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Words I Dont Know 4 Flashcards

1
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Skuld

A

(Noun)
1. Debt, amount due
2. Fault, blame, guilt

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tvekar

A

Hesitates
(verb 1)

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orimligt

rimligt

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unreasonable, absurd

reasonable, plausible, fair

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frän

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sharp, acrid, rank (describing taste and smell but can be used figuratively)

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5
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spänning

A

voltage
tension
excitement

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tjurade

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sulked, pouted

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besvära sig

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Bother

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skuldsatta

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Indebted

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hastighet

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speed, velocity
(fart is also speed)

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10
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fartsyndare

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speeder

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11
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hastighetsbegränsning
hastighetsgränsen

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Speed limit
(fartbegränsning is also speed limit)

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12
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utvecklingshastighet

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development rate
pace of development

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13
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hastighetsmätare

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speedometer

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14
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orsak

ingen orsak

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cause; reason

No problem, don’t mention it! not at all! no need to thank me, you’re welcome

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15
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skämt
skvaller

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joke
gossip

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16
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offentlig

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public

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17
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kasse / kassar

kassa / kassor

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bag / bags

cashier, till, cash register, cash box / kassor = same thing but plural

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18
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skönhetsoperationer

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cosmetic surgery

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19
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ta emot

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receive

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20
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famn
famntag

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arms, embrace
(Also: fång like ”ett fång rosor”

famntag = embrace, hug

Another meaning: fathom (as in the unit of distance)

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21
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tveksam

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hesitant

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22
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rubrik

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heading

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23
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stycke

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paragraph

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24
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en färd

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a trip
(En resa)

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25
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Antalya

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attack (verb)

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26
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färdas

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travel (verb)
same meaning as resa

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27
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fara
far
for
har farit

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travel/go (verb)

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28
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tyger

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fabrics

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29
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fredlös

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outlaw

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30
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upphörde

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ceased

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31
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försvar

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defense

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32
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ättlingar

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descendants

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33
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jämt

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always

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34
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En last
Verb: att lasta

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A load
To load (lasta, lastar, lastade)

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35
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Ett anfall
Verb: att anfalla

(verb 4: anfalla, anfaller, anföll, anfallit)

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an attack
To attack

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36
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överge / överger
övergav

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abandon
abandoned

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37
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inom kort

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shortly

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38
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efteråt

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afterwards

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39
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överlägger

A

deliberate/discuss/confer

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40
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avlägger

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give testimony / pass [an exam]

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41
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utser

A

appoint / designate

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42
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sluddrar

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slur (as in the verb where your words run together)

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43
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förolämpning
förolämpar

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insult (en noun)
insult (verb 1)

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44
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schyst / sjyst

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good, decent ; fair

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45
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överlägger
överger

överväga
överens

A

discuss, confer, debate
abandon

consider; be in the majority
agree

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46
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inser
anser

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realize, understand
consider, regard (think)

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47
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villkorlig dom

ovillkorlig

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suspended sentence (probation)
villkorlig = conditional (but I’m not sure if it’s used much outside of this use)

unconditional

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48
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sommarplåga

A

summer hit (a song)

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49
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rattfylleri

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drunk driving

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50
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återkalla

A

revokes

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51
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åter

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again, back (as in welcome back or pay back)

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52
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beslagta

A

seize, confiscate

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53
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ingripa

A

intervene, step in

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54
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kön
(two meanings)

A

gender
also: line to stand in. Then the K is pronounced!

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55
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förebygga

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prevent

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56
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olovlig

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unlawful (illicit)

olagligt = unlawful, illegal

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57
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samtycke

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consent, approval

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58
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sexual orientation (English)

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sexuell läggning

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59
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smita
smitare
smita åt

smitta

A

run away, make off, leave; evade, dodge (also used figuratively)
smitare = hit-and-run driver
smita åt = be a tight fit

infection, contagion; infect, pass on

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60
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ta reda på

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find out

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61
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utreda

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investigate

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62
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Utvisning

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deportation

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63
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våldtäkt

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rape

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64
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bedömning

A

assessment, estimate, judgement

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65
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ställning

A

position (figuratively: standpoint)

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66
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snatteri

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pilfering, shoplifting, making off without paying; petty theft less than 1000kr

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67
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sammanhang

A

context
(ett)

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68
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omge

(Verb 4: omger, omgav, har omgett)

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surround

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69
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recension

