| lab {n} (laboratory) SEE: laboratory | :: |
| Laban {prop} (brother of Rebekah) | :: Laban {c} |
| label {n} (small ticket or sign giving information) | :: etikett {c} |
| label {n} (name categorising someone as part of a group) | :: beteckning {c}, etikett {c} |
| label {v} (put a ticket or sign on) | :: etikettera, märka |
| label {v} (give a label to in order to categorise) | :: beteckna, etikettera |
| label {n} (company selling records) SEE: record label | :: |
| labia {n} (folds of tissue at opening of vulva) | :: blygdläppar {c-p} |
| labiodental {adj} (articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth) | :: labiodental |
| labium {n} (liplike structure) | :: blygdläpp {c} |
| labor {n} (labor) SEE: labour | :: |
| labor {v} (labor) SEE: labour | :: |
| laboratory {n} (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) | :: laboratorium {n} |
| laboratory {n} (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) | :: laboratorium {n} |
| Labor Day {n} (holiday on May 1st) SEE: May Day | :: |
| laborer {n} (One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly) | :: arbetare {c}, kroppsarbetare {c} |
| labor-intensive {adj} (requiring a great deal of work) | :: arbetsintensiv |
| laborious {adj} (industrious) SEE: industrious | :: |
| laborious {adj} (requiring much physical effort) | :: mödosam, tung |
| labor market {n} (market consisting of workers) | :: arbetsmarknad {c} |
| Labor Party {prop} (similar party in another country) SEE: Labour Party | :: |
| labor union {n} (labor union) SEE: trade union | :: |
| labour {n} (work) | :: arbete |
| labour {n} (workers) | :: arbetskraft |
| labour {v} (to work) | :: arbeta |
| labour force {n} (people available for employment) | :: arbetskraft {c} |
| Labour Party {prop} (British party) | :: Labour |
| Labour Party {prop} (similar party in another country) | :: arbetarparti {n} |
| Labrador retriever {n} (breed of dog) | :: labrador retriever {c} |
| labyrinth {n} (maze) | :: labyrint {c} |
| labyrinthal {adj} (like a labyrinth) SEE: labyrinthine | :: |
| labyrinthian {adj} (mazelike) SEE: labyrinthine | :: |
| labyrinthiform {adj} (having the form of a labyrinth) SEE: labyrinthine | :: |
| labyrinthine {adj} (physically resembling a labyrinth) | :: labyrintisk |
| labyrinthine {adj} (twisting, convoluted, baffling) | :: labyrintisk, förvillande |
| lace {n} (fabric) | :: spets |
| lace {v} (fasten with laces) | :: snöra |
| lace {v} (add something harmful to) | :: spetsa |
| lace {n} (cord for fastening a shoe) SEE: shoelace | :: |
| lachrymal {adj} (of or relating to tears) SEE: lacrimal | :: |
| lachrymose {adj} (tearful; causing tears) | :: tårfylld, gråtmild, sorglig |
| lack {n} (deficiency, need) | :: avsaknad {c}, brist {c} |
| lack {v} (be without, need, require) | :: sakna, fattas |
| lackadaisical {adj} (showing no interest or enthusiasm) | :: ointresserad, oengagerad, likgiltig |
| lackey {n} (liveried male servant) | :: lakej {c} |
| lacking {n} (absence of something) SEE: lack | :: |
| lackluster {adj} (Having no shine or lustre; dull) | :: matt, glanslös |
| laconic {adj} (using as few words as possible) | :: lakonisk |
| lacquer {n} (glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating) | :: lack {c} |
| lacquer {v} (to apply a lacquer to something) | :: lackera |
| lacrimal {adj} (of or relating to tears) | :: tår- |
| lacrimal bone {n} (fragile bone situated near the eye) | :: tårben {n} |
| lacrimal gland {n} (gland which secretes tear fluid) | :: tårkörtel |
| lacrosse {n} (the sport) | :: lacrosse |
| lactase {n} (A β-galactosidase enzyme) | :: laktas {n} |
| lactation {n} (process of providing milk to the young) | :: dia, ge di, amma |
| lactic acid {n} (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) | :: mjölksyra {c} |
| lactobacterium {n} (bacterium of the order Lactobacillales) | :: mjölksyrebakterie {c} |
| lactose {n} (disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products) | :: laktos, mjölksocker |
| lactose intolerance {n} (inability to metabolize lactose) | :: laktosintolerans {c} |
| lactose intolerant {adj} (unable to metabolize lactose) | :: laktosintolerant |
| lacuna {n} (in linguistics) | :: lexikal lucka {c} |
| lad {n} (a boy) | :: pojke {c}, gosse {c}, kille {c}, grabb {c} |
| lad {n} (familiar term of address for a man) | :: gosse {c}, grabb {c} |
| ladder {n} (climbing tool) | :: stege {c} |
| ladies and gentlemen {n} (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) | :: mina damer och herrar |
| ladies first {proverb} (phrase encouraging gentlemanliness) | :: damerna först |
| ladies' room {n} (lavatory intended for women, see also: toilet) | :: damtoalett {c}, damernas |
| ladle {n} (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle) | :: slev, skopa |
| ladle {n} (container used in a foundry to transport and pour out molten metal) | :: skänk {c} |
| Ladoga {prop} (a lake in Russia) | :: Ladoga {c} |
| lady {n} (mistress of a household) | :: fru {c} |
| lady {n} (wife of a lord) | :: fru |
| lady {n} (polite term referring a woman) | :: dam {c} |
| lady {n} (toilets intended for use by women) | :: damtoalett {c} |
| ladybird {n} (member of Coccinellidae) | :: nyckelpiga |
| ladyboy {n} (effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person, see also: kathoey) | :: ladyboy {c} , flickpojke {c} |
| ladybug {n} (ladybird) SEE: ladybird | :: |
| ladyfinger {n} (okra) SEE: okra | :: |
| lady-in-waiting {n} (lady in the household of a woman of higher rank who attends he as a personal assistant) | :: hovdam |
| lady-killer {n} (man unusually attractive to women) | :: kvinnokarl |
| lady-killer {n} (uncaring womanizer) | :: kvinnojägare |
| lady-killer {n} | :: hjärtekrossare |
| Lady Luck {prop} (female personification of luck) | :: fru fortuna {c} |
| lady's man {n} (womanizer) SEE: womanizer | :: |
| lady's mantle {n} (a herb) | :: daggkåpa {c} |
| lag {v} (To fall behind) | :: sacka |
| lager {n} (type of beer) | :: lageröl {c} {n}, lager {c} |
| lagoon {n} (shallow body of water) | :: lagun {c}, strandsjö {c} |
| lagopode {n} (ptarmigan) SEE: ptarmigan | :: |
| Lahti {prop} (city of Finland) | :: Lahtis |
| lair {n} (of an animal) | :: bohåla {c}, håla {c}, gryt {n}, kula {c}, lya {c} |
| laissez faire {n} (economics: a policy of governmental non-interference in economic affairs) | :: laissez-faire |
| lake {n} (body of water) | :: sjö {c}, insjö {c}, tjärn {n}, vatten {n} |
| Lake Constance {prop} (Lake) | :: Bodensjön |
| Lake Erie {prop} (the lake) | :: Eriesjön |
| Lake Huron {prop} (the lake) | :: Huronsjön |
| Lake Ladoga {prop} (Ladoga) SEE: Ladoga | :: |
| Lake Malar {prop} (third-largest lake in Sweden) | :: Mälaren |
| Lake Michigan {prop} (one of the five Great Lakes) | :: Michigansjön |
| Lake Mälaren {prop} (third-largest lake in Sweden) | :: Mälaren |
| Lake Ontario {prop} (the lake, see also: Ontario) | :: Ontariosjön |
| Lake Superior {prop} (the lake) | :: Övre sjön |
| Lakota {prop} (language) | :: lakota {c} |
| Lalibela {prop} (town in Ethiopia) | :: Lalibela |
| lama {n} (master of Tibetan Buddhism) | :: lama {c} |
| lamb {n} (young sheep) | :: lamm {c} |
| lamb {n} (flesh of lamb as food) | :: lamm {n}, lammkött {n} |
| lambaste {v} (to scold or verbally reprimand) | :: skälla ut |
| lambaste {v} (to give a thrashing to) | :: klå upp |
| lambda {n} (name of the Greek letter) | :: lambda {n} |
| lambda calculus {n} (algebraic system) | :: lambdakalkyl {c} |
| lamblike {adj} (like a lamb) | :: lammlik |
| Lamb of God {prop} (Jesus, symbolized as a sacrifice) | :: Guds lamm |
| lame {adj} (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs) | :: lam |
| lame {adj} (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant) | :: lam |
| lame duck {n} (a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled) | :: krake {c}, stackare {c}, vekling {c} |
| lame duck {n} (an official who is marking time until leaving their office) | :: lame duck {c}, haltande anka {c} |
| lamella {n} (gill of a mushroom) SEE: gill | :: |
| lament {n} (expression of grief, suffering, or sadness) | :: jämmer {n}, klagan {c} |
| lament {n} (song expressing grief) | :: klagosång {c} |
| lament {v} (express grief) | :: jämra |
| lament {v} (bewail) | :: sörja, jämra |
| Lamentations {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Klagovisorna {p} |
| lamia {n} (monster in mythology) | :: lamia |
