| Sammansatta former: |
| Engelska | Svenska |
| break [sth] open vtr + adj | (open a seal) | öppna vtr |
| Let's break open the champagne to celebrate your success! |
| break [sth] open vtr + adj | (force open a lock) | bryta upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| The robbers broke the lock open using a crowbar. |
| crack [sth] open vtr + adj | (break apart, split) | bryta i sönder ngt vbal uttr |
| klyva vtr |
| dela ngt på mitten vbal uttr |
| He cracked open a brazil nut and discarded the shell. |
| crack [sth] open vtr + adj | informal (open in celebration) | slå upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| Let's crack open this bottle and get the party started. |
| crack [sth] open vtr + adj | informal (window, door: open slightly) | ställa ngt på glänt vbal uttr |
| John cracked the door open and looked into his sister's bedroom. |
| crack open vi + adj | (break apart, split) | brytas i sönder, gå i sönder vbal uttr |
| delas på mitten vbal uttr |
| The watermelon cracked open when it fell off the picnic table. |
| cut [sth/sb] open vtr + adj | (body: dissect) | skära upp vtr partikel oskj |
| sprätta upp vtr partikel oskj |
| The surgeon cut the patient's chest open. |
| keep the door open v expr | figurative (allow possibility) (bildlig) | hålla alla dörrar öppna vbal uttr |
| (bildlig) | hålla dörren öppen vbal uttr |
| The Prime Minister said he would like to keep the door open for future negotiations. |
leave the door open for [sb/sth],
leave the door open to [sth/sb] v expr | figurative (allow possibility, access) (bildlig) | lämna dörren öppen för ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| lämna en lucka öppen för ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| When the reigning gold medalist fell, she left the door open for her competitors. |
| By not completely cutting ties with the country's former allies, the prime minister is leaving the door open for negotiations to be resumed in the future. |
| massive open online course n | (MOOC: online open-access course) | öppen online-kurs s |
| MOOC n | acronym (massive open online course) | MOOC s |
mutual fund,
open-end investment company n | (investment program) | aktiefond s |
| the open air n | (outdoors) (inte inomhus) | utomhus, frilufts s |
| (uttr om utomhus) | fri luft adj + s |
| Hiking in the mountains is my favourite pastime; I have always loved the open air. |
| ⓘDen här meningen är inte en översättning av den engelska meningen. Jag älskar att simma i utomhusbassänger (eller: friluftsbad). |
| ⓘDen här meningen är inte en översättning av den engelska meningen. Mat smakar alltid bättre när den äts i fria luften. |
| open-air n as adj | (pool, market: outdoor) (förled) | utomhus-, frilufts- adj |
| I love swimming in an open-air pool. |
| open fire vtr + n | (start shooting) | öppna eld vtr + s |
| börja skjuta vtr |
| They opened fire as soon as they saw his gun. |
| If you see a wolf, go ahead and open fire. |
| open fire n | (fire in unenclosed fireplace) | öppen eld, brasa s |
| There's an open fire in the living room. |
| open house n | (event permitting free entry to all) | öppet hus adj + s |
| The event is open house; everybody is welcome to visit the college and find out about its activities. |
| open mind n | (receptive attitude) | öppet sinne s |
| (formell) | fördomsfritt sinne s |
| I'm trying to keep an open mind about the issue. |
| 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. |
| open out to [sth] v expr | (be unfolded) | öppnas ut till ngt vbal uttr |
| vikas ut till ngt vbal uttr |
| The foldaway bed opens out to full size. |
| open [sth] out vtr + adv | (unfold) | öppna upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| vika upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| Lisa put the map on the table and opened it out. |
open plan,
open-plan adj | (without interior walls) | öppen planlösning adj + s |
| utan väggar prep + spl |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| I work in an open-plan office, which can at times be very noisy. |
| open sandwich n | (one slice of bread with topping) | macka med pålägg uttr |
| (vardagligt) | macka s |
| smörgås s |
| open secret n | (official secret known to many) (direktöversättning) | öppen hemlighet s |
| offentlig hemlighet s |
| It´s an open secret that she was pregnant when she got married. |
open source,
open-source adj | (computing: definable by users) (slang) | open source adj |
| med öppna källor uttr |
| Anmärkning: hyphen used when adj comes before the noun it modifies |
| open space | (ecology) | öppen plats, fri plats adj + s |
| open the way for [sth/sb] v expr | figurative (enable) (oftast bildlig) | bana väg för ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| The government has opened the way for energy firms to explore for shale gas. |
| open water n | (unenclosed area of water) | öppet vatten s |
