Words I Dont Know 4 Flashcards

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Skuld

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

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tvekar

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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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spänning

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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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fartsyndare

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speeder

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hastighetsbegränsning
hastighetsgränsen

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Speed limit
(fartbegränsning is also speed limit)

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utvecklingshastighet

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development rate
pace of development

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hastighetsmätare

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speedometer

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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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skämt
skvaller

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joke
gossip

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offentlig

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public

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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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skönhetsoperationer

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cosmetic surgery

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ta emot

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receive

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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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tveksam

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hesitant

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rubrik

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heading

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stycke

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paragraph

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en färd

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a trip
(En resa)

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Antalya
attack (verb)
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färdas
travel (verb) same meaning as resa
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fara far for har farit
travel/go (verb)
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tyger
fabrics
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fredlös
outlaw
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upphörde
ceased
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försvar
defense
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ättlingar
descendants
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jämt
always
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En last Verb: att lasta
A load To load (lasta, lastar, lastade)
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Ett anfall Verb: att anfalla (verb 4: anfalla, anfaller, anföll, anfallit)
an attack To attack
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överge / överger övergav
abandon abandoned
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inom kort
shortly
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efteråt
afterwards
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överlägger
deliberate/discuss/confer
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avlägger
give testimony / pass [an exam]
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utser
appoint / designate
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sluddrar
slur (as in the verb where your words run together)
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förolämpning förolämpar
insult (en noun) insult (verb 1)
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schyst / sjyst
good, decent ; fair
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överlägger överger överväga överens
discuss, confer, debate abandon consider; be in the majority agree
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inser anser
realize, understand consider, regard (think)
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villkorlig dom ovillkorlig
suspended sentence (probation) villkorlig = conditional (but I’m not sure if it’s used much outside of this use) unconditional
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sommarplåga
summer hit (a song)
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rattfylleri
drunk driving
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återkalla
revokes
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åter
again, back (as in welcome back or pay back)
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beslagta
seize, confiscate
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ingripa
intervene, step in
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kön (two meanings)
gender also: line to stand in. Then the K is pronounced!
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förebygga
prevent
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olovlig
unlawful (illicit) olagligt = unlawful, illegal
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samtycke
consent, approval
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sexual orientation (English)
sexuell läggning
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smita smitare smita åt smitta
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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ta reda på
find out
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utreda
investigate
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Utvisning
deportation
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våldtäkt
rape
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bedömning
assessment, estimate, judgement
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ställning
position (figuratively: standpoint)
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snatteri
pilfering, shoplifting, making off without paying; petty theft less than 1000kr
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sammanhang
context (ett)
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omge (Verb 4: omger, omgav, har omgett)
surround
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recension
review (as in book review or review for a business) (en word)
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därefter
then, thereafter, after that
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till dess
until then
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till följd av
As a result of, due
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ytterligare ytterlighet
further, additional extreme
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framför allt
above all
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på liknande sätt
Similarly
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på samma sätt
in the same way
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dock
though, however
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å ena sidan
on one hand
