| Sammansatta former: |
| Engelska | Svenska |
a,
A n | (music: key) (A-dur, A-moll) | A s |
| They're playing Grieg's piano concerto in A-minor tonight. |
| a cappella adv | Italian (sing: without instruments) | a cappella adv |
| The piece is usually orchestral but they performed it a cappella. |
| a cappella adj | Italian (singing: no instruments) | a cappella adj |
| Gregorian chant is usually a cappella singing. |
| a fortiori adv | Latin (argument: stronger reason) (latin, formell) | a fortiori adv |
| med nödvändighet prep + s |
a la,
à la adv | Gallicism (in the style of) (franska) | à la prep |
| He swears a lot when he's angry, a la Gordon Ramsay. |
| à la carte adv | French (ordering dishes: individually) | à la carte adv |
| Rather than choosing the set lunch, she decided to order à la carte. |
| à la carte adj | French (menu items: priced individually) | à la carte adj |
| The restaurant offers a wide selection of à la carte menu items. |
| A level n | UK, often plural (Advanced level: exam) | A levels spl |
| Graham failed all his A levels so was unable to get into university. |
| a posteriori adv | (law, logic: from experience) (formell) | a posteriori adv |
| från erfarenhet prep + s |
| The philosopher came to his conclusion a posteriori. |
| a priori adv | (by deduction) (formell) | a priori adj |
| Tim came to this conclusion a priori, rather than from experience. |
| a priori adj | (hypothetical, deductive) (formell) | a priori adj |
| hypotetisk adj |
| Mathematical principles are a priori. |
a.k.a.,
aka,
A.K.A.,
AKA. prep | initialism (also known as) (förkortning) | a.k.a., aka adv |
| även känd som, även kallad adv |
| alias adv |
| William H. Bonney, a.k.a. Billy the Kid, was a 19th-century American outlaw. |
| ah interj | (expressing surprise) | å, åh interj |
| o, oh interj |
| åhå interj |
| Ah! What on earth was that bang? |
| ah interj | (expressing sympathy) | å, åh interj |
| Your father died? Ah, I'm sorry to hear that. |
on behalf of sb/sth,
on sb/sth's behalf,
also US: in behalf of sb/sth,
in sb/sth's behalf prep | (in place of sb) | å ngns vägnar prep + s |
| för ngns skull prep + s |
| Anmärkning: "On behalf of, on sb/sth's behalf" is currently much more common than "in behalf of, in sb/sth's behalf." |
| I'm phoning on behalf of my daughter, who has lost her voice. |
| The millionaire sent somebody to bid on the painting on his behalf. |
| by contrast adv | (on the other hand) | däremot adv |
| å andra sidan adv |
| i kontrast prep + s |
| I'm always late but you, by contrast, are always on time. |
| contrariwise adv | (by contrast) | tvärtom adv |
| å andra sidan adv |
| conversely adv | (in the opposite direction) | å andra sidan uttr |
| tvärtemot, tvärt emot adv |
| motsatt, omvänt adv |
| creek n | US (stream) (litet vattendrag) | bäck s |
| (medelstort vattendrag) | å s |
| (stort vattendrag) | flod s |
| The children waded across the creek to get to the apple tree. |
| dole n | UK (unemployment benefit) (formell) | arbetslöshetsunderstöd s |
| (vardagligt) | a-kassa s |
| (formell) | arbetslöshetskassa s |
| Some people are on the dole for mental health issues. |
| fade in vi phrasal | (appear gradually on screen) | tona in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| (vardagligt, slang) | fade:a in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| As the scene fades in, we hear rain pattering on a roof. |
| gee interj | US, informal, dated (expressing enthusiasm) | å, åh interj |
| Gee! That'd be great if you'd help me out! |
| gill n | UK (stream) | bäck s |
| å s |
| A gill runs through this woodland. |
| giro n | UK (social security cheque) (vardagligt) | a-kassa s |
| check s |