| laminate {v} (To assemble from thin sheets) | :: laminera |
| lamination {n} (process) | :: laminering |
| lamination {n} (product of laminating) | :: laminat |
| lammergeier {n} (bird) | :: lammgam {c} |
| lammergeyer {n} (vulture) SEE: lammergeier | :: |
| lamp {n} (device producing light) | :: lampa |
| lamp {n} (oil device producing light) | :: lampa {c}, oljelampa {c} |
| lampoon {n} (written satirical attack) | :: pamflett {c}, smädeskrift {c}, nidskrift {c}, parodi {c}, satir {c} |
| lampoon {v} (satirize) SEE: satirize | :: |
| lamprey {n} (a fish) | :: nejonöga {n} |
| lampshade {n} (cover over a lamp) | :: lampskärm {c} |
| lance corporal {n} (lance corporal) | :: vice korpral |
| lancet {n} (surgical instrument) | :: lansett |
| land {n} (part of Earth that is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water) | :: land {n} |
| land {n} (country or region) | :: land {n} |
| land {n} (someone's homeplace) | :: fosterland |
| land {v} (to descend to a surface, especially from the air) | :: landa |
| land {v} (to arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water) | :: landa, lägga till |
| land {v} (to bring to land) | :: landa, föra i land |
| land {v} (to deliver) SEE: deliver | :: |
| land {n} (fright) SEE: fright | :: |
| -land {suffix} (territory, country or region (suffix)) | :: -land |
| land ahoy {interj} (interjection shouted by the ship's watch) | :: land i sikte |
| lander {n} (space probe) | :: landare {c} |
| landfall {n} (arrival of a ship at the shore) | :: angöring |
| landfill {n} (site at which refuse is buried) | :: soptipp {c} |
| land ho {interj} (land ahoy) SEE: land ahoy | :: |
| -landia {suffix} (territory, country or region (suffix)) SEE: -land | :: |
| landing {n} (an in-between platform) | :: vilplan {n} |
| landing {n} (a place on a shoreline where a boat lands) | :: landning {c} |
| landing gear {n} (undercarriage) | :: landställ |
| landing page {n} (arriving web page) | :: landningssida {c} |
| landing strip {n} (auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft) | :: landningsbana {c} |
| landlady {n} (female landlord) | :: hyresvärdinna {c} |
| landless {adj} (not owning land) | :: jordlös |
| landline {n} (fixed telephone communications cable) | :: fast telefoni |
| landline {n} (telephone connected by such a fixed wire) | :: fast telefon {c} |
| landlocked {adj} (surrounded by land) | :: kustlös |
| landlord {n} (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) | :: hyresvärd {c} |
| landlouper {n} (vagabond) SEE: vagabond | :: |
| landlubber {n} (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) | :: landkrabba {c} |
| landmark {n} (recognizable feature) | :: landmärke {n} |
| landmass {n} (large continuous area of land) | :: landmassa {c} |
| land mine {n} (mine that is placed on land) | :: landmina {c} |
| Land of the Rising Sun {prop} (Japan) | :: Soluppgångens land {n}, Uppgående solens land {n} |
| landowner {n} (a person who owns land) | :: markägare {c}, godsägare {c} |
| landrace {n} (local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment) | :: lantras |
| landrail {n} (Crex crex) SEE: corncrake | :: |
| landscape {n} (portion of land or territory) | :: landskap {n} |
| landscape {n} (picture representing a scene) | :: landskap {n} |
| Landsknecht {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) SEE: lansquenet | :: |
| landslide {n} (natural disaster) | :: jordskred {n} |
| landslide victory {n} (overwhelming victory in an election) | :: jordskredsseger {c} |
| land surveyor {n} (professional who measures land, delineates property boundaries, etc.) | :: lantmätare {c} |
| lane {n} (division of roadway) | :: fil {c}, körfält {n} |
| lane {n} (division of racetrack) | :: spår {n} |
| Langobard {n} (Lombard) SEE: Lombard | :: |
| language {n} (body of words used as a form of communication) | :: språk {n}, tungomål {n} |
| language {n} (the ability to communicate using words) | :: tal {n} |
| language {n} (vocabulary of a particular field) | :: språk {n} |
| language {n} (particular words used) | :: språk {n} |
| language {n} (computer language, see also: computer language) | :: språk {n}, datorspråk {n} |
| language barrier {n} (barrier to communication) | :: språkbarriär {c} |
| language code {n} (a standard identifier of a language) | :: språkkod {c} |
| language exchange {n} (language exchange) | :: språkutbyte {n} |
| language isolate {n} (natural language without relatives) | :: isolatspråk {n} |
| language police {n} (language police) | :: språkpolis {n} |
| language swap {n} (language exchange) SEE: language exchange | :: |
| languish {v} (to lose strength and become weak) | :: försmäkta, tyna bort |
| languor {v} (to languish) SEE: languish | :: |
| languorous {adj} (lacking energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality; languid, lackadaisical) | :: slapp, slö |
| langur {n} (group in the subfamily Colobinae) | :: langur {c} |
| lanner falcon {n} (Falco biarmicus) | :: slagfalk {c} |
| lansquenet {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) | :: landsknekt {c} |
| lantern {n} (case of transparent material made to protect a flame, or light) | :: lykta {n} |
| lanthanum {n} (metallic element) | :: lantan |
| lanyard {n} (a cord worn around the neck; used to hold a small object such as a whistle) | :: nyckelband {n} |
| Lao {n} (person) | :: laotier {m}, laotiska {f} |
| Lao {n} (language) | :: laotiska {f} |
| Lao {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language) | :: laotisk |
| Laocoön {prop} (Trojan or Argonaut) | :: Laokoon |
| Laos {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Laos |
| Laotian {n} (Laotian person) SEE: Lao | :: |
| Laotian {prop} (language) | :: laotiska {f} |
| Laotian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Laos) | :: laotisk |
| lap {n} (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down) | :: knä |
| lap {n} (upper legs of a seated person) | :: knä {n} |
| lap {v} (to overtake a straggler) | :: varva |
| lap {v} ((intransitive) To lie partly on or over something; to overlap) | :: överlappa |
| lap {n} (sports: one circuit around a race track) | :: varv {n} |
| lap {v} (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue) | :: lapa |
| laparoscopy {n} (examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity) | :: laparoskopi {c}, laparoskopisk kirurgi {c} |
| laparotomy {n} (surgical procedure) | :: laparatomi {c} |
| lap dog {n} (small dog suited to resting in its master's lap) | :: knähund {c} |
| lapel {n} (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) | :: slag, kavajslag |
| lapidation {n} (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) | :: stening {c} |
| lapis lazuli {n} (precious blue stone) | :: lapis lazuli, lasursten {c} |
| Laplace operator {n} (mathematics, physics: differential operator used in modeling of wave propagation, heat flow and many other applications) | :: Laplaceoperator {c}, Laplacian {c} |
| Laplace transform {n} (function on positive real numbers) | :: Laplacetransform {c} |
| Laplacian {adj} (of, or relating to Laplace) | :: Laplace- |
| Laplacian {n} (Laplace operator) SEE: Laplace operator | :: |
| Lapland {prop} (region in Scandinavia) | :: Lappland {n}, Sameland |
| lap of honour {n} (victory lap) SEE: victory lap | :: |
| Lapp {n} (person) | :: same {c}, lapp {c} |
| Lapp {prop} (language) | :: samiska {c}, lapska {c} |
| Lapp {adj} (from Lapland) | :: lappländsk |
| Lappeenranta {prop} (city of Finland) | :: Villmanstrand |
| Lappland {prop} (Lapland) SEE: Lapland | :: |
| Lapponian Herder {n} (breed of dog) | :: lapsk vallhund {c} |
| laptop {n} (computing: a laptop computer) | :: laptop {c}, bärbar dator {c}, portföljdator {c} |
| laptop computer {n} (laptop) SEE: laptop | :: |
| Lapua {prop} (town) | :: Lappo |
| lapwing {n} (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) | :: vipa {c} |
| larboard {n} (port) SEE: port | :: |
| larch {n} (a coniferous tree) | :: lärk {c}, lärkträd {n} |
| lard {n} (bacon) SEE: bacon | :: |
| lard {n} (fat from the abdomen of a pig) | :: ister {n} |
| larder {n} (cool room used as food storage) | :: skafferi {n} |
| large {adj} (of greater size, see also: big) | :: stor |
| large intestine {n} (bodily organ) | :: tjocktarm {c} |
| Large Magellanic Cloud {prop} (largest satellite of Milky Way) | :: Stora magellanska molnet {n} |
| largen {v} (enlarge) SEE: enlarge | :: |