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å andra sidan
on the other hand
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Tvärtemot
on the contrary
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omvänt
conversely
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därmed
thus
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avslutningsvis
in conclusion
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exempelvis
for example
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dessvärre
unfortunately (It means the same as tyvärr which is more common)
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i själva verket
in fact, actually, in actual fact (Same meaning as faktiskt)
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utmärkt
excellent
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virkade
crocheted (verkade=seemed)
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efter hand
gradually (depending on sentence)
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snigel snigla (på)
snail glance, look at, leer (Can be figurative “she’s looking at using fishing line for her craft”)
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handling (Three meanings)
1. plot, action, story 2. action, act (that which one does, a deed) 3. a document
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budskap
message (like the message of the fable) announcement
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hur som helst när som helst vad som helst vem som helst
anyhow, however, any way anywhere anything, whatever whoever Basically like adding -ever suffix in English
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hur som helst hur ofta som helst
however, any way, anyhow, willy-nilly any number of times (as often as you wish)
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en källa
a source (like for a report)
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sårbar för rovdjur
vulnerable to predators
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hanar honor parar sig
male female mating (all of these are only for animals!)
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urfolket
the indigenous people
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motvilligt
reluctantly (Literally “against your will”)
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uppmaning
(Noun) Invitation, urgent request, prompt utmaning = challenge
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bilföraren
The car driver
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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)
interrupts breaks off
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hoppa av slappna av duka av stänga av stiga av lägga av föreställningen blir tyvärr inte av bli av med
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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köra igång sätta igång (Examples of partikel verb)
get started
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spela in dela in lämna in ställa in
record divide hand in cancel (like we need to cancel class)
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lägga ned
close down
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somna om börja om
Fall asleep again Start again
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hälsa på vad ska vi hitta på at göra idag
visit what are we going to do today?
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gå sönder slå sönder
break down (break on accident) smash (break on purpose)
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känna till lägga till
know add
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slå igenom
break through
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slappna av koppla av
relax (you’re tense and now you’re relaxing) relax (chill out and hang out)
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trakasserade
harassed, pestered
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oväntat
unexpected
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bilisten
the driver
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gestikuler
gestures
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andetag
breath
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övertygad
convinced
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anar oråd
feels uneasy, suspects
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ödmjuk
humble
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hämnd
revenge
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trottoar
sidewalk
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förneka
deny (like deny something is true) (Verb 1)
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spårlöst
without a trace
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under gårdagen
yesterday (old/formal language, found in news articles)
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Upptäcktsresande
explorer
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besättning, manskap
crew (like for a boat)
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fordon
vehicle
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lat — lata
lazy (Lazy person, lazy child—lazy children) (En word and ett word seems to be the same)
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beundrade
admired
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reser sig reste sig (It’s the same word as resa as in travel)
get up, stand up got up, stood up
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kallelse
Notice (to attend), summons calling
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lustig
Amusing, funny
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sjal själ
shawl, scarf (en word) soul (En word)
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smyger
slip; steal, sneak, creep (also used figuratively) (smyg, smyga, smyger, smög, har smugit)
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förrädare
traitor
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raderar (att radera, raderade, har raderat) räddar = save
erase
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fnissar
Giggle (Verb 1)
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larvig
silly (informal)
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svinn svin
waste, wastage, loss (particularly goods destroyed or stolen) swine
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medurs moturs medsols motsols
clockwise counter clockwise (Ur=clock, with clock or against clock) clockwise counter clockwise
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allmänbildad
well educated, well read, with a good all-around education
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noga grundligt
carefully thoroughly, carefully (They’re basically synonyms)
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enbart
soley
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fläck
spot (like a little spot of something) stain
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falla till ro
settle down (like: be calm and focused)
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spejar
spy (verb)
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tillit tillitsfulla
trust trustful
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dolt (Verb 4: att dölja, döljer, dolde, har dolt, dölj!)
concealed, hidden
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ideligen