| I'm waiting for my giro to come so I can pay my rent. |
| in contrast adv | (on the other hand) | å andra sidan adv |
| däremot adv |
| Canada, in contrast, is a net energy exporter. |
menage à trois,
ménage à trois n | Gallicism (threesome) | trekant s |
| (franska) | menage à trois uttr |
| She shares her apartment with her husband and another man. That's an interesting menage à trois. |
| message sb vtr | (send instant message) | skicka ett snabbmeddelande, skicka ett direktmeddelande vbal uttr |
| skriva ett snabbmeddelande, skriva ett direktmeddelande vbal uttr |
| (slang, vardagligt) | sms:a⇒ vtr |
| (slang) | messa⇒ vtr |
| I have my computer here. Let me message her and see what she says. |
| model child n | (child: well behaved) (bildlig) | ängel s |
| lydigt barn s |
| A barn s |
| I was a model child. I got good grades and never gave my parents any trouble. |
| O interj | literary (exclamation: oh) | Å! Åh! interj |
| O! Oh! interj |
| O Fate! Why hast thou abandoned me? |
| Oh! interj | (surprise) | åh, å interj |
| oj, oj då interj |
| jaså interj |
| Oh! I didn't hear you coming. You startled me. |
| on prep | (purpose) | å prep |
| för prep |
| He's here on business. |
| Han är här å tjänstens vägnar. |
| Han är är för affärer. |
| on one hand adv | (from one point of view) | å ena sidan adv |
| On one hand, the restaurant serves excellent food, but on the other, it's very expensive. |
on the one hand ... on the other hand,
on the one hand ... on the other,
on one hand ... on the other hand,
on one hand ... on the other adv | figurative (comparing points of view) | å ena sidan ... å andra sidan uttr |
| On the one hand, it would be quicker to fly to Manchester; on the other, it would be more expensive than the train. |
| rivulet n | (small stream) | å s |
| ström s |
| bäck s |
| We took a break from our hike by a rivulet flowing near the trail. |
RSVP,
R.S.V.P. interj | initialism (invitation: please reply) (förkortning: om svar anhålles) | o.s.a uttr |
| RSVP by the 2nd of August, please! |
| runlet n | (narrow stream) | bäck s |
| å s |
| rännil s |
| runnel n | (small stream) | rännil s |
| å s |
| liten ström s |
| sight-read sth vtr | (script: read unprepared) | läsa oförberedd vtr + adj |
| läsa a prima vista vbal uttr |
| sot n | dated, informal (alcoholic, drunkard) | fyllbult s |
| alkoholist s |
| (ironisk) | a-lagare s |
| My grandfather was a sot who couldn't hold down a job. |
| stream n | (small river) (liten eller mellanstor) | å s |
| (liten) | bäck s |
| A stream flows behind their house. |
| En å flyter bakom deras hus. |
| text sb vtr | (send an SMS message to) (vardaglig) | sms:a⇒ vtr |
| (slang) | messa⇒ vtr |
| I'll text you later to arrange a time to meet. |
| text vi | (send SMS messages) (vardaglig) | sms:a vitr |
| (slang) | messa vitr |
| The teacher struggled to stop his students texting in class. |
That's a wrap,
It's a wrap! interj | figurative, slang (the job is finished) (vardagligt) | då var det klappat och klart interj |
| (vardagligt, inlånat) | that's a wrap interj |
| "That's a wrap," the boss announced, at the end of the project. |
| uh interj | (expressing uncertainty) | äh, ä interj |
| Uh, I'm not sure where we are now; do you think we should turn left or right here? |
| vicarious adj | (experienced through sb else) (formell) | som upplevs å någon annans vägnar uttr |
| (förmedlad) | indirekt adj |
| People get a vicarious pleasure out of becoming scared when they watch horror movies. |
| wino n | pejorative, informal (unhoused alcoholic) (vardagligt, generell) | alkis s |
| hemlös alkoholist s |
| fyllo s |
| (bildlig) | a-lagare s |
| workfare n | (government benefits scheme) | system för arbetslösa s |
| (specifik) | a-kassa s |