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review (as in book review or review for a business)
(en word)

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70
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därefter

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then, thereafter, after that

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71
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till dess

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until then

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72
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till följd av

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As a result of, due

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73
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ytterligare

ytterlighet

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further, additional

extreme

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74
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framför allt

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above all

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75
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på liknande sätt

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Similarly

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76
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på samma sätt

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in the same way

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77
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dock

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though, however

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78
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å ena sidan

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on one hand

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79
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å andra sidan

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on the other hand

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80
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Tvärtemot

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on the contrary

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81
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omvänt

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conversely

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82
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därmed

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thus

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83
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avslutningsvis

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in conclusion

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84
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exempelvis

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for example

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85
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dessvärre

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unfortunately
(It means the same as tyvärr which is more common)

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86
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i själva verket

A

in fact, actually, in actual fact
(Same meaning as faktiskt)

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87
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utmärkt

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excellent

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88
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virkade

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crocheted

(verkade=seemed)

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89
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efter hand

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gradually (depending on sentence)

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90
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snigel
snigla (på)

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snail
glance, look at, leer
(Can be figurative “she’s looking at using fishing line for her craft”)

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91
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handling
(Three meanings)

A
  1. plot, action, story
  2. action, act (that which one does, a deed)
  3. a document
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92
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budskap

A

message (like the message of the fable)
announcement

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93
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hur som helst
när som helst
vad som helst
vem som helst

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anyhow, however, any way
anywhere
anything, whatever
whoever

Basically like adding -ever suffix in English

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94
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hur som helst

hur ofta som helst

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however, any way, anyhow, willy-nilly

any number of times (as often as you wish)

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95
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en källa

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a source (like for a report)

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96
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sårbar för rovdjur

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vulnerable to predators

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97
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hanar
honor
parar sig

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male
female
mating
(all of these are only for animals!)

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98
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urfolket

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the indigenous people

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99
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motvilligt

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reluctantly
(Literally “against your will”)

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100
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uppmaning

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(Noun)
Invitation, urgent request, prompt

utmaning = challenge

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101
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bilföraren

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The car driver

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102
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avbryter
bryter av
(Example of partikel verb and sammansatta verb with different meanings. Sometimes those two types of verbs have same meaning but not with avbryter)

A

interrupts
breaks off

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103
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hoppa av
slappna av
duka av
stänga av
stiga av
lägga av
föreställningen blir tyvärr inte av
bli av med

A

jump off
relax
set the table
switch off
get off
lay off
Unfortunately, the performance will not take place
get rid of

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104
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köra igång
sätta igång
(Examples of partikel verb)

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get started

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105
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spela in
dela in
lämna in
ställa in

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record
divide
hand in
cancel (like we need to cancel class)

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106
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lägga ned

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close down

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107
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somna om
börja om

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Fall asleep again
Start again

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108
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hälsa på
vad ska vi hitta på at göra idag

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visit
what are we going to do today?

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109
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gå sönder
slå sönder

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break down (break on accident)
smash (break on purpose)

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110
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känna till
lägga till

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know
add

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111
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slå igenom

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break through

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112
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slappna av

koppla av

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relax (you’re tense and now you’re relaxing)

relax (chill out and hang out)

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113
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trakasserade

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harassed, pestered

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114
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oväntat

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unexpected

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115
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bilisten

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the driver

116
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gestikuler

117
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andetag

118
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övertygad

119
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anar oråd

A

feels uneasy, suspects

120
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ödmjuk

121
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hämnd

122
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trottoar

123
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förneka

A

deny (like deny something is true)
(Verb 1)

124
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spårlöst

A

without a trace

125
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under gårdagen

A

yesterday
(old/formal language, found in news articles)

126
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Upptäcktsresande

127
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besättning, manskap

A

crew (like for a boat)

128
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fordon

129
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lat — lata

A

lazy
(Lazy person, lazy child—lazy children)
(En word and ett word seems to be the same)

130
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beundrade

131
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reser sig
reste sig

(It’s the same word as resa as in travel)

A

get up, stand up
got up, stood up

132
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kallelse

A

Notice (to attend), summons
calling

133
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lustig

A

Amusing, funny

134
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sjal

själ

A

shawl, scarf
(en word)

soul
(En word)

135
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smyger

A

slip; steal, sneak, creep (also used figuratively)

(smyg, smyga, smyger, smög, har smugit)