| large white {n} (butterfly) | :: kålfjäril {c} |
| lari {n} (national currency of Georgia) | :: lari |
| lark {n} (bird) | :: lärka {c} |
| lark {n} (one who wakes early) | :: lärka {c} |
| Larry {prop} (diminutive of Laurence) | :: Lars, Lasse |
| larva {n} (a stage of growth) | :: larv {c}, larvstadie {n}, larvstadium {n} |
| larva {n} (an animal in such stage of growth, see also: tadpole) | :: larv {c} |
| laryngitis {n} (inflammation of the larynx) | :: laryngit |
| laryngologist {n} (a person who studies or specializes in laryngology) | :: halsläkare {c} |
| larynx {n} (organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production) | :: larynx {n}, struphuvud {n} |
| lasagna {n} (flat sheet of pasta) | :: lasagneplatta {c} |
| lasagna {n} (baked dish) | :: lasagne {c} |
| lasagne {n} (lasagna) SEE: lasagna | :: |
| lascivious {adj} (wanton) | :: vällustig, liderlig |
| laser {n} (device producing beam of light) | :: laser {c} |
| laser {n} (laser beam) SEE: laser beam | :: |
| laser {n} (laser printer) SEE: laser printer | :: |
| laser beam {n} (light from a laser) | :: laserstråle {c} |
| laser cooling {n} (process of using the force exerted by a laser to reduce the temperature of a gas) | :: laserkylning {c} |
| laser printer {n} (computer printer) | :: laserskrivare {c} |
| lash {n} (eyelash; hair growing from the eyelid) SEE: eyelash | :: |
| lassitude {n} (lethargy) | :: trötthet {c}, matthet |
| last {adj} (final) | :: sist |
| last {adj} (most recent) | :: senast, förra |
| last {adv} (after everything else) | :: sist |
| last {adv} (finally) | :: slutligen, (Last but not least - sist men inte minst) |
| last {v} (to endure, continue over time) | :: vara, fortfara |
| last {v} (to hold out) | :: vara |
| last {n} (tool) | :: läst {c} |
| lastborn {n} (youngest child of a family) | :: minsting |
| last but not least {adv} (An expression to start the last item of a list) | :: sist men inte minst |
| last but one {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| last in first out {adj} (of a situation where the last to arrive is the first to go) | :: sist in, först ut |
| Last Judgment {prop} (judgment day) | :: domedag {c} |
| lastly {adv} (discourse marker) | :: avslutningsvis |
| last name {n} (surname) SEE: surname | :: |
| last night {n} (previous evening or night) | :: i gårkväll |
| last night {adv} (during the night before today) | :: i natt |
| Last Supper {prop} (last meal Jesus ate with disciples) | :: den sista måltiden {c} |
| last year {adv} (year before this one, see also: yesteryear) | :: förra året, i fjol, i fjor (mainly southern Sweden) |
| latch {n} (fastening for a door) | :: hasp, regel |
| latch {n} (flip-flop electronic circuit) | :: låskrets |
| latchkey kid {n} (schoolchild) | :: nyckelbarn {n} |
| late {adj} (near the end of a period of time) | :: sen |
| late {adj} (near the end of the day) | :: sen |
| late {adj} (associated with the end of a period) | :: sen |
| late {adj} (not arriving until after an expected time) | :: sen, försenad |
| late {adj} (euphemism for dead) | :: avliden, framliden, hädangången |
| late {adv} (proximate in time) | :: sent, för sent |
| lateen {n} (sail) | :: latinsegel {n} |
| Late Latin {prop} (form of the Latin language) | :: senlatin {n} |
| lately {adv} (recently) SEE: recently | :: |
| latent {adj} (existing or present but concealed or inactive) | :: latent, fördröjning |
| later {adv} (more late) | :: senare |
| later {adv} (afterward in time) | :: senare |
| later {adv} (at some unspecified time in the future) | :: senare |
| lateral sclerosis {n} (disease) | :: lateralskleros {c} |
| lateral thinking {n} (lateral thinking) | :: lateralt tänkande |
| Lateran {prop} (church and palace in Rome) | :: Lateranen |
| late riser {n} (someone who gets up late) | :: sjusovare {c}, sjusoverska {f} |
| latest {adj} (most recent) | :: senaste |
| latex {n} (milky sap) | :: latex |
| latex {n} (emulsion) | :: latex {c} {n} |
| lath {n} (a thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.) | :: läkt {c} |
| lathe {n} (machine tool used to shape a piece of material) | :: drejskiva, slagbom, svarv {c}, svarvstol |
| lathe {v} (to shape with a lathe) | :: svarva |
| lather {n} (foam of soap and water) | :: lödder |
| Latin {adj} (Roman Catholic) SEE: Roman Catholic | :: |
| Latin {adj} (of the language) | :: latinsk |
| Latin {adj} (of the script) | :: latinsk |
| Latin {adj} (of ancient Rome) | :: latinsk, romersk |
| Latin {adj} (of Latium) | :: latinsk |
| Latin {adj} (of descendants from ancient Romans) | :: latinsk, romersk |
| Latin {adj} (of/from Latin America) | :: latinsk, latinamerikansk |
| Latin {prop} (language of the ancient Romans) | :: latin {n} |
| Latin {prop} (a script or alphabet) | :: latinska {n} |
| Latin {n} (person native to ancient Rome or its Empire) | :: romare {c} |
| Latin alphabet {n} (the 26-letter alphabet) | :: latinska alfabetet |
| Latin America {prop} (parts of the Americas which speak Spanish or Portuguese) | :: Latinamerika |
| Latin American {n} (A native or inhabitant of Latin America) | :: latinamerikan {c}, latinamerikanska {c} |
| Latin American {adj} (Of or relating to Latin America) | :: latinamerikansk |
| Latin Church {prop} (one of the particular churches) | :: latinska kyrkan {c} |
| Latinize {v} (to translate to Latin language) | :: latinisera |
| Latino {n} (person from Latin America) | :: latinamerikan {c}, latino {c} |
| latitude {n} (angular distance north or south from the equator) | :: latitud {c}, breddgrad {c} |
| latitude {n} (imaginary line parallel to the equator) | :: latitud {c} |
| latitude {n} (freedom from restrictions) | :: latitud {c}, handlingsfrihet {c}, spelrum {n} |
| latitude {n} (extent or scope) | :: latitud {c} |
| latke {n} (pancake fried in oil) | :: latke |
| latrine {n} (a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench, see also: toilet; outhouse) | :: latrin |
| latrine {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| latte {n} (caffè latte) | :: latte {c}, caffè latte {c}, kaffe latte {c} |
| latter {adj} (relating to or being the second of two items) | :: sistnämnda, andra, senare |
| latter-day {adj} (modern, recent) SEE: modern | :: |
| lattice {n} | :: gitter {c} |
| Latvia {prop} (country) | :: Lettland |
| Latvian {adj} (pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language) | :: lettisk |
| Latvian {n} (Baltic language of Latvia) | :: lettiska |
| Latvian {n} (person pertaining to Latvia) | :: lett {c} |
| laudable {adj} (worthy of being lauded) | :: lovvärd |
| laugh {n} (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species) | :: skratt {n} |
| laugh {v} (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds) | :: skratta |
| laugh {v} (make an object of laughter or ridicule) | :: skratta |
| laughing gas {n} (common name for nitrous oxide) | :: lustgas {c} |
| laughing gull {n} (European gull) | :: skrattmås {c} |
| laughing gull {n} (American gull) | :: sotvingad mås {c} |
| laughing hyena {n} (spotted hyena) SEE: spotted hyena | :: |
| laughing kookaburra {n} (Dacelo novaeguineae) | :: skrattkokaburra {c} |
| laughing owl {n} (Sceloglaux albifacies) | :: skrattuggla {c} |
| laughing stock {n} (object of ridicule) | :: driftkucku {c} |
| laugh one's head off {v} (laugh uproariously) | :: skratta ihjäl sig |
| laughter {n} (sound (as) of laughing) | :: skratt {n} |
| laughter {n} (movement of the muscles of the laughing face) | :: skratt {n} |
| launch {v} (throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force) | :: slänga |
| launch {v} (cause to move or slide from the land into the water) | :: sjösätta |
| launch {v} (send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation) | :: lansera |
| launch {n} (movement of a vessel from land into the water) | :: sjösättning {c} |
| launching {n} (act by which something is launched) | :: sjösättning {c} |
| launch pad {n} (the surface from which a launch is made) | :: startramp {c} |
| launchpad {n} (launch pad) SEE: launch pad | :: |
| launderette {n} (place with facilities for washing that public may use) | :: tvättomat {c} |
| laundress {n} (A woman whose employment is laundering) | :: tvätterska |
| laundromat {n} (launderette) SEE: launderette | :: |
| laundry {n} (laundering; washing) | :: tvätt {c} |
| laundry {n} (place or room where laundering is done) | :: tvättstuga {c} |
