| Sammansatta former: |
| Engelska | Svenska |
add [sth] onto [sth],
add on [sth] to [sth] v expr | (charge in addition) | lägga på ngt på ngt vbal uttr |
| (familjärt) | extra s |
| This restaurant automatically adds a service charge onto the bill. |
add [sth] onto [sth],
add on [sth] to [sth] v expr | (append) | lägga till ngt till ngt vbal uttr |
| You can set this app to automatically add a signature to your emails. |
brush [sth] on [sth],
brush [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (paint, etc.: apply) | stryka på ngt på ngt vbal uttr |
| måla på ngt på ngt vbal uttr |
| The carpenter brushed more paint onto the table. |
| Snickaren strök på mer färg på bordet. |
| climb onto [sth/sb] vi + prep | (get on top) | klättra upp på ngt vbal uttr |
| kliva upp på ngt vbal uttr |
| Emma climbed onto the horse and flicked the reins, but the horse didn't move. |
| collage [sth] onto [sth]⇒ vtr | (art: stick, paste) | kollage, collage s |
| The children will next collage their individual drawings onto a large poster board. |
| dab [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (apply by dabbing) (vardagligt) | dutta på ngt på ngt vtr + prep |
| stänka på ngt på ngt vitr + prep |
| Michelle dabbed some lotion onto her hands. |
dash [sth] on [sth],
dash [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (apply roughly) | dutta ngt på ngt vtr + prep |
| stänka ngt på ngt vtr + prep |
| Harriet dashed some paint onto the wall. |
| daub [sth] onto [sth]⇒ vtr | (apply roughly, smear) | smörja på ngt på ngt vtr + prep |
| The bricklayer daubed mortar onto the layer of bricks. |
| decal [sth] onto [sth]⇒ vtr | (transfer: [sth] onto [sth]) (en dekal eller gnuggis) | överföra vtr |
| klistra upp vtr |
| Carefully decal the image onto the glass. |
| dollop [sth] onto [sth]⇒ vtr | informal (put a blob of [sth] on [sth]) (vardagligt) | dutta ngt på ngt vbal uttr |
| The chef dolloped some sour cream onto the surface of the spicy soup. |
| embroider [sth] onto [sth]⇒ vtr | (design: sew onto [sth]) | broderna ngt på ngt vbal uttr |
| Sally is embroidering flowers onto the cushion cover. |
engrave [sth] on [sth],
engrave [sth] onto [sth]⇒ vtr | (carve, etch onto [sth]) | gravera in ngt på ngt vbal uttr |
| The jeweler engraved the customer's initials on the pendant. |
etch [sth] on [sth],
etch [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (engrave [sth] on [sth]) | etsa in ngt på ngt vbal uttr |
| gravera ngt på ngt vbal uttr |
| The jeweller etched the couple's initials on the rings. |
| give onto [sth] vi + prep | (face onto) | vetta mot vitr + prep |
| öppna sig mot vbal uttr |
| The living room gives onto the garden. |
glue [sth] to [sth],
glue [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (attach with glue) | limma fast ngt på ngt vbal uttr |
| klistra fast ngt på ngt vbal uttr |
| Tim glued the wallpaper onto the wall. |
| ink [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (draw) | teckna ngt på ngt vtr + prep |
| (vardagligt) | rita ngt på ngt vtr + prep |
| The designer inked the logo onto paper before scanning it into the computer to edit it. |
load [sth] onto [sth],
load [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (put: [sth] to be transported) | lasta ngt på ngt vtr + prep |
| (vardaglig) | lassa vtr |
| They loaded the goods into the delivery truck. |
| De lastade godset på fraktlastbilen. |
| notch [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (nock: fit arrow to bowstring) | spänna fast ngt på ngt vbal uttr |
| Robin Hood notched another arrow onto his bow. |
offload [sth] onto [sth],
off-load [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (cargo: unload) | lasta av ngt på ngn vbal uttr |
| lasta ur ngt till ngn vbal uttr |
| The workers were offloading the cargo onto the waiting trucks. |
offload [sth] onto [sb],
off-load [sth] onto [sb],
offload [sth] on [sb],
off-load [sth] on [sb] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (pass something unwanted on to) | göra sig av med ngt vbal uttr |
| lämna över ngt till ngn vbal uttr |
| I managed to offload that awful project onto Audrey. |
offload [sth] onto [sb],
off-load [sth] onto [sb] vtr + prep | figurative ([sth] worrying: tell [sb]) (bildlig) | lätta sitt hjärta för ngn vbal uttr |
| Angie offloaded her concerns onto her best friend. |
be on to [sth],
be onto [sth] v expr | informal (have: a promising idea) (bildlig) | vara ngt på spåren vbal uttr |
| vara på rätt väg med ngt vbal uttr |
| Open a crèche in the office? You could be on to a good idea there. |
be on to [sb],
be onto [sb] v expr | informal (suspect [sb]'s secret) (bildlig) | vara ngn på spåren vbal uttr |
| The thief knew the police were on to him, so he was trying to keep a low profile. |
open to [sth],
open onto [sth] vi + prep | (give access to [sth]) | öppna sig vitr partikel |
| The door opens to a large courtyard. |
| open out onto [sth] v expr | (lead to wider area) | öppna upp i ngt vbal uttr |