136
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förrädare

137
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raderar

(att radera, raderade, har raderat)

räddar = save

138
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fnissar

A

Giggle
(Verb 1)

139
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larvig

A

silly (informal)

140
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svinn

svin

A

waste, wastage, loss (particularly goods destroyed or stolen)

swine

141
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medurs
moturs

medsols
motsols

A

clockwise
counter clockwise
(Ur=clock, with clock or against clock)

clockwise
counter clockwise

142
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allmänbildad

A

well educated, well read, with a good all-around education

143
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noga
grundligt

A

carefully
thoroughly, carefully
(They’re basically synonyms)

144
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enbart

145
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fläck

A

spot (like a little spot of something)
stain

146
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falla till ro

A

settle down (like: be calm and focused)

147
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spejar

A

spy (verb)

148
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tillit

tillitsfulla

A

trust

trustful

149
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dolt

(Verb 4: att dölja, döljer, dolde, har dolt, dölj!)

A

concealed, hidden

150
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ideligen

A

continually, forever

151
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bjässe

A

a very large person (or being)
colossal man

152
Q

mögel

153
Q

osynlig

154
Q

ved

155
Q

fick lov att

A

was allowed to

156
Q

ynklig

157
Q

vrå

A

corner - like corner of a room, a nook, a small space possibly hidden
(hörn is all outer and inner corners)

158
Q

förstås

159
Q

skrin
ask

A

Box: a specific type of box, a jewelry box is a skrin and boxes similar to that

Box: an ask is a specific type of box that holds only one thing, usually very small but not always.

160
Q

det gjorde vi i höstas
det gör vi i höst

det gjorde vi i måndags
det gör vi i måndag

A

we did that last fall
we will do that this fall

(“i [season or weekday]” when it’s in the past it ends with an s!”)

161
Q

för tillfället

A

at the moment

162
Q

numera

163
Q

flertalet

A

the majority

164
Q

begripa

ingripa

A

comprehend

intervene, step in

165
Q

slumpvis utvalda

A

randomly selected

166
Q

rejäl

rejält obehagligt

A

big, strong; reliable

really uncomfortable

167
Q

utstöter

A

reject (like be socially rejected by a group, not sure about other meanings)

168
Q

sköta

A

take care of

169
Q

bläddrade

170
Q

Tass

171
Q

kakel

172
Q

ruskig ut

ruskig
(As an adjective)
(As an adverb)

A

ugly looking

Nasty, terrible (as an adverb, commonly used as an intensifier like “she sings terribly well”)

173
Q

märkvärdig

utmärkt

A

remarkable

excellent

174
Q

harklar sig

A

clear one’s throat

175
Q

hänförd

A

captivated, fascinated

176
Q

lydig

olydig

A

obedient

disobedient

177
Q

ovanför

178
Q

egendomlig

egendom

egen

A

strange, peculiar

property

own (like one’s own); odd, peculiar, strange

179
Q

överhuvudtaget

180
Q

behandlade

A

treated
(as in how someone treats someone)

181
Q

tiger

A

keep silent
(it also means the animal tiger)

182
Q

förtvivlad

A

despair, heartbroken, hopeless

183
Q

om vartannat

glad och ledsen om vartannat

A

alternately, back and forth every second

alternately happy and sad

184
Q

tar itu

A

deals with, get to work on

185
Q

framhäver

A

highlights
(a verb as in “the author highlights the need for…”)

186
Q

poängterar

påpekar

A

points out; emphasize

points out

187
Q

meddelar

188
Q

undersöker

A

investigates

189
Q

vägrar

A

refuse
(Verb 1)

190
Q

således

såsom

A

thus (formal)

as, like (like this: speak as a government representative)

191
Q

påstår

A

say, state, assert, claim

192
Q

Tyvärr, unfortunately

moreover, in addition

A

dessvärre

dessutom

193
Q

däremot, emellertid

A

however, on the contrary
(Two ways of saying)

194
Q

blyerts

(called blyerts penna)

A

Pencil
bläck penna = pen

195
Q

sällsynt

196
Q

konkurs

A

bankruptcy

197
Q

lyhördhet

A

responsiveness, sensitivity to

198
Q

brunn

brun

A

well (as in a water well. En word)

brown

199
Q

kastanj

A

chestnut (en word)