| laundry {n} (that which needs to be laundered) | :: tvätt {c}, smutstvätt {c} |
| laundry basket {n} (container for holding and transporting clothing) | :: tvättkorg {c} |
| Laura {prop} (female given name) | :: Laura |
| laureate {adj} (one crowned with laurel) | :: lagerkransad, lagerkrönt |
| laureate {v} (one crowned with laurel) | :: lagerkransa, lagerkröna |
| laurel {n} (Laurus nobilis) | :: lager |
| laurel {n} (crown of laurel) | :: lagerkrans |
| Laurel and Hardy {prop} | :: Helan och Halvan |
| laurel wreath {n} (wreath worn as a symbol of victory) | :: lagerkrans {c} |
| Laurence {prop} (male given name) | :: Lars |
| lava {n} (molten rock) | :: lava {c} |
| lava {n} (magma) SEE: magma | :: |
| lava lamp {n} (lamp used for decoration) | :: lavalampa |
| lavatory {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| lavatory {n} (sink) SEE: sink | :: |
| lavender {n} (plant) | :: lavendel |
| lavender {n} (colour) | :: lavendelblå |
| laver {n} (Porphyra umbilicalis) | :: navelsloke {n}, veckad purpurhinna {c} |
| laver {n} (an edible seaweed) | :: sloke {n}, purpurhinna {c} |
| lavish {adj} (profuse) | :: påkostad |
| lavish {adj} (excessive) | :: riklig, flådig |
| lavish {v} (to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander) | :: slösa, överösa |
| law {n} (body of rules established in a community by its authorities) | :: lag {c}, rätt {c} |
| law {n} (any rule that must or should be obeyed) | :: lag {c}, regel {c} |
| law {n} (statement of (observed, established) order, sequence or relationship of phenomena) | :: lag {c} |
| law {n} (mathematics: statement that is true under specified conditions) | :: lag {c} |
| law-abiding {adj} (obeying the laws) | :: laglydig |
| law and order {n} (enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions) | :: lag och ordning, lag och rätt |
| law firm {n} (business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law) | :: advokatbyrå {c} |
| lawful {adj} (conforming to or recognised by law or rules) | :: laglig, berättigad, rättmätig |
| lawless {adj} (not governed by the law) | :: laglös |
| lawless {adj} (not restrained by the law) | :: laglös |
| lawlessness {n} (lack of law and order) | :: laglöshet {c} |
| lawmaker {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator | :: |
| lawman {n} (lawyer) SEE: lawyer | :: |
| lawn {n} (ground covered with grass) | :: gräsmatta {c} |
| lawn mower {n} (machine for cutting grass) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
| lawn-mower {n} (lawnmower) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
| lawnmower {n} (a device to cut grass) | :: gräsklippare {c} |
| lawnmower {n} (a person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns) | :: trädgårdsarbetare |
| Lawrence {prop} (male given name) SEE: Laurence | :: |
| lawrencium {n} (chemical element) | :: lawrencium {n} |
| laws of war {n} (law concerning acceptable practices while engaged in war) | :: krigsrätt {c} |
| lawyer {n} (professional person authorized to practice law) | :: advokat {c}, jurist {c} |
| lawyerball {n} (supposed legal games) | :: paragrafrytteri |
| lawyer's wig {n} (Coprinus comatus) | :: fjällig bläcksvamp |
| lax {adj} (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation) | :: slapp |
| lax {adj} (loose; not tight or taut) | :: lös |
| laxative {adj} (causing movement of the bowels) | :: laxerande |
| laxative {n} (substance with a laxative effect) | :: laxermedel, laxativ |
| lay {v} (to place something down in a position of rest) | :: lägga |
| lay {v} (to deposit an egg) | :: lägga |
| lay {v} (to have sex with) | :: ligga |
| lay {adj} (non-clergy) | :: lek- |
| lay {adj} (non-professional) | :: lek- |
| lay {n} (sung poem) | :: kväde |
| layabout {n} (lazy person) | :: latmask, slöfock, lätting, dagdrivare {c} |
| lay an egg {v} (to produce an egg) | :: värpa |
| lay bare {v} (reveal) | :: blotta, blottlägga |
| layer {n} (single thickness of some material covering a surface) | :: lager {n}, skikt {n} |
| layer {n} (item of clothing worn under or over another) | :: lager {n} |
| layer {n} (deposit) | :: lager {n}, skikt {n}, varv {n} |
| layer {n} (person who lays things, such as tiles) | :: takläggare {c}, golvläggare {c} |
| layer {n} (hen kept to lay eggs) | :: äggläggare {c}, värphöna {c} |
| layer {n} (shoot of a plant) | :: stickling {c}, skott {n}, avsugare {c}, sugymp {c} |
| lay figure {n} (jointed model) SEE: dummy | :: |
| lay figure {n} (unimportant person) SEE: Joe Average | :: |
| layman {n} (someone who is not an ordained cleric) | :: lekman |
| layman {n} (someone who is not a professional in a given field) | :: lekman {?} |
| lay off {v} (to dismiss workers from employment) | :: avskeda, säga upp |
| layoff {n} (dismissal of employees) | :: uppsägning {c} |
| layout {n} (structured arrangement of items) | :: disposition {c}, indelning {c}, struktur {c}, arrangemang {c}, layout {c} |
| layout {n} (process of arranging media content for publishing) | :: layout {c} |
| layout {n} (map or a drawing of a construction site) | :: planritning {c} |
| layover {n} (break between stages of a journey) | :: uppehåll {n} |
| layperson {n} (one who is not intimately familiar with a given subject) | :: lekman {c} |
| laytime {n} (amount of time specified in a charter party for a vessel's loading and unloading) | :: liggetid |
| Laz {prop} (language) | :: laziska {c} |
| Lazarus {prop} (New Testament characters) | :: Lasaros |
| laze {v} (be lazy, waste time) | :: lata sig |
| laziness {n} (quality of being lazy) | :: lättja {c}, lathet {c} |
| Lazio {prop} (Italian region) | :: Lazio |
| lazurite {n} (lapis lazuli) SEE: lapis lazuli | :: |
| lazy {adj} (unwilling to work) | :: lat, slö |
| lazy {adj} (causing idleness; relaxed or leisurely) | :: lat, slapp, sömnig |
| lazybones {n} (person who is lazy) | :: latmask {c} |
| Lübeck {prop} (city) | :: Lybeck {c} |
| Lübeckian {adj} (of or pertaining to Lübeck) | :: lybsk |
| lead {n} (chemical element) | :: bly {n} |
| lead {n} (plummet to measure depth of water) | :: lod {n} |
| lead {n} (refill for writing tool) | :: stift {n} |
| lead {n} (bullets) | :: bly {n} |
| lead {v} (guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection) | :: leda, föra |
| lead {v} (guide or conduct in a certain course) | :: leda |
| lead {v} (conduct or direct with authority) | :: leda |
| lead {v} (go or be in advance of; precede) | :: leda |
| lead {v} (draw or direct by influence) | :: leda |
| lead {v} (intransitive: to guide or conduct) | :: leda |
| lead {v} (intransitive: be ahead of others) | :: leda |
| lead {v} (intransitive: have the highest interim score in a game) | :: leda |
| lead {v} (intransitive: be more advanced) | :: leda |
| lead {n} (act of leading or conducting) | :: ledning {c} |
| lead {n} (precedence; advance position) | :: ledning {c} |
| lead {n} (in cards and dominoes) | :: förhand {c} |
| lead {n} (information obtained by a detective or police officer) | :: ledtråd {c} |
| leaded {adj} (containing or treated with the element lead) | :: blyad |
| leader {n} (one having authority) | :: ledare {c} |
| leader of the opposition {n} (person in charge of the party in opposition) | :: oppositionsledare {c} |
| Leader of the Opposition {n} (leader of the opposition) SEE: leader of the opposition | :: |
| leadership {n} (capacity to lead) | :: ledarskap {n} |
| lead-free {adj} (containing no lead) | :: blyfri |
| lead-free {adj} (petroleum: containing no tetraethyl lead; unleaded) | :: blyfri |
| leading {adj} (providing guidance) | :: ledande |
| leading {adj} (ranking first) | :: ledande |
| leading diagonal {n} (main diagonal) SEE: main diagonal | :: |
| leading question {n} (suggestive interrogation) | :: ledande fråga {c} |
| lead someone up the garden path {v} (to deceive, hoodwink, mislead, or seduce someone) SEE: deceive | :: |
| lead time {n} (the amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion) | :: ledtid {c} |
| leaf {n} (part of a plant) | :: blad {n}, löv {n} |
| leaf {n} (sheet of a book) | :: blad {n} |
| leaf {n} (flat section used to extend a table) | :: klaff {c}, skiva {c} |
| leaf {v} (to produce leaves) | :: lövas, spricka ut |
| leaf {n} (tea leaves) SEE: tea leaf | :: |
| leaf beetle {n} (chrysomelid beetle) | :: bladbagge {c} |
| leafless {adj} (without leaves) | :: bladlös |
| leaf-miner fly {n} (fly of the family Agromyzidae) | :: minerarfluga {c} |
| leaf-raking {n} (raking of leaves) | :: lövkrattning {c} |