continually, forever
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bjässe
a very large person (or being) colossal man
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mögel
mildew
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osynlig
invisible
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ved
firewood
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fick lov att
was allowed to
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ynklig
pitiful
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vrå
corner - like corner of a room, a nook, a small space possibly hidden (hörn is all outer and inner corners)
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förstås
of course
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skrin ask
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.
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det gjorde vi i höstas det gör vi i höst det gjorde vi i måndags det gör vi i måndag
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!”)
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för tillfället
at the moment
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numera
nowadays
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flertalet
the majority
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begripa ingripa
comprehend intervene, step in
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slumpvis utvalda
randomly selected
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rejäl rejält obehagligt
big, strong; reliable really uncomfortable
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utstöter
reject (like be socially rejected by a group, not sure about other meanings)
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sköta
take care of
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bläddrade
browsed
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Tass
Paw
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kakel
tile
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ruskig ut ruskig (As an adjective) (As an adverb)
ugly looking Nasty, terrible (as an adverb, commonly used as an intensifier like “she sings terribly well”)
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märkvärdig utmärkt
remarkable excellent
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harklar sig
clear one’s throat
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hänförd
captivated, fascinated
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lydig olydig
obedient disobedient
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ovanför
above
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egendomlig egendom egen
strange, peculiar property own (like one’s own); odd, peculiar, strange
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överhuvudtaget
at all
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behandlade
treated (as in how someone treats someone)
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tiger
keep silent (it also means the animal tiger)
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förtvivlad
despair, heartbroken, hopeless
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om vartannat glad och ledsen om vartannat
alternately, back and forth every second alternately happy and sad
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tar itu
deals with, get to work on
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framhäver
highlights (a verb as in “the author highlights the need for…”)
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poängterar påpekar
points out; emphasize points out
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meddelar
notifies
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undersöker
investigates
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vägrar
refuse (Verb 1)
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således såsom
thus (formal) as, like (like this: speak as a government representative)
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påstår
say, state, assert, claim
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Tyvärr, unfortunately moreover, in addition
dessvärre dessutom
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däremot, emellertid
however, on the contrary (Two ways of saying)
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blyerts (called blyerts penna)
Pencil bläck penna = pen
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sällsynt
rare
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konkurs
bankruptcy
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lyhördhet
responsiveness, sensitivity to
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brunn brun
well (as in a water well. En word) brown
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kastanj
chestnut (en word)
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poesi, dikt, rytmen, rim metafor, liknelse anafor strof, versrad
poetry, poem, rhythm, rhyme Metaphor, simile poetic repetition (anaphor) stanza, verse line
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krog
tavern (en word)
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sevärdheter
Sights (like sights to see as a tourist)
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Stöter (3 meanings)
1. bump, knock 2. pound, crush 3. offend, shock (Not to be confused with stötter: supports)
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retar
teases (like he teases her)
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fiskmås måsar
seagull (en-word) gulls (seagulls)
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tecken
sign, evidence, symbol, character, emblem
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utkast
draft (like draft of a paper)
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bedrövlig
deplorable
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duger (Verb: duga, duger, dög eller dugde, har dugt)
be adequate, be suitable
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mångfald
diversity, multitude (en-word)
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insändare
Letter to the editor
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tes
thesis
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bemöta besvara
answer, meet, refute; treat; receive answer, reply to, respond to
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oerhört oerhörd (Adjective: ett oerhört, flera oerhörda)
incredibly, enormously, extremely (adverb) incredible, enormous (mostly used as a general intensifier)
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kvav kvalmig (Adj: kvav, kvavt, kvava kvalmig, kvalmigt, kvalmiga)
stuffy
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präntar
write clearly (carefully), print
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dåsig (adj: dåsig, dåsigt, dåsiga)
drowsy
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surr sur
buzz, hum (noun: ett-word. Surret=the buzz) surrande ljud = buzzing sound sour, acid; surly, sulky; wet
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karm
frame, case (fönsterkarm = window frame)
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drunkna dränka
drown (also used figuratively) drunkna is intransitive: something does something to itself dränka is transitive: something does something to another person or thing
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spatserar
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)
