˈpɪk]
Pick a color. = Välj en färg.

select [selected, selecting, selects](to choose one or more elements from a set)
verb
[UK: sɪ.ˈlekt] [US: sə.ˈlekt]
She selected a hat to match her new dress. = Hon valde en hatt som matchade hennes klänning.

take [took, taken, taking, takes](to choose)
verb
[UK: teɪk] [US: ˈteɪk]

voice [voiced, voicing, voices](to vote)
verb
[UK: vɔɪs] [US: ˌvɔɪs]

valdag [~en ~ar] substantiv
{c}

polling day(election day)
noun

Valdemar proper noun

Waldemar(male given name)
proper noun
[UK: ˈvɑːl.dəmar] [US: ˈvɑːl.dəmar]

våldgästa [~de ~t] verb

crash [crashed, crashing, crashes](slang: to turn up without having been invited)
verb
[UK: kræʃ] [US: ˈkræʃ]

väldig [~t ~a] adjektiv

cracking(great)
adjective
[UK: ˈkræk.ɪŋ] [US: ˈkræk.ɪŋ]

väldigt adverb

awful(colloquial: very, extremely)
adverb
[UK: ˈɔːf.l̩] [US: ˈɑːf.l̩]

very(to a high degree)
adverb
[UK: ˈver.i] [US: ˈver.i]

väldigt fin adjektiv

perfect(excellent and delightful in all respects)
adjective
[UK: pə.ˈfekt] [US: pər.ˈfekt]

väldigt lite adjektiv

minute [minuter, minutest](very small)
adjective
[UK: maɪ.ˈnjuːt] [US: ˈmɪ.nət]

valdistrikt [~et ~] substantiv
{n}

electoral district(district represented by one or more elected officials)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈlek.tə.rəl ˈdɪ.strɪkt] [US: ə.ˈlek.tə.rəl ˈdɪ.ˌstrɪkt]

väldoftande adjektiv

sweet [sweeter, sweetest](having a pleasant smell)
adjective
[UK: swiːt] [US: ˈswiːt]

våldsam [~t ~ma] adjektiv

fierce [fiercer, fiercest](extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage)
adjective
[UK: fɪəs] [US: ˈfɪrs]

severe [severer, severest](very bad or intense)
adjective
[UK: sɪ.ˈvɪə(r)] [US: sə.ˈvɪr]

violent(involving extreme force or motion)
adjective
[UK: ˈvaɪə.lənt] [US: ˈvaɪə.lənt]
They heard a violent thunderclap. = De hörde en våldsam åskknall.

våldsamt anfall substantiv

onslaught [onslaughts](fierce attack)
noun
[UK: ˈɒn.slɔːt] [US: ˈɒns.ˌlɒt]

våldsbejakande adjektiv

proviolence(promoting violence)
adjective

våldsverkan substantiv

violence(widespread fighting)
noun
[UK: ˈvaɪə.ləns] [US: ˈvaɪə.ləns]

våldta [~tog, ~tagit, ~tagen ~taget ~tagna, pres. ~tar] verb

abuse [abused, abusing, abuses](to rape)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈbjuːs] [US: ə.ˈbjuːs]

rape [raped, raping, rapes](force sexual intercourse)
verb
[UK: reɪp] [US: ˈreɪp]
Did they rape you? = Våldtog de dig?

våldtäkt [~en ~er] substantiv
{c}

rape [rapes](act of forcing sexual activity)
noun
[UK: reɪp] [US: ˈreɪp]

våldtäktskultur substantiv
{c}

rape culturenoun

våldtäktskvinna substantiv
{c}

rapist [rapists](someone who rapes someone else)
noun
[UK: ˈreɪ.pɪst] [US: ˈreɪ.pəst]

våldtäktsman [~nen ~män, ~männen] substantiv
{c}

rapist [rapists](someone who rapes someone else)
noun
[UK: ˈreɪ.pɪst] [US: ˈreɪ.pəst]

våldtäktsoffer [~offret ~, ~offren] substantiv
{n}

rapee(victim of rape)
noun

valen [valet valna] adjektiv

numb [number, numbest](physically unable to feel)
adjective
[UK: ˈnʌm] [US: ˈnʌm]

Valencia proper noun

Valencia(capital of the Valencian Community)
proper noun
[UK: və.ˈlen.sɪə] [US: və.ˈlen.siə]

Valencian Community(autonomous community in Spain)
proper noun

valens [~en ~er] substantiv
{c}

valence [valences]noun
[UK: ˈveɪ.ləns] [US: ˈveɪ.ləns]

valenselektron [~en ~er] substantiv
{c}

valence electron [valence electrons](electron in the outermost shell of an atom)
noun

Valentin substantiv
{c}

Valentine [Valentines](male given name)
noun
[UK: ˈvæ.lən.taɪn] [US: ˈvæ.lən.ˌtaɪn]

välfägna [~de ~t] verb

regale [regaled, regaling, regales](to provide a meal and entertainment)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈɡeɪl] [US: rɪ.ˈɡeɪl]

valfångst [~en ~er] substantiv

whaling(practice of hunting whales)
noun
[UK: ˈweɪl.ɪŋ] [US: ˈweɪl.ɪŋ]

välfärd [~en] substantiv

welfare(health, safety, well-being, happiness and prosperity)
noun
[UK: ˈwel.feə(r)] [US: ˈwel.ˌfer]

välfärdsstat [~en ~er] substantiv
{c}

welfare state [welfare states](social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens)
noun
[UK: ˈwel.feə(r) steɪt] [US: ˈwel.ˌfer ˈsteɪt]

valfläsk [~et] substantiv
{n}

pork(opportunist political appropriation)
noun
[UK: pɔːk] [US: ˈpɔːrk]

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