| open-water n as adj | (swimming: in unenclosed waters) | i öppet vatten adj |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| Lisa is taking part in an open-water swimming event. |
| open wound n | (injury in which skin is broken) | öppet sår s |
| (svår skada) | köttsår s |
| You should cover that open wound to avoid an infection. |
| He had to spray alcohol on his open wound to prevent infection. |
| open your eyes to [sth] vtr | (become aware of) (bildlig) | öppna ögen för ngt vbal uttr |
| You need to open your eyes to the beauty around you. |
| Open your eyes to how deceitfully she has behaved. |
| open your mind to [sth] v expr | (accept possibility) | vara öppen för ngt vbal uttr |
| Immersing yourself in a different culture can open your mind to new ways of thinking. |
| open-and-shut case n | figurative, informal (crime: easily solved) | solklart fall s |
| (vardagligt) | baggis s |
| This is an open-and-shut case of police brutality. |
| open-and-shut case n | figurative, informal (matter: easily solved) (vardagligt) | baggis s |
| solklart fall s |
| There is an open-and-shut case to build the pipeline. |
| open-door policy n | (politics: free movement) (ungefärlig översättning) | öppna dörrens policy s |
| The country decided to adopt an open-door economic policy. |
| open-door policy n | (person: availability) (ungefärlig översättning) | alltid anträffar-policy s |
| open-door policy s |
| My boss has an open-door policy -- he wants his employees to feel comfortable talking to him any time. |
| open-ended adj | (inconclusive) | inte avgörande adj |
| inte slutgiltig adj |
| We hadn't intended for this meeting to be so open-ended. |
| open-ended adj | (having no set limit or restriction) | öppen adj |
| The possibilities are open-ended. |
| open-ended adj | (question: not yes/no) | öppen adj |
| The interviewer preferred questions that were open-ended. |
| open-ended question n | (question with many possible answers) | öppen fråga adj |
| The teacher told the students to ask open-ended questions. |
| open-heart surgery n | (cardiac operation) | öppen hjärtkirurgi s |
| They split his chest open and performed open-heart surgery to replace a faulty valve. |
| open-minded adj | (tolerant, accepting) | öppensinnad adj |
| fördomsfri adj |
| When you travel to another country you should be open-minded. I try to maintain an open-minded attitude regardless of a person's politics or religion. |
| open-mindedness n | (tolerance, acceptance) | fördomsfrihet s |
| (bildlig) | öppenhet s |
| tolerans s |
open-pit (US),
open-cast,
opencast (UK) adj | (mining) (förled) | dagbrotts- adj |
openhanded,
open-handed,
open handed adj | figurative (generous) | generös adj |
| givmild adj |
| frikostig adj |
| Anmärkning: hyphen omitted when term is an adj following a noun |
openhanded,
open-handed,
open handed adj | (with hand open flat) | med öppna händer adj |
| med handflatan upp adj |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
openhearted,
open-hearted adj | (sincere or honest) (bildlig) | öppenhjärtig adj |
| snäll adj |
| (bildlig) | varm adj |
openhearted,
open-hearted adj | (sympathetic, generous) (bildlig) | öppenhjärtig adj |
| sympatisk adj |
| generös adj |
| out in the open adj | figurative (knowledge: public) | allmänt känt adj |
| har kommit ut, har kommit fram vbal uttr |
| The fact that he is gay is now out in the open. |
| out in the open adv | (outdoors) | utomhus adv |
| (vardagligt) | ute adv |
| ute i naturen adv |
| It's great to be out in the open on a warm spring day! |
pry [sth] open,
prize [sth] open (US),
prise [sth] open (UK) vtr + adj | (open [sth] by levering) | bända upp vtr partikel oskj |
| bryta upp vtr partikel oskj |
| swing open v expr | (hinged door, window: open suddenly) | svingas upp vitr partikel |
| slås upp vitr partikel |
| One of the upstairs windows swung open; I looked up to see Jenny leaning out of it. |
wide open,
wide-open adj | (eyes: fully open, open wide) | vidöppen adj |
| helt öppen adv + adj |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| I went into the situation with my eyes wide open. |
wide open,
wide-open adj | (door: fully open, open wide) | vidöppen adj |
| på vid gavel uttr |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| When you leave the door wide open, it lets all the heat out of the house. |
| wide open to [sth] adj | figurative (exposed, vulnerable to [sth]) (bildlig) | vidöppen adj |
| The infantry lay itself wide open to attack. |
| wide open adj | figurative (not yet determined) (bildlig) | vidöppen adj |
| helt öppen adv + adj |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| When the only suspect gave an alibi, the murder case was thrown wide open. |
| with open arms adv | figurative (welcomingly) (bildlig) | med öppna armar uttr |
| (bildlig) | med öppen famn uttr |
| James greeted me with open arms. |
