Words I Dont know 2 Flashcards
Inse
Realize
alldeles
Right/just/quite
vansinne
Madness
föreningen
Association (as in an organization)
Gå åt skogen
Idiom that means “to fail miserably”
(Literally means “go to the forest”)
ordförande
President/chairman (of an association)
fruktar
Fear/dread
förståndet
The understanding/sense
Tillslut
At last/ finally
Tappat
Dropped/lost
Hittills
So far
däremot, emellertid
However, on the contrary
(Two ways of saying)
Även om
Even though / even if
Hon kommer alltså inte?
So she is not coming?
Vad gör du helst?
What would you rather do?
What would you prefer to do?
ledtrådar
Clues
Förnybar
Renewable
Ökar
Increases
Putser
Polishes
Enskild
Individual; private, separate
Syftet
The purpose
vardagsanknutet
Everyday life
vardagar
Weekdays
varit med om
Been through or been involved with
(As in something a person experiences)
undantag
(Ett undantag)
Exception(s) (it is the same plural)
Flytta vs flyta
Move vs float
Flyta (float) is irregular verb: flöt, har flutit
genomsnitt
Average
betydelse
Meaning
vråla
Roar (scream, not exactly the same as “skrika” but very close. It’s more used when angry. Skrika is more used when angry or scared and used by children)
muntligt test
Oral test
Mittemot
Across from / opposite (facing each other)
Ärlig
Ärtig
Honest
Polite
Rak och ärlig
Straight and honest. It means you’re direct and honest. (straight like a straight-shooter. I think rak also means straight like a line)
städar
Cleaning
höjdrädd
Fear of heights
rymmer
Holds / room for / contains/ also means: escapes, runs away
Höjder
Heights
förvaring
Storage
Kammar
Combs
Akta sig
Beware (be careful); but can also mean “move over”
anmäla sig
Sign up
Måla sig
Put on makeup
Skilja dig
Divorce
övningen
The exercise (as in assignment)
roade
road av
roade av
Amused
rufsig
disheveled
stiga
Rise
Klädde om sig
Changed clothes.
Klädde på sig=put on clothes
Klädde av sig=took off clothes
Klädde om sig=changed clothes
överkroppen
The upper body
undersökte
Investigated
Just (as in recently. ”Katten, som nyss hade ätit…”). Nyss is shorter time in past than nyligen
Just (as in very soon—short time in future while nyss is short time in the past). Strax is shorter time away than snart.
nyss
Strax
Trubbiga vinklar
Obtuse angles
Spetsiga vinklar
Acute angles
område (“i detta område”=in this area)
Area
bråkar
Fighting
värre
Worse
brott
(Three meanings)
1. Crime, offense
2. Break, fracture (noun)
3. Quarry (like rock quarry)
(Ett-word)
släktingar
Relatives
släkt
Family; relatives
Tycker
Think—used for opinion (not something you’re unsure about. Not a belief)
Tror
Think—used for a belief or something you might be unsure about. NOT an opinion.
sammanfatta
Summarize
färre
Fewer
Kranen
The faucet
innanför dörren
Just inside the door.
You don’t use innanför for inside the house. You use inne for that (or inomhus). But you use innanför when someone is right inside next to the door.
Arga
Angry
Lappar
Notes (noun, like writing angry notes)
Patches (verb, like patching a hole)
gemensam
(Plural gemensamma)
Common/joint/collective
i förväg
In advance
hellre
Rather
Visar hänsyn
Show respect
i förväg
Pre / in advance
förråd
Storehouse / storage room
Kliar
Itches
Kliar sig
Scratching
ett erbjudande
An offer
möbel
En möbel = a piece of furniture
Furniture
Ett val
A choice
nuvarande
Current/present
generad
Embarrassed (“g” with soft vowel after it)
klagar
Complains
en tjänst
A service
smickrad
Flattered
lockande
tempting / attractive (as in an attractive offer, not visually)
kluven
Split / divided
utmaning
Challenge
(En utmaning)
klarar av
Capable of
överfull
Overcrowded
i värsta fall
In the worst case
beklagar sig
ångrar sig
Regret / regrets
(Two ways of saying. I don’t know the difference)
förkrossad
Crushed / broken-hearted
tröstar
Comforts
snurrar
Spins
Någon
someone
(when it’s not used with a noun)
(with a noun it means some or any and used with an “en” word)
Något
Something
(when it’s not used with a noun)
(with a noun it means some or any and used with an “ett” word)
Något is same as någonting
Några
Some ; a few
(used with plural nouns)
(Often pronounced nåra)
en porlande bäck
A babbling brook
Porlande=rippling
Bäck=stream/brook
Kånka
”Kånken” = a type of backpack from fjällräven
Bära (carry, like carry groceries)
lerigt
Muddy
olydiga
Disobedient
proffsiga
Professional (adjective)
avsluta
End/finish