200
Q

poesi, dikt, rytmen, rim
metafor, liknelse

anafor
strof, versrad

A

poetry, poem, rhythm, rhyme
Metaphor, simile

poetic repetition (anaphor)
stanza, verse line

201
Q

krog

A

tavern (en word)

202
Q

sevärdheter

A

Sights (like sights to see as a tourist)

203
Q

Stöter
(3 meanings)

A
  1. bump, knock
  2. pound, crush
  3. offend, shock

(Not to be confused with stötter: supports)

204
Q

retar

A

teases (like he teases her)

205
Q

fiskmås
måsar

A

seagull (en-word)
gulls (seagulls)

206
Q

tecken

A

sign, evidence, symbol, character, emblem

207
Q

utkast

A

draft (like draft of a paper)

208
Q

bedrövlig

A

deplorable

209
Q

duger

(Verb: duga, duger, dög eller dugde, har dugt)

A

be adequate, be suitable

210
Q

mångfald

A

diversity, multitude (en-word)

211
Q

insändare

A

Letter to the editor

212
Q

tes

213
Q

bemöta
besvara

A

answer, meet, refute; treat; receive
answer, reply to, respond to

214
Q

oerhört

oerhörd

(Adjective: ett oerhört, flera oerhörda)

A

incredibly, enormously, extremely (adverb)

incredible, enormous (mostly used as a general intensifier)

215
Q

kvav
kvalmig

(Adj: kvav, kvavt, kvava
kvalmig, kvalmigt, kvalmiga)

216
Q

präntar

A

write clearly (carefully), print

217
Q

dåsig

(adj: dåsig, dåsigt, dåsiga)

218
Q

surr

sur

A

buzz, hum
(noun: ett-word. Surret=the buzz)
surrande ljud = buzzing sound

sour, acid; surly, sulky; wet

219
Q

karm

A

frame, case
(fönsterkarm = window frame)

220
Q

drunkna
dränka

A

drown (also used figuratively)
drunkna is intransitive: something does something to itself

dränka is transitive: something does something to another person or thing

221
Q

spatserar

A

walk (for one’s enjoyment), take a tour around (doesn’t have to be literal walking—I found it describing a fly flying around a room)

222
Q

Transitive vs intransitive

A

whether an action is done to something else vs it’s done to oneself

In English both ‘sänka’ and ’sjunka’ (usually) translate as “sink”, but in Swedish you’ll use them exclusively depending on whether the action is transitive or intransitive. The same goes for ‘dränka’ and ’drunkna’, that both translate as “drown”.

223
Q

sänka

sjunka

A

sink (trans.); reduce $; valley/hollow
sink (intransitive: does on its own)

Some example sentences:
Han sänkte försiktigt ned lådan på marken
(He carefully lowered the box onto the ground)
Hon sjönk ned på knä framför graven
(She sank to her knees in front of the grave)
De stora kanonerna sänkte tillslut båten
(The big canons finally sank the boat)
Båten sjönk ned till havets botten
(The boat sank down to the bottom of the ocean)

224
Q

ull

ylle

A

wool—the raw material wool

wool—the fabric made from wool

225
Q

utsmyckad
utsirade

(utsirade is probably a lot less commonly used)

A

embellished, ornate

226
Q

kamin

A

wood-burning stove

227
Q

länga

långa

längre

A

row of houses; long building
(Noun: längan, längor)

long (plural adjective (lång, långt, långa)

longer

228
Q

tät, tätt, täta
(3 meanings)
(gles)
(otät, otätt, otäta)

A
  1. thick, dense (thick fog, heavy traffic, densely populated)
    (opposite thin = gles)
  2. tight (like sealed)
    (opposite loose, leaky = otät)
  3. wealthy (informal)
229
Q

griper

A

seize, grasp; capture, catch (figuratively and literally)
(verb 2b)

230
Q

brottsling
brottning (look at diff)

brottslig

brottare

A

criminal (en-noun)
wrestling

criminal (illegal) (adjective)
brottsligt, brottsliga

wrestler

231
Q

angriper
(bilen var angripen av rost)

angripare

A

attack, damage (also used for rust, pests, etc)
(the car was heavily rusted)

attacker

232
Q

ark

A

sheet of paper
(Ett-word)