| leaf-raking {n} (government-financed employment) | :: skyddad verkstad {c} |
| leaf through {v} (to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random) | :: bläddra (i, igenom) |
| leafy spurge {n} (Euphorbia esula) | :: vargtörel {c} |
| league {n} (a group or association of cooperating members) | :: liga {c}, förbund {n} |
| league {n} (organization of sports teams) | :: liga {c}, förbund {n} |
| League of Nations {prop} (international organization) | :: Nationernas förbund |
| league table {n} (tabular display of teams) | :: tabell |
| Leah {prop} (elder daughter of Laban) | :: Lea |
| leak {n} (hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape) | :: läcka {c} |
| leak {n} (entrance or escape of a fluid) | :: läcka {c} |
| leak {n} | :: läcka {c} |
| leak {v} (to allow fluid to escape or enter) | :: läcka |
| leak {v} (to reveal secret information) | :: läcka |
| leakage {n} (act of leaking) | :: läckage {n} |
| leakage {n} (amount lost) | :: läckage {n} |
| leakage {n} (undesired flow of electric current) | :: läckström {c} |
| leakage {n} (loss of stock) | :: svinn |
| lean {v} (to hang outwards) | :: luta |
| lean {v} (to press against) | :: luta |
| lean {adj} (being slim, not fleshy) | :: mager, smal |
| lean {adj} (of meat, having little fat) | :: mager |
| Leaning Tower of Pisa {prop} (the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa) | :: lutande tornet i Pisa {n} |
| lean-to {n} (type of shelter) | :: gapskjul {n}, vindskydd {n}, bakval {c} |
| lean towards {v} (favor in a decision) | :: luta mot |
| leap {v} | :: hoppa, springa |
| leap {n} | :: hopp {n}, språng {n} |
| leap {n} (distance traversed by a leap) | :: hopplängd {c}, språnglängd {c} |
| leap {n} (significant move forward) | :: hopp {n}, språng {n} |
| leap day {n} (extra day in a leap year) | :: skottdag {c} |
| leapfrog {v} (to jump over some obstacle) | :: hoppa bock |
| leap second {n} (added second) | :: skottsekund {c} |
| leap year {n} (366-day year in the Gregorian calendar) | :: skottår {n} |
| learn {v} (to acquire knowledge or ability) | :: lära sig |
| learn {v} (to come to know; to become informed of; to find out) | :: få reda på |
| learn {v} | :: lära sig |
| learned {adj} (having much learning) | :: bildad, beläst, kultiverad, lärd |
| learning {n} (action of the verb) | :: lärdom {c} |
| learning {n} (accumulated knowledge) | :: kunskap {c} |
| leash {n} (long cord for dogs) | :: koppel {n} |
| least {determiner} (the smallest amount of) | :: minst |
| least {adv} (in the smallest degree) | :: minst |
| least flycatcher {n} (Empidonax minimus) | :: dvärgempid {?} |
| least weasel {n} (Mustela nivalis) | :: vessla {c} |
| leather {n} (material produced by tanning animal skin) | :: läder {n} |
| leatherette {n} (type of fabric made to imitate the appearance of leather) | :: konstläder {n} |
| leathery {adj} (having properties of leather) | :: läderartat |
| leave {v} (to cause to remain as available, not take away, refrain from depleting) | :: lämna (kvar) |
| leave {v} (to transfer possession after death) | :: lämna efter sig, kvarlåta |
| leave {v} (to depart from, end one's connection or affiliation with) | :: lämna |
| leave {v} (to depart (intransitive)) | :: åka, avresa |
| leave {v} | :: (låta) bero, låta vara |
| leave {n} (permission to be absent) | :: lov, tillåtelse |
| leave {n} (absence from work) | :: ledighet |
| leave {n} (departure) | :: avsked |
| leave behind {v} (abandon) | :: lämna |
| leave behind {v} (not live longer than) | :: lämna efter sig |
| leave me alone {phrase} (stop talking to me) | :: låt mig vara, lämna mig i fred |
| leave of absence {n} (absence from work) SEE: leave | :: |
| leave out {v} (to leave out or to not include) SEE: omit | :: |
| leave someone in the lurch {v} (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) | :: lämna i sticket |
| Lebanese Republic {prop} (official name of Lebanon) | :: Republiken Libanon {c} |
| Lebanon {prop} (Lebanese Republic) | :: Libanon |
| lebensraum {n} (living space) | :: livsrum {n} |
| lecherous {adj} (given to a lustful craving of sexual activities) | :: liderlig, vällustig, lysten |
| lectern {n} (a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service) | :: predikstol {c} |
| lectern {n} (a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes) | :: talarstol {c}, podium {n} |
| lecture {n} (a spoken lesson) | :: föreläsning {c} |
| lecture {v} (to teach) | :: föredra |
| lecturer {n} (person who gives lectures) | :: föreläsare {c} |
| LED {n} (light-emitting diode) | :: lysdiod {c} |
| ledger {n} (book for keeping notes) | :: bokföring {c}, dagbok {c}, huvudbok {c}, kassabok {c}, liggare {c}, loggbok {c}, register {n} |
| ledger {n} (collection of accounting entries) | :: huvudbok {c}, kassabok {c} |
| ledger {n} (board attached to a wall to provide support) | :: tvärbjälke {c} |
| lee {n} (side of the ship away from the wind) | :: lä {n}, läsida {c} |
| leech {n} (annelid) | :: igel {c}, blodigel {c} |
| leech {n} (person who derives profit from others) | :: blodigel {c}, igel {c}, parasit {c}, blodsugare {c}, utsugare {c} |
| leech {v} (to apply a leech medicinally) | :: åderlåta |
| leech {n} (paganism: a healer) | :: helare {c} |
| leech {n} (vertical edge of a square sail) | :: lik {n} |
| leech {n} (aft edge of a triangular sail) | :: akterlik {n} |
| leech {n} (physician) SEE: physician | :: |
| leek {n} (vegetable) | :: purjolök {c} |
| leek moth {n} (Acrolepia assectella) | :: lökmal {c} |
| Leeuwarden {prop} (capital and largest city of Friesland) | :: Leeuwarden |
| leeward {adj} (on the side sheltered from the wind) | :: lä |
| leeway {n} (drift of a ship or airplane in a leeward direction) | :: avdrift |
| left {adj} (the west side of the body when one is facing north) | :: vänster |
| left {adj} (pertaining to the political left) | :: vänster {c} |
| left {n} (the left side) | :: vänster {c} |
| left {n} (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) | :: vänster {c}, vänstern {c} |
| left {v} (remaining) | :: kvar |
| left and right {adv} (all over the place) | :: till höger och vänster |
| left back {n} (a defender who plays on the left) | :: vänsterback {c} |
| left-click {v} (to press the left button on a mouse) | :: vänsterklicka |
| left coset {n} | :: vänstersidoklass {c} |
| left-handed {n} (preferring the left hand over the right) | :: vänsterhänt |
| left-handedness {n} (state of being left-handed) | :: vänsterhänthet {c} |
| leftist {adj} (Pertaining to the political left) | :: vänster- |
| left wing {n} (politics) | :: vänsterfalang {c} |
| leg {n} (lower limb from groin to ankle) | :: ben {n} |
| leg {n} (part of garment covering the leg) | :: ben {n} |
| leg {n} (stage of journey) | :: etapp {c} |
| leg {n} (game played in a tournament) | :: omgång {c}, runda {c} |
| leg {n} (side in a triangle) | :: katet {c} |
| legacy {n} (money or property bequeathed to someone in a will) | :: legat |
| legal {adj} (relating to the law or to lawyers) | :: rättsligt |
| legal {adj} (having its basis in the law) | :: rättsligt |
| legal {adj} (allowed or prescribed by law) | :: laglig, legal |
| legal age {n} (age of majority) SEE: age of majority | :: |
| legalization {n} (process of making something legal) | :: legalisering {c} |
| legalize {v} (make legal) | :: legalisera |
| legal remedy {n} | :: rättsmedel |
| legal studies {n} (study of theories and philosophies related to law) SEE: jurisprudence | :: |
| legal tender {n} (currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt) | :: lagligt betalningsmedel {n} |
| legend {n} (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events) | :: legend {c} |
| legendary {adj} (of or pertaining to a legend) | :: legendarisk |
| legerdemain {n} (sleight of hand) | :: taskspeleri {n} |
| legibility {n} (property that makes legible or easily readable) | :: läsbarhet |
| legible {adj} (clear enough to be read) | :: läslig, läsbar |
| legion {adj} (numerous) | :: legio |
| legion {n} (the major unit or division of the Roman army) | :: legion {c} |
| legionary {n} (member of a legion) | :: legionär |
| legionnaire {n} (a member of a legion) SEE: legionary | :: |
| legislate {v} (pass laws) | :: lagstifta |
| legislation {n} (the act of legislating) | :: lagstiftning {c} |
| legislation {n} (law already enacted by legislature) | :: lagstiftning {c} |