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Transitive vs intransitive
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”.
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sänka sjunka
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)
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ull ylle
wool—the raw material wool wool—the fabric made from wool
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utsmyckad utsirade (utsirade is probably a lot less commonly used)
embellished, ornate
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kamin
wood-burning stove
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länga långa längre
row of houses; long building (Noun: längan, längor) long (plural adjective (lång, långt, långa) longer
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tät, tätt, täta (3 meanings) (gles) (otät, otätt, otäta)
1. thick, dense (thick fog, heavy traffic, densely populated) (opposite thin = gles) 2. tight (like sealed) (opposite loose, leaky = otät) 3. wealthy (informal)
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griper
seize, grasp; capture, catch (figuratively and literally) (verb 2b)
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brottsling brottning (look at diff) brottslig brottare
criminal (en-noun) wrestling criminal (illegal) (adjective) brottsligt, brottsliga wrestler
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angriper (bilen var angripen av rost) angripare
attack, damage (also used for rust, pests, etc) (the car was heavily rusted) attacker
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ark
sheet of paper (Ett-word)
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omslagspapper
wrapping paper packing paper
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färdighet färdigheter
skill (a skill) (en-word) skills
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siden sammet trasa lump
silk velvet cloth rag
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sysselsättning sysselsätter
employment 1. occupies (maybe rarely used?) 2. Employs (verb 2b or 4?)
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sannolik sannolikhet
likely, probable, plausible probability
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slag (6 meanings) Ett noun: slaget, slag, slagen
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
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slagfält
battlefield (also used figuratively)
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speldosa
music box (En word)
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krimskrams krams
trinkets, knick-knacks
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begav sig beger sig (att bege eller begiva; begav; har begett eller har begivit) (begrava=bury)
set off, left, departed; proceeded set off, leave, depart; proceed (present tense) (Ask how common use is)
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utgör utgjorde
constitutes (form, compose, amount to) constituted (past tense)
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kanten
the edge
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socken
parish (archaic)
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bod
shed; shop (En-noun)
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tinning
temple (the part of your head)
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rutig
checkered
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våt
wet (adj: våt, vått, våta) (Also blöt)
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pustar verb: pusta, pustar, pustade, har pustat
puff, pant (also figuratively rest, relax and means: “stopped to get one’s breath”)
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sådan / sådant / sådana (pronounced: sån / sånt / såna)
like that, such
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invändningar
objections invandrare = immigrant invånare = inhabitant
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mapp mappen
folder the folder
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avvisa, förkasta, avslå, tillbakavisa, vraka, förskjuta, exkludera, avstöta, utstöta, rata
reject (English, lots of words)
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tös
girl (old fashioned word)
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arv
heritage; inheritance (ett-noun)
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snål
stingy
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snar
speedy, immediate, prompt
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gryning gryn
dawn, daybreak (en-noun) grain (ett-noun)
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jumps in time flashback flash forward parallel plot
hopp i tiden bakåtblickar framåtblickar parallel handling
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sprängningar
explosions
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löfte (verb is att lova, jag lovar)
promise (ett-noun)
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stubbe
stump (tree stump) (en-word)
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ihålig
hollow
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liten, litet, små lilla
Small/little: en word, ett word, plural bestämd form (singular) (This is the only adjective that works like this)
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bussig busig
kind mischievous
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sliter (3 meanings)
1. pull, tear 2. wear out 3. work (hard), toil, slave away
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brödföda slita för brödfödan
bread and butter (living, sustenance) Phrase using that word meaning “struggle to make a living”
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darrar
tremble, quiver (shake from fear, anger, fear, etc) (verb 1)
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oerfaren
inexperienced
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med en gång medgång motgång
at once prosperity, success (like framgång) adversity, setback, misfortune (opposite of the other one)
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kittlig kittlar
ticklish tickles
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lim
glue
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lämplig (Adverb. “lamplig att [verb]”)
appropriate
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snyftar snyft, snyftning
sobbing (verb 1) sob (noun)
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förtjänar
deserve (Verb 1)
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självisk själviskhet osjälvisk
selfish (adjective) selfishness (noun) unselfish, selfless
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fattigdom armod
poverty severe poverty, destitution
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målmedveten
purposeful, goal-oriented, determined on a goal
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egenskaper
qualities, characteristics, properties, traits
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begraver begravning
bury, inter (can also be figurative like in English) burial, funeral
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se till
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”
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ovillkorlig
unconditional
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tapper
brave
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resande
traveler