| Sammansatta former: |
| Engelska | Svenska |
| chatter vi | (teeth: knock together) | hacka vitr |
| skallra vitr |
| Martha's teeth chattered in the cold. |
| chip away at sth vtr phrasal insep | (hack pieces off) | hacka av bitar från ngt vbal uttr |
| nagga |
| Michelangelo created statues by chipping away at marble with a chisel and hammer. |
| chop sth vtr | UK (food: mince, cut into pieces) | hacka⇒ vtr |
| Chop the onion before adding it to the stew. |
| Hacka löken innan du lägger i den i grytan. |
| chop sth vtr | (weeds: hoe) | hugga⇒ vtr |
| hacka⇒ vtr |
| The farmer was chopping weeds when his hoe snapped. |
| chop sth up vtr phrasal sep | (cut into small pieces) | hacka upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| skära upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| Chop up the onions and add them to the pan. |
| cut sth into sth vtr + prep | (chop up, slice sth) | skära ngt i ngt vtr + prep |
| (i skivor) | skiva ngt i ngt vtr + prep |
| (i små bitar) | hacka ngt i ngt vtr + prep |
| The mother cut her daughter's dinner into small pieces. |
| Mamman skar sin dotters mat i små bitar. |
| cut into sth vi + prep | (slice sth with a knife, etc.) | skära i ngt vtr + prep |
| (i skivor) | skiva⇒ vtr |
| (i små bitar) | hacka i ngt vtr + prep |
| The surgeon cut into the patient's chest. |
| Kirurgen skar i patientens bröst. |
| cut through sth vi + prep | (slice through with a blade) | hacka igenom vitr + prep |
| hugga igenom vitr + prep |
| I haven't got a clue why he bought that machete, there's no jungle to cut through in Belgium. |
| falter vi | (speech: be halting) | stamma vitr |
| hacka vitr |
| staka sig vitr |
| (tala språk dåligt) | stappla vitr |
| Sarah started explaining to her boss why she deserved a pay rise, but she faltered when she saw the angry look on his face. |
| flounder vi | (over words) | prata strunt vtr + s |
| (vardagligt) | prata hit och dit vbal uttr |
| (vardagligt) | stå och hacka vbal uttr |
| (vardagligt) | hacka vitr |
| The politician started floundering when he was confronted about his drug habits. |
French sth,
french sth vtr | mainly US (culinary: cut into slivers) | skära⇒, hacka⇒, skiva⇒ vtr |
| skära grönsaker i stickformiga bitar uttr |
| It is a good idea to French the beans before cooking them. |
| grubber n | (tool for digging up plants) | grubber s |
| grov hacka adj + s |
| hack sth vtr | (access without authorization) (data) | hacka⇒ vtr |
| göra intrång⇒ vtr |
| bryta sig in i v uttr |
| Someone hacked our servers last night. |
| hack into sth vi + prep | (access illegally) (data) | hacka in på ngt vbal uttr |
| bryta sig in i ngt vbal uttr |
| He was tried and convicted of hacking into the CIA central database. |
| Anyone who tries to hack into a government site is in big trouble. |
| hack sth vtr | informal, figurative (produce hastily, roughly) | hacka fram ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| stamma⇒ vtr |
| The deadline was approaching fast, so Kelly just hacked something out and handed it in. |
| hack through vi + prep | (cut through jungle) | hacka sig igenom vbal uttr |
| hacka sig fram vbal uttr |
| We hacked through the jungle for hours. |
| hack sth away vtr + adv | (remove sth by chopping) | hacka bort vtr partikel oskj |
| klippa bort vtr partikel oskj |
| Bob hacked away the ivy that was covering the wall. |
| hash sth vtr | (mince, chop) | hacka⇒ vtr |
| hacka sönder ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| The cook hashed some potatoes for breakfast. |
| henpeck sb vtr | figurative, informal (nag or boss persistently) (bildlig) | hacka på vtr partikel oskj |
| kritisera⇒ vtr |
| hoe n | (garden tool) | hacka s |
| Ben broke his hoe and had to use a shovel to turn the dirt in his garden. |
| hoe sth vtr | (use a hoe) | hacka⇒ vtr |
| Jerry hoed the dirt in his garden for several hours before it got too hot outside. |
| hoer n | (labourer who uses a hoe) | hackare s |
| (omskrivning) | arbetare som använder hacka s |
| knock sth/sb vtr | (criticize) (vardagligt) | hacka på vtr partikel skj |
| (informellt) | racka ner vtr partikel skj |
| (vardagligt, slang) | klanka⇒ vtr |
| Seth told Sean, "Don't knock quiz shows; you can learn a lot from them." |
| Seth sa till Sean: "hacka inte på frågesportprogram. Du kan lära dig mycket från dem." |
| mandrel n | (rod for securing metal to be worked) (generell) | hacka s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| mattock n | (tool for digging) | hacka s |
| spade s |
| mince sth vtr | US (food: chop into pieces) | hacka⇒ vtr |
| Richard minced the vegetables for the pan. |
| moil n | (mining: handheld tool for cutting rock) | hacka s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| peck vi | (bird: bite or pick with beak) | picka vitr |
| hacka vitr |
| Pigeons always seem to me to be pecking. |
| peck sth vtr | (bird: puncture with beak) | picka⇒ vtr |
| hacka⇒ vtr |
| Blue-tits have been pecking the tops of the milk bottles again. |
| pick sth vtr | (break apart with a pick) | hacka⇒ vtr |
| hacka sönder ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| hacka upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| He picked the rock carefully in order to remove the fossil. |
| pick n | (tool) | hacka s |
| He used a pick to remove a chunk of rock from the cliff face. |
| pick at sth/sb vtr phrasal insep | informal (find fault with) | hacka på ngt/ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| kritisera⇒ vtr |
| leta fel hos ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| Her mother was always picking at her about her appearance. |
pickax (US),
pickaxe (UK) n | (tool for chopping or hacking) | spetshacka s |
| (generell) | hacka s |
| take a crack at sb v expr | slang (criticize sb) (bildlig: kritisera) | hacka på ngn vtr + prep |
| (pika, såra) | klanka på ngn vtr + prep |
| It's easy to take a crack at his new girlfriend- she's ugly, stupid, and unemployed. |
| take a dig at sb v expr | informal (criticize or attack verbally) (bildlig) | hacka på ngn vtr + prep |
| klanka på ngn vtr + prep |
| Sally's been taking digs at her colleagues, and they're not pleased about it. |