233
Q

omslagspapper

A

wrapping paper
packing paper

234
Q

färdighet

färdigheter

A

skill (a skill) (en-word)

skills

235
Q

siden
sammet

trasa
lump

A

silk
velvet

cloth
rag

236
Q

sysselsättning

sysselsätter

A

employment

  1. occupies (maybe rarely used?)
  2. Employs
    (verb 2b or 4?)
237
Q

sannolik

sannolikhet

A

likely, probable, plausible

probability

238
Q

slag
(6 meanings)

Ett noun: slaget, slag, slagen

A
  1. kind, sort, type, species, category
  2. hit, slap, blow (noun)
  3. battle
  4. lapel, cuff
  5. a stroke (like the medical stroke)
  6. moment, short while
239
Q

slagfält

A

battlefield (also used figuratively)

240
Q

speldosa

A

music box
(En word)

241
Q

krimskrams
krams

A

trinkets, knick-knacks

242
Q

begav sig

beger sig

(att bege eller begiva; begav; har begett eller har begivit)

(begrava=bury)

A

set off, left, departed; proceeded

set off, leave, depart; proceed (present tense)

(Ask how common use is)

243
Q

utgör
utgjorde

A

constitutes
(form, compose, amount to)
constituted (past tense)

244
Q

kanten

245
Q

socken

A

parish (archaic)

246
Q

bod

A

shed; shop
(En-noun)

247
Q

tinning

A

temple (the part of your head)

248
Q

rutig

249
Q

våt

A

wet
(adj: våt, vått, våta)
(Also blöt)

250
Q

pustar

verb: pusta, pustar, pustade, har pustat

A

puff, pant (also figuratively rest, relax and means: “stopped to get one’s breath”)

251
Q

sådan / sådant / sådana
(pronounced:
sån / sånt / såna)

A

like that, such

252
Q

invändningar

A

objections

invandrare = immigrant
invånare = inhabitant

253
Q

mapp

mappen

A

folder

the folder

254
Q

avvisa, förkasta, avslå,
tillbakavisa, vraka, förskjuta,
exkludera, avstöta, utstöta,
rata

A

reject (English, lots of words)

255
Q

tös

A

girl (old fashioned word)

256
Q

arv

A

heritage; inheritance
(ett-noun)

257
Q

snål

258
Q

snar

A

speedy, immediate, prompt

259
Q

gryning

gryn

A

dawn, daybreak (en-noun)

grain (ett-noun)

260
Q

jumps in time
flashback
flash forward
parallel plot

A

hopp i tiden
bakåtblickar
framåtblickar
parallel handling

261
Q

sprängningar

A

explosions

262
Q

löfte

(verb is att lova, jag lovar)

A

promise (ett-noun)

263
Q

stubbe

A

stump (tree stump) (en-word)

264
Q

ihålig

265
Q

liten, litet, små

lilla

A

Small/little:
en word, ett word, plural

bestämd form (singular)

(This is the only adjective that works like this)

266
Q

bussig

busig

A

kind

mischievous

267
Q

sliter
(3 meanings)

A
  1. pull, tear
  2. wear out
  3. work (hard), toil, slave away
268
Q

brödföda

slita för brödfödan

A

bread and butter (living, sustenance)

Phrase using that word meaning “struggle to make a living”

269
Q

darrar

A

tremble, quiver (shake from fear, anger, fear, etc)
(verb 1)

270
Q

oerfaren

A

inexperienced

271
Q

med en gång

medgång

motgång

A

at once

prosperity, success (like framgång)

adversity, setback, misfortune (opposite of the other one)

272
Q

kittlig

kittlar

A

ticklish

tickles

273
Q

lim

274
Q

lämplig

(Adverb. “lamplig att [verb]”)

A

appropriate

275
Q

snyftar

snyft, snyftning

A

sobbing (verb 1)

sob (noun)

276
Q

förtjänar

A

deserve
(Verb 1)

277
Q

självisk

själviskhet

osjälvisk

A

selfish (adjective)

selfishness (noun)

unselfish, selfless

278
Q

fattigdom

armod

A

poverty

severe poverty, destitution

279
Q

målmedveten

A

purposeful, goal-oriented, determined on a goal

280
Q

egenskaper

A

qualities, characteristics, properties, traits

281
Q

begraver

begravning

A

bury, inter (can also be figurative like in English)

burial, funeral

282
Q

se till

A

make sure
(think of “see to” like “see to it that you do it properly” or “make sure you do it properly” = “se till att du gör det ordentligt”

283
Q

ovillkorlig

A

unconditional

284
Q

tapper

285
Q

resande

Swedish (10 decks)

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