| legislator {n} (who creates or enacts laws) | :: lagstiftare {c}, lagstifterska {c} |
| legislature {n} (governmental body) | :: lagstiftande församling {c}, legislatur {c} |
| legist {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator | :: |
| legitimate {adj} (lawful) | :: laglig, legitim, lagenlig, legal |
| legitimate {adj} (lawfully begotten) | :: legitim, inomäktenskaplig |
| legitimize {v} (to make legitimate) | :: legitimera |
| legless {adj} (without legs) | :: benlös, amputerad |
| Lego {n} (toy brick) | :: lego {n} |
| leg press {n} (exercise) | :: benpress {c} |
| leguaan {n} (iguana) SEE: iguana | :: |
| legume {n} (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) | :: baljväxt |
| leg warmer {n} (garment which extends from the knee to the ankle) | :: benvärmare {c} |
| Leipzig {prop} (city in Saxony, Germany) | :: Leipzig |
| leister {n} (spear with barbed prongs for catching fish) | :: ljuster {n} |
| leisure {n} (freedom provided) | :: ledighet {c} |
| leisure {n} (time free) | :: fritid |
| leitmotif {n} (melodic theme in an opera) | :: ledmotiv {n} |
| lek {v} (to take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek) | :: leka, spela |
| lek {n} (currency of Albania) | :: lek {c} |
| lemma {n} (linguistics: lexeme) SEE: lexeme | :: |
| lemma {n} (mathematics: proposition used mainly in the proof of some other proposition) | :: lemma {n} |
| lemma {n} (linguistics: canonical form of a term) | :: lemma, uppslagsord, grundform |
| lemmatisation {n} (process of finding the lemma that corresponds to an inflected form of a word) | :: lemmatisering {c} |
| lemming {n} (rodent) | :: lämmel {c} |
| lemon {n} (citrus fruit) | :: citron {c} |
| lemon {n} (tree) | :: citronträd {n}, citron {c} |
| lemon {n} (defective item) | :: måndagsexemplar |
| lemon {n} (colour/color) | :: citrongul |
| lemon {adj} (having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons) | :: compounds with citron |
| lemon {adj} (having the colour/color of lemons) | :: citrongul |
| lemonade {n} (still beverage) | :: lemonad |
| lemonade {n} (carbonated beverage) | :: citronläsk {c}, citronsoda {c} |
| lemon balm {n} (Melissa officinalis) | :: citronmeliss {?}, hjärtansfröjd {?}, bisuga {?} |
| lemongrass {n} (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) | :: citrongräs {n} |
| lemongrass {n} (Cymbopogon citratus) | :: västindiskt citrongräs {n} |
| lemon juice {n} (the liquid extract of lemon fruit) | :: citronsaft {c} |
| lemon squeezer {n} (device used to extract juice from lemons) | :: citruspress {c} |
| lemon verbena {n} (shrub) | :: citronverbena {c} |
| lemur {n} (strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea) | :: lemur |
| lend {v} (to allow to be used temporarily) | :: låna, låna ut |
| lend {v} ((proscribed) to borrow) SEE: borrow | :: |
| lend a hand {v} (to help or assist) | :: ge någon en hand |
| lender {n} (one who lends, especially money) | :: långivare {c}, utlånare {c}, kreditgivare {c} |
| length {n} (distance along the longest dimension) | :: längd |
| lengthen {v} (to make longer) | :: förlänga |
| lengthen {v} (to become longer) | :: förlängas |
| lengthy {adj} (long of time) | :: lång, långvarig, utdragen |
| Leningrad {prop} (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) | :: Leningrad |
| Leninian {adj} (of or pertaining to Lenin) SEE: Leninist | :: |
| Leninism {n} (the political philosophy named after Vladimir Lenin) | :: leninism {c} |
| Leninist {adj} (of or relating to Lenin) | :: leninistisk, leninsk |
| Leninist {adj} (of or relating to Leninism) | :: leninistisk |
| Leninist {n} (an adherent of Lenin or Leninism) | :: leninist {c} |
| lens {n} (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it) | :: lins {c}, objektiv {n} |
| lens {n} (biology: genus of the legume family; its bean) | :: lins {c} |
| lens {n} (anatomy: transparent crystalline structure in the eye) | :: lins {c} |
| lens {n} | :: lins |
| Lent {n} (Christian period of penitence before Easter) | :: fastan {c}, påskfastan {c} |
| lentigo {n} (pigmented spot on the skin) SEE: freckle | :: |
| lentil {n} (plant Lens culinaris) | :: lins {c} |
| lentil {n} (seed used as food) | :: lins {c} |
| Leo {prop} (male given name) | :: Leo |
| Leo {prop} (constellation) | :: Lejonet |
| Leo {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Lejonet |
| Leo {n} (Someone with a Leo star sign) | :: lejon {n} |
| Leonard {prop} (male given name) | :: Lennart |
| Leonardeschi {n} (group of artists who worked in the studio of, or under the influence of, Leonardo da Vinci) | :: Leonardeschi {c-p} |
| leopard {n} (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) | :: leopard {c} |
| leotard {n} (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) | :: dansdräkt {c}, leotard {c} |
| leper {n} (person who has leprosy) | :: spetälsk {c} |
| leprosy {n} (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae) | :: lepra, spetälska |
| -leptic {suffix} (of or relating to a condition of seizing) | :: -leptisk |
| leptin {n} (a protein hormone) | :: leptin {n} |
| lepton {n} (elementary particle) | :: lepton {c} |
| lesbian {adj} (of a woman: preferring women partners) | :: lesbisk |
| lesbian {adj} (between two women; pertaining to women's homosexuality) | :: lesbisk |
| lesbian {adj} (intended for lesbians) | :: lesbisk |
| lesbian {adj} | :: lesbisk , flat- |
| lesbian {n} (homosexual woman) | :: flata {c}, lesbisk |
| Lesbian {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| Lesbian {adj} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| lesbianism {n} (Female homosexuality) | :: lesbiskhet {c} |
| lesbo {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| lesbophobia {n} (Fear, dislike, or hatred of lesbians.) | :: lesbofobi |
| lesene {n} (architectural element) | :: lisen {c} |
| lesion {n} (a wound or an injury) | :: lesion {c} |
| Lesotho {prop} (country in Southern Africa) | :: Lesotho |
| less {adv} (to a smaller extent or degree) | :: lite, mindre |
| less {determiner} (not as much) | :: mindre |
| less {determiner} (smaller number of) | :: färre |
| -less {suffix} (lacking) | :: -lös |
| lessen {v} (to make less) | :: minska |
| lessen {v} (to become less) | :: minska |
| lesser black-backed gull {n} (Larus fuscus) | :: silltrut {c} |
| lesser celandine {n} (a European perennial herb, Ranunculus ficaria) | :: svalört |
| lesser grey shrike {n} (Lanius minor) | :: svartpannad törnskata {c} |
| lesser kestrel {n} (Falco naumanni) | :: rödfalk {c} |
| lesser panda {n} (Ailurus fulgens) SEE: red panda | :: |
| lesser spotted eagle {n} (Clanga pomarina) | :: mindre skrikörn {c} |
| lesser spotted woodpecker {n} (Dendrocopoes minor) | :: mindre hackspett {c} |
| lesser yellowlegs {n} (Tringa flavipes) | :: mindre gulbena {c} |
| lesson {n} (section of learning or teaching) | :: lektion {c} |
| lesson {n} (learning task assigned to a student) | :: läxa {c} |
| lesson {n} (something learned) | :: läxa {c} |
| lesson {n} (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) | :: läxa {c} |
| lessor {n} (owner of property that is leased) | :: utarrenderare {c}, hyresvärd {c}, uthyrare {c} |
| less-than-stellar {adj} (not very good) SEE: poor | :: |
| less-than-stellar {adj} (mediocre) SEE: mediocre | :: |
| lest {conj} (that not) | :: så att inte |
| let {v} (to allow) | :: låta |
| let alone {conj} (to say nothing of) | :: än mindre, och ännu mindre |
| let alone {v} (leave alone) | :: lämna i fred |
| let down {v} (to disappoint) | :: svika, lämna i sticket |
| let go {v} (to no longer hold on) | :: släppa |
| let go {v} (to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation) | :: släppa |
| let go {v} (dismiss from employment) | :: säga upp, ge silkessnöret, entlediga, avpollettera |
| lethal {adj} (deadly) | :: livsfarlig |
| lethargic {adj} (sluggish, indifferent) | :: letargisk |
| lethargy {n} (pathological state of fatigue) | :: letargi {c} |
| let loose {v} (release from restraint) | :: släppa lös, släppa |
| Leto {prop} (mother of Apollo) | :: Leto |
| let out {v} (of sound, to emit) | :: ge ifrån sig, utstöta |
| let's go {phrase} (hortative of go) | :: nu går vi, låt oss gå, kom så går vi, vi går, vi sticker, vi drar |
| let's go {phrase} (hurry up) | :: skynda, skynda på |
| let sleeping dogs lie {v} (leave things as they are) | :: väck inte den björn som sover |
| letter {n} (a symbol in an alphabet) | :: bokstav {c} |
