| Sammansatta former: |
| Engelska | Svenska |
| baseball field n | (pitch for baseball) | basebollplan s |
| basebollfält s |
| Chicago is home to one of the most famous baseball fields. |
binoculars,
field glasses npl | (magnifying eye glasses) | kikare s |
| I keep binoculars by the window to look at birds. |
field day,
sports day n | (school's outdoor sports event) | friluftsdag s |
| skolutflykt s |
| field day n | figurative, informal (great opportunity to enjoy yourself) (bildligt) | fest, bjudning s |
| fröjd s |
| The revelation about the Prime Minister's love life was a field day for the tabloids. |
| field event n | (sports: track meet event) | kast- och hopptävlingar spl |
| field goal n | US (football: three-point goal) | sparkmål s |
| field goal n | (basketball: while ball is in play) | trepoängare s |
| field hockey n | mainly US (sport: hockey played on a field) | landhockey s |
| Field hockey is played with a ball, not a puck. |
| field lark n | US, regional (bird: meadowlark) | stare s |
| field of study n | (research: area) | forskningsområde s |
| inriktning s |
| område s |
| Joe's field of study is French literature. |
| field surgeon n | (military doctor) (specifik) | fältkirurg s |
| fältläkare s |
| field trip n | (research outing) | studieresa s |
| The class went on a field trip to the zoo. |
field-based,
field based adj | (carried out in nature) | fält-baserad adj |
| Anmärkning: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| From our field-based observations, we conclude that native species of grasses are in decline. |
field-based,
field based adj | figurative (carried out on site) | fält-baserad adj |
| (lånord) | on-site, on site adj |
| Anmärkning: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
football field (UK),
soccer field (US) n | (for soccer) | fotbollsplan s |
| The injured player was carried off the football field on a stretcher. |
football field (US),
American football field (UK) n | (for American football) | fotbollsplan s |
| I drove the length of a football field before my car broke down. |
| ice field | (floating ice) | isfält s |
| isfläck, isplätt s |
| lead the field v expr | (be first in a race) | leda fältet vtr + s |
| (vardagligt) | ligga etta vitr + s |
| vara först vitr + s |
| lead the field v expr | figurative (be foremost) | leda fältet vtr + s |
| (ungefärlig översättning, bildlig) | vara frontfigur i fältet vbal uttr |
| level playing field n | figurative (equality, fair situation) (bildlig) | neutralt spelfält adj + s |
| neutral mark adj + s |
| We can only compete if we're all on a level playing field. |
| major field of study n | (research: main area) | inriktning s |
| forskningsområde s |
| huvudämne s |
| My major field of study is Greek, and I am minoring in art history. |
minefield,
mine field n | (area full of explosives) | minfält s |
| minerad mark adj + s |
| He lost his leg in the war, when his platoon strayed into a minefield. |
minefield,
mine field n | figurative (sensitive subject or situation) (bildlig) | minfält s |
| (bildlig) | krutdurk s |
| Don't discuss religion with them; it's a mine field! |
oil field,
oilfield n | (area where oil is mined) | oljefält s |
| We plan to drill five exploration wells in this oil field. |
| out of left field expr | mainly US, figurative, slang (surprising) (bildlig) | som en blixt från en klar himmel uttr |
| överraskande adj |
| oväntad adj |
| play the field v expr | figurative, informal (have many relationships) (ungefärlig översättning) | gå på dejt med många vbal uttr |
| (vardagligt, vulgär) | ligga runt vitr partikel |
| Simon has gained a reputation for playing the field. |
| playing field n | (sports ground) | idrottsplan s |
| The children used the playing field for football, rugby and hockey. |
| track and field n | (athletics events: running, etc.) | friidrott s |
| Talia is good at most sports, but she really excels at track and field. |
track and field,
track-and-field n as adj | (relating to athletics events) | friidrott s |
| Anmärkning: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| Discus is a track and field event. |
track and field athletes,
track-and-field athletes npl | (participants in athletic events) | friidrottsatleter spl |
| Track-and-field athletes include runners, sprinters, and pole vaulters. |
