| Sammansatta former: |
| Engelska | Svenska |
| as if conj | (as though) | som om konj |
| He looked as if he wanted to say something. |
| as if interj | informal (sceptical) (vardagligt) | som om interj |
| You're going to help me clean the house? As if! |
| as if to say adv | (in a way that suggests [sth]) | som för att säga, liksom för att säga uttr |
| He nodded at her as if to say goodbye. |
| ask if/whether vtr | (with clause: enquire) | fråga om ngt, fråga ifall ngt vtr + partikel oskj |
| I forgot to ask whether he could give me a lift to the party. |
| Jag glömde att fråga om han kunde skjutsa mig till festen. |
| ask [sb] if/whether⇒ vtr | (with object, clause: enquire) | fråga ngn om/eller vbal uttr |
| Rita asked me if I wanted dinner. |
| Rita frågade mig om jag ville ha middag. |
| Don't mind if I do interj | dated (yes please, with pleasure) | Ja, tack! interj |
| Med nöje! interj |
| doubt if vi | (be uncertain) | tvivla på om vbal uttr |
| vara osäker på om vbal uttr |
| I doubt if I can help you. |
| even if conj | (in the unlikely case that) | även om konj |
| även ifall konj |
| Even if we never see each other again, I'll always remember you. |
| I'd still love chocolate even if everyone else hated it. |
| if and only if conj | (on the strict condition that) | om och enbart om, om och endast om konj |
| I'll help you, if and only if, you promise to do your part. |
| if anything adv | (on the contrary) | om något adv |
| snarare adv |
| Too tall? No, if anything she's too short to play goalie! |
| if at all adv | (possibly not at all) | om ens det uttr |
| om ens något uttr |
| In this part of the country, it only snows a few days per year, if at all. |
| if at all possible expr | (if there is any way it can be done) | om det på något sätt är möjligt uttr |
| om det går att ordna på något sätt uttr |
| if ever conj | (should it ever occur that) | om någonsin konj |
| Pop by if ever you feel like a chat. |
| if ever adv | (even never) | om någonsin konj |
| This method is rarely, if ever, employed today. |
if memory serves,
if my memory serves,
if my memory serves me expr | (if I remember rightly) | om jag inte missminner mig uttr |
| (vardaglig) | om jag inte minns fel uttr |
| if necessary adv | (if required, if needed) | om nödvändigt adv |
| om så behövs adv |
| I'm ready to stay late if necessary. |
| if need be expr | (if required) | om det behövs uttr |
| if not conj | (if this is not the case) | om inte konj |
| Let's see if Pete is free this evening. If not, we can always go without him. |
| if only interj | (expressing a wish) | om endast, om bara interj |
| If only I had a million dollars! |
| if only conj | (on the single condition that) | om endast, om bara konj |
| This plan will work if only we get enough funding for it. |
| if possible adv | (if it can be done) | om möjligt adv |
| (vardagligt) | om det går adv |
| The boss told Graeme she wanted the report on her desk by the end of the day, if possible. |
| if so adv | (in that case) | i så fall adv |
| (vardagligt) | i såna fall adv |
| om det är så adv |
| Are you going shopping? If so, may I come with you? |
if something crops up,
if anything crops up expr | (should [sth] unexpected arise) | om ngt kommer upp uttr |
| ifall ngt skulle hända uttr |
| I plan to come to the party, but will let you know if something crops up to prevent me coming. |
"if the shoe fits,
wear it" (US),
"if the cap fits,
wear it" (UK) expr | figurative (you should accept truth of criticism) | om du känner dig träffad, så är kritiken korrekt - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
if truth be told,
truth be told expr | (to be honest) | om sanningen ska fram uttr |
| om jag ska vara helt ärlig uttr |
| if you please expr | ironic (expressing mild outrage) (negativ) | om jag får be uttr |
| And then, if you please, he actually asked me if I had any grandchildren! I'm only 32! |
| if you please expr | (polite request) | om jag får be uttr |
| (vardagligt) | om det går bra uttr |
| Come this way, if you please. |
| Take a seat, if you please. |
| if you want adv | (as you please) | om du vill uttr |
| (formell) | om du önskar uttr |
| I can lend you some money if you want. |
| if you wish adv | (as you please, it's your choice) (poetiskt) | om du så behagar adv |
| om du så önskar adv |
| (vardagligt) | om du vill adv |
| We can always postpone the meet-up for another time, if you wish - it's up to you. |
make as if to do [sth],
make as though to do [sth] v expr | informal (pretend, feint) | låtsas som om att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| He made as if to throw the ball, but he actually ran with it instead. |
| only if conj | (not unless) | bara om konj |
| (formell) | endast om konj |
| I'll go, but only if you go with me. |
see if,
see whether vi | (find out) | se om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| höra om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| ta reda på ngt vbal uttr |
| I'll see if my father knows anything about it. |
seldom if ever,
seldom,
if ever adv | (never or almost never) | sällan om ens någonsin, sällan om någonsin adv |
| sällan eller aldrig adv |
| I seldom, if ever, have time to relax and read a book. |
| so what if conj | (it's irrelevant) | vem bryr sig om konj |
| vad spelar det för roll om konj |
| So what if I enjoy a beer now and then? |
sound as though,
sound as if v expr | (would seem) | låta som om vbal uttr |
| verka som om vbal uttr |
| It sounds as though you could do with a vacation! |
| Det låter som om du skulle må bra av en semester! |
| what if conj | (supposing) | vad händer om konj |
| tänk om konj |
| What if she never comes back? |
| would not piss on [sb] if they were on fire expr | vulgar, slang (expression of extreme dislike) | skulle inte kiss på ngn även om den brann - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| I cannot bear that woman. After all the wicked things she's done, I wouldn't piss on her if she was on fire. |
| You see if I don't! interj | informal (I'll show you I'm right) | Jag ska visa dig! interj |
| Vi får väl se! interj |