| letter {n} (written message) | :: brev {n} |
| letter bomb {n} (explosive device) | :: brevbomb {c} |
| letter carrier {n} (post office employee) | :: brevbärare {c} |
| letter of marque {n} (official commission) | :: kaparbrev {n} |
| letter of marque {n} (ship that has been armed for such a task) | :: kaparskepp {n} |
| letter of recommendation {n} (evaluation letter) | :: rekommendationsbrev {n} |
| letter opener {n} (knifelike device) | :: brevöppnare {c}, brevkniv {c}, papperskniv {c} |
| let there be light {phrase} (let there be light) | :: varde ljus |
| let the sleeping dogs lie {v} (to avoid igniting a conflict) SEE: let sleeping dogs lie | :: |
| Lettic {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| Lettish {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| Lettish {n} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| lettuce {n} (an edible plant, Lactuca) | :: sallat {c} |
| lettuce {n} | :: sallat |
| Letzeburgesh {prop} (Germanic language) SEE: Luxembourgish | :: |
| leucine {n} (essential amino acid; C6H13NO2) | :: leucin |
| leucism {n} (partial loss of pigmentation) | :: leucism {c} |
| leucocytosis {n} (raised white blood cell count) | :: leukocytos {c} |
| leukemia {n} (cancer of blood forming tissue) | :: leukemi {c}, blodcancer {c} |
| leukocyte {n} (a white blood cell) | :: leukocyt, vit blodkropp |
| levant {v} (to abscond or run away) | :: smita, rymma, sjappa |
| Levant {prop} (the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea) | :: Levanten {c} |
| Levantine {adj} (of the Levant, the Eastern Mediterranean) | :: levantinsk {c} |
| level {adj} (same height at all places) | :: vågrät, plan, jämnhög, jämn |
| level {adj} (at the same height as some reference) | :: jämnhög |
| level {adj} (being unvaried) | :: jämn, plan |
| level {adj} (being sensible) | :: lugn |
| level {n} (tool) | :: vattenpass {n} |
| level {n} (distance relative to a given reference elevation) | :: nivå {c}, höjd {c} |
| level {n} (degree or amount) | :: nivå {c}, grad {c} |
| level {n} (gaming: discrete segment of a game) | :: nivå {c}, bana {c} |
| level {n} (gaming: numeric value for a character's experience and power) | :: nivå {c}, steg {n} |
| level {n} (floor of a building) | :: våning {c}, plan {n}, nivå {c} |
| level {v} (to adjust so as to make level) | :: utjämna |
| level {v} (to destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze) | :: nivellera, jämna, rasera |
| level {v} (to progress to the next level) | :: stiga, levla |
| level {v} (sports: to make the score of a game equal) | :: utjämna, kvittera |
| level {v} (to levy) SEE: levy | :: |
| level crossing {n} (at-grade crossing) | :: plankorsning {c} |
| leveling seat {n} (seats that ensure a representation proportional to votes at the national level) | :: utjämningsmandat {n} |
| lever {n} (rigid piece) | :: hävstång {c} |
| lever {n} (small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device) | :: spak {c} |
| lever {adv} (rather) SEE: rather | :: |
| leverage {n} (force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot) | :: hävstång |
| leverage {n} (use of borrowed funds) | :: hävstång {c} |
| leveret {n} (a young hare) | :: harunge {c}, unghare {c}, harpalt {c} |
| Levi {prop} (third son of Jacob) | :: Levi |
| leviathan {n} (Biblical sea monster) | :: Leviatan {c} |
| levigate {v} (to belittle) SEE: belittle | :: |
| levigate {v} (to lighten) SEE: lighten | :: |
| levin {n} (lightning) | :: ljungeld , blixt |
| levirate {n} (marriage) | :: levirat {n} |
| levirate {n} (institution) | :: levirat {n} |
| levitate {v} (to be suspended in the air) | :: levitera |
| levitation {n} | :: levitation |
| Leviticus {prop} (the book of the Bible and Torah) | :: Tredje Moseboken |
| levy {n} (act of levying) | :: uttaxering |
| lewd {adj} (lascivious) | :: liderlig, vällustig, oanständig, obscen |
| lewdness {n} (promiscuity) | :: oanständighet {c} |
| Lewis {prop} (male given name) SEE: Louis | :: |
| lexeme {n} (unit of vocabulary, the different forms of the same lemma) | :: lexem {n} |
| lexical {adj} (of a language's vocabulary) | :: lexikalisk |
| lexical {adj} (of a dictionary) | :: lexikalisk |
| lexicographer {n} (one who writes or compiles a dictionary) | :: lexikograf {c} |
| lexicographic {adj} (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) | :: lexikografisk |
| lexicographical {adj} (lexicographic) SEE: lexicographic | :: |
| lexicography {n} (art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries) | :: lexikografi |
| lexicon {n} (dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic) | :: lexikon {n} |
| Leyden jar {n} (glass jar used to accumulate static electricity) | :: leidenflaska {c}, kleistsk flaska {c} |
| LGBT {n} (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transexual) | :: HBT, HBTQ |
| Lhasa apso {n} (dog) | :: lhasa apso |
| li {n} (Chinese unit of distance) | :: li {c} |
| liability {n} (debt) | :: skuld {c} |
| liability {n} (likelihood of an event) | :: belastning |
| liability insurance {n} (insurance against liability) | :: ansvarsförsäkring |
| liana {n} (climbing woody vine) | :: lian {c} |
| liar {n} (one who tells lies) | :: lögnare {c} |
| libation {n} (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice) | :: dryckesoffer |
| libel {n} (defamatory false written statement) | :: förtal {n}, ärekränkning {c}, smädeskrift {c} |
| libel {n} (act or crime) | :: förtal {n}, ärekränkning {c} |
| libel {n} | :: förtal {c} |
| libel {v} (to defame someone) | :: förtala, ärekränka, smutskasta |
| Liberal {adj} (of or relating to Liberal party) | :: liberal |
| liberal arts {n} (academic course of instruction intended to provide general knowledge) | :: de fria konsterna {c-p} |
| liberalism {n} (quality of being liberal) | :: liberalism {c} |
| liberalism {n} (political movement) | :: liberalism {c} |
| liberalism {n} (economic theory) | :: nyliberalism {c}, marknadsliberalism {c} |
| liberalization {n} (the process or act of making more liberal) | :: liberalisering {c} |
| liberate {v} (to free) | :: frigöra, befria |
| liberating {adj} | :: befriande |
| liberation {n} (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) | :: befrielse {c}, frigörelse {c} |
| liberator {n} (person who frees or liberates) | :: befriare {c} |
| Liberia {prop} (country in Western Africa) | :: Liberia |
| Liberian {adj} (pertaining to Liberia) | :: liberiansk, liberisk |
| libero {n} (football player) | :: libero {c} |
| libertarianism {n} (political philosophy) | :: nyliberalism {n}, libertarianism {n} |
| liberty {n} (condition of being free) | :: frihet {c} |
| libido {n} (sexual urges or drives) | :: libido {c} |
| Libra {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Vågen |
| librarian {n} (the manager of a library) | :: bibliotekarie {c} |
| librarian {n} | :: bibliotekarie {c} |
| library {n} (institution which holds books etc.) | :: bibliotek {n} |
| library {n} (collection of books) | :: bibliotek {n} |
| library {n} (collection of records) | :: arkiv {n} |
| library {n} (collection of subprograms) | :: bibliotek |
| libre {adj} ((software): with very few limitations on distribution or improvement) | :: fri |
| Libya {prop} (country in Northern Africa) | :: Libyen |
| licence {n} (license) SEE: license | :: |
| licence {v} (license) SEE: license | :: |
| license {n} (legal document giving official permission to do something) | :: licens {c}, tillstånd {n} , tillståndshandling {c} |
| license {n} (legal terms of product usage) | :: licens |
| license {v} (act of giving a formal authorization) | :: licensiera, ge tillstånd (use: ge ngn. tillstånd att göra ngt.)) |
| license {v} (authorize officially) | :: licensiera, ge tillstånd (use: ge ngn. tillstånd att göra ngt.)) |
| license plate {n} (an identifying plate attached to a vehicle) | :: registreringsskylt {c} |
| lichen {n} (something which spreads across something else, causing damage) SEE: cancer | :: |
| lichen {n} (symbiotic association of algae and fungi) | :: lav {c} |
| lichenometry {n} (geochronologic dating method that uses lichen growth) | :: lichenometri |
| lick {n} (the act of licking) | :: slick {n} |
| lick {v} (to stroke with the tongue) | :: slicka |
| licorice {n} (plant) | :: lakrits, lakritsrot |
| licorice {n} (confection) | :: lakrits {c} |
| lid {n} (top or cover) | :: lock |
| lie {v} (be in horizontal position) | :: ligga |
| lie {v} (be situated) | :: ligga |