| leda ut till ngt vbal uttr |
| The doors open out onto a beautiful garden. |
piggyback [sth] on [sth],
piggyback [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | US, figurative, informal (carry, attach to [sth] else) | haka på ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| koppla ihop ngt med ngt vbal uttr |
| knyta samman ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| They're going to piggyback this clause onto the amendment. |
plunk [sth] on [sth],
plunk [sth] onto [sth] (US),
plonk [sth] on [sth],
plonk [sth] onto [sth] (UK) vtr + prep | informal (put down heavily) | kasta ner ngt på ngt vbal uttr |
| slänga ngt på ngt vtr + prep |
| He plonked the shopping on the kitchen table and went upstairs without saying a word. |
project [sth],
project [sth] onto [sb]⇒ vtr | (emotion: attribute to [sb] else) | projicera vtr |
| projicera ngt på ngt vtr + prep |
| Heather projected her fear of dogs onto her son, who actually liked them. |
put [sth] on [sth],
put [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (add) | lägga på vtr partikel skj |
| The shopkeeper put an additional shipping charge on the purchase. |
screw [sth] to [sth],
screw [sth] into [sth],
screw [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (fasten) | skruva vtr |
| skruva fast ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| (ngt på en vägg) | skruva upp vtr partikel skj |
| He screwed the bookshelves to the wall. |
| Han skruvade fast bokhyllan i väggen. |
slather [sth] on/onto [sth/sb],
slather [sth] on/onto [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (apply thickly) | bre ngt på ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| smörja in ngt på ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| I always slather aloe vera on bad sunburns. |
slump onto [sth],
slump into [sth] vi + prep | (flop down) | sjunka ner vitr + prep |
| falla ner vitr + prep |
| She slumped into the armchair and sighed heavily. |
smear [sth] on [sth],
smear [sth] onto [sth],
smear [sth] over [sth] vtr + prep | (apply, layer on [sth]) (vardagligt) | bre på ngt på ngt vbal uttr |
| breda på vtr partikel skj |
| My grandmother used to smear goose fat on my father's chest when he had a cough. |
spray [sth] on [sth/sb],
spray [sth] onto [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (apply a fine mist to) | spreja ngt på ngn/ngt vtr + prep |
| Helen sprayed the cleaning product on the windows. |
sprinkle [sth] on [sth],
sprinkle [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (grain, powder: scatter) (vardagligt) | strö ngt på ngt vtr + prep |
| (poetiskt) | beströ ngt med ngt vtr + prep |
| sprinkla ngt med ngt vtr + prep |
| Oliver sprinkled sugar on his breakfast cereal. |
sprinkle [sth] on [sth],
sprinkle [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (liquid: apply in small drops) | stänka ngt på ngt vtr + prep |
| skvätta ngt på ngt vtr + prep |
| Nancy sprinkled water onto the shirt before ironing it. |
| stencil [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (apply with a stencil) | stencilera ngt på ngt, schablonera ngt på ngt vtr + prep |
| Jonathan stenciled a polka-dot pattern on the table top. |
stick [sth] on [sth/sb],
stick [sth] onto [sth/sb] vtr + prep | informal (attach) | sätta upp, klistra upp, klistra fast vtr partikel skj |
| Let me stick this notice on the board. |
| Låt mig sätta upp (or: klistra upp) det här anslaget på tavlan. |
strap [sth] to [sth],
strap [sth] into [sth],
strap [sth] onto [sth]⇒ vtr | (fasten with strap) | spänna fast ngt i ngt vbal uttr |
| fästa ngt i ngt vtr + prep |
| The courier strapped the package onto the back of his bike and set off. |
| tag [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (attach, append) | fästa, sätta fast ngt vtr |
| James tagged the file onto the email, so his manager could see what the problem was. |
| thread [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (bead: put onto a string) | träda, trä vtr |
| Thread the beads onto the string like this. |
| Trä på pärlorna på tråden så här. |
tie [sth] on [sth],
tie [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (attach) | knyta fast ngt på ngt vbal uttr |
| binda ngt på ngt vtr + prep |
| sätta fast ngt på ngt vbal uttr |
| My grandma used to tie a piece of string on her finger in order to remember something. |
trace [sth],
trace [sth] onto [sth]⇒ vtr | (outline) | rita konturer, göra konturer vtr |
| skissa vtr |
| The architect traced the plans carefully. |
| Arkitekten skissade noggrant ritningarna. |
| wean [sb] onto [sth] vtr + prep | UK (feed a baby solids) | vänja ngn vid ngt vtr + prep |
| introducera vtr |
| It's usual to wean a baby onto solid food at about 6 months. |
window into [sth],
window onto [sth] n | figurative (glimpse into [sth] unfamiliar) (bildlig) | fönster till ngt s |
| titt s |
| skymt s |
| inblick s |
| This documentary is a window into the lives of the inhabitants of a remote Scottish island. |