| lie {v} (tell an intentional untruth) | :: ljuga |
| lie {n} (intentionally false statement) | :: lögn {c} |
| Liechtenstein {prop} (Principality of Liechtenstein) | :: Liechtenstein |
| lie detector {n} (polygraph (informal)) | :: lögndetektor {c} |
| lie down {v} (assume a reclining position) | :: lägga sig |
| lief {adj} (beloved, dear, agreeable) | :: kär |
| lien {n} | :: lån |
| Liepāja {prop} (city in Latvia) | :: Liepāja, Liepaja |
| lieu {n} (in lieu, in lieu of) SEE: in lieu | :: |
| lieutenant {n} (lowest commissioned officer rank) | :: löjtnant {c} |
| lieutenant general {n} (an officer above major general and below general) | :: generallöjtnant |
| lie with {v} (to have sex) | :: ligga med |
| life {n} (the state of being alive) | :: liv {n}, levnad {c} |
| life {n} (the essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being) | :: liv {n} |
| life {n} (the subjective and inner manifestation of the individual) | :: liv {n} |
| life {n} (a worthwhile existence) | :: liv {n} |
| life {n} (life sentence) | :: livstid {c}, livstidsstraff {n} |
| life-affirming {adj} (appearing to have an optimistic quality) SEE: optimistic | :: |
| life after death {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife | :: |
| life and limb {n} (existence together with bodily faculties) | :: liv och lem |
| life assurance {n} (insurance policy) SEE: life insurance | :: |
| lifeboat {n} (a boat to save shipwrecked people) | :: livbåt {c} |
| life buoy {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver | :: |
| life expectancy {n} (the amount of time one is expected to live) | :: förväntad livslängd {c} |
| life force {n} (life force) | :: livskraft |
| lifeform {n} (living organism) | :: livsform |
| lifeguard {n} (bodyguard) SEE: bodyguard | :: |
| life insurance {n} (form of insurance) | :: livförsäkring |
| life interest {n} (lifetime right) | :: livsränta {c} |
| life jacket {n} (An article of protective clothing) | :: flytväst, räddningsväst |
| lifeline {n} (safety line on the deck of a boat) | :: livlina {c} |
| lifelong {adj} (extending for the entire duration of life) | :: livslång |
| life preserver {n} (buoyant ring or vest) | :: livboj {c}, flytväst {c} |
| lifer {n} (prisoner sentenced to life in prison) | :: livstidsfånge {c} |
| lifer {n} (person who makes a career in the military) | :: trotjänare {c} |
| life ring {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver | :: |
| life style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle | :: |
| life-style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle | :: |
| lifestyle {n} (style of living) | :: livsstil {c} |
| life-threatening {adj} (used to describe something that endangers life) | :: livshotande |
| lifetime {n} (duration of the life of someone or something) | :: livstid {c} |
| lifetime {n} (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time) | :: evighet {c} |
| lifework {n} (main occupation of one's life) | :: livsverk |
| lift {v} (to raise or rise) | :: lyfta |
| lift {v} (to steal) | :: snatta |
| lift {n} (the act of transporting someone in a vehicle) | :: skjuts |
| lift {n} (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people) | :: hiss |
| lift {n} (upward force) | :: lyft |
| lift {n} (thief) SEE: thief | :: |
| lift a finger {v} (to make minimal effort) | :: lyfta ett finger |
| lifter {n} (spatula) SEE: spatula | :: |
| lifter {n} (weightlifter) SEE: weightlifter | :: |
| lifting {n} (weightlifting) SEE: weightlifting | :: |
| lift music {n} (elevator music) SEE: elevator music | :: |
| ligament {n} (band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position) | :: ligament {n}, ledband {n} |
| ligand {n} (something that binds to another chemical entity) | :: ligand {c} |
| ligature {n} (typography: character that combines multiple letters) | :: ligatur {c} |
| light {v} (to start (a fire)) | :: tända |
| light {v} (to illuminate) | :: belysa, lysa upp |
| light {adj} (having light) | :: belyst, ljus |
| light {adj} (pale in colour) | :: blek, ljus |
| light {adj} (coffee: served with extra milk or cream) | :: med grädde, med mjölk |
| light {adj} (of low weight) | :: lätt |
| light {adj} (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.) | :: lätt- |
| light {n} (electromagnetic waves) | :: ljus {n} |
| light {n} (source of illumination) | :: ljus {n} |
| light {n} (spiritual illumination) | :: ljus {n} |
| light {n} (point of view) | :: ljus {n} |
| Light {prop} (44th sura of the Qur'an) | :: Ljus {n} |
| light air {n} (wind) | :: nästan stiltje |
| lightboat {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship | :: |
| light bulb {n} (evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light) | :: glödlampa {c} |
| light-emitting diode {n} (rectifying semiconductor device) | :: lysdiod {c} |
| lighten {v} (to become light in weight) | :: lätta |
| lighten {v} (to alleviate) | :: lätta |
| lighten {v} (to make light in weight) | :: lätta |
| lighten {v} (to make less serious) | :: lätta |
| lighten {v} (to become light in weight) | :: lätta |
| lighten {v} (to become less serious) | :: lätta |
| lighter {n} (fire making device) | :: cigarettändare {c}, tändare {c} |
| lighter {n} (a barge) | :: liktare {c} |
| light globe {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb | :: |
| lighthearted {adj} (joyful) | :: sorglös, bekymmerslös, glad |
| lighthouse {n} (building containing a light to warn or guide ships) | :: fyr {c}, fyrtorn {n} |
| lighthouse keeper {n} (person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light) | :: fyrvaktare {c} |
| lighting {n} (equipment, illumination) | :: blixt |
| lightning {n} (flash of light) | :: blixt {c}, ljungeld {c} |
| lightning bug {n} (firefly) SEE: firefly | :: |
| lightning conductor {n} (metallic conductor) SEE: lightning rod | :: |
| lightning fast {adv} (extremely quickly) SEE: quick as a flash | :: |
| lightning fast {adj} (fast as lightning) | :: blixtsnabb |
| lightning-quick {adj} (incredibly fast) SEE: lightning fast | :: |
| lightning rod {n} (metallic conductor that protects from lightning) | :: åskledare {c} |
| lightning strike {n} (event during an electrical storm) | :: blixtnedslag {n} |
| light pollution {n} (excess artificial light) | :: ljusförorening {c}, ljusnedsmutsning {c} |
| lightsaber {n} (a fictional type of sword) | :: ljussabel {c}, ljussvärd {n}, lasersvärd {n} |
| lights, camera, action {phrase} (traditional cue at a beginning of a take) | :: tystnad, tagning! |
| lightship {n} (lightship) | :: fyrskepp {n}, fyrfartyg {n} |
| light source {n} (source of illumination) | :: ljuskälla {c} |
| light spectrum {n} (range of colors) SEE: spectrum | :: |
| lightspeed {n} (the speed of light) | :: ljushastighet {c} |
| light switch {n} (switch used to turn the light on or off) | :: lampknapp {n} |
| light-tight {adj} (light-tight) | :: ljustät |
| lightvessel {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship | :: |
| lightweight {n} (boxer) | :: lättvikt |
| light year {n} (astronomical distance) | :: ljusår {n} |
| light year {n} (a very long way) | :: ljusår {n} |
| lignite {n} (coal) | :: brunkol {n}, lignit |
| Liguria {prop} (region) | :: Ligurien |
| Ligurian {adj} (Of or pertaining to Liguria) | :: ligurisk |
| Ligurian {prop} (Gallo-Italic language) | :: liguriska {c} |
| like {v} (enjoy) | :: tycka om, gilla |
| like {v} (find attractive) | :: tycka om, gilla |
| like {v} (to show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote) | :: gilla |
| like {n} (something that a person likes) | :: smak {c}, preferenser {p} |
| like {n} (Internet interaction) | :: gilla-markering {c}, klick {n}, uppskattning {c}, gillning {c}, lajk {c} |
| like {adj} (similar) | :: lik |
| like {n} (something similar to a given person or object) | :: like |
| like {prep} (similar to) | :: som, lik |
| like {prep} (such as) | :: som |
| like {particle} (colloquial: mild intensifier) | :: liksom |
| like {particle} (colloquial: used to precede paraphrased quotations) | :: liksom, typ |
| -like {suffix} (having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns)) | :: -lik |
| like a bull in a china shop {adj} (clumsy, aggressive) | :: smidig som en elefant i en porslinsbutik, smidig som en elefant i en porslinsaffär |
| like a bull in a china shop {adv} (clumsily, aggressively) | :: som en elefant i en porslinsbutik, som en elefant i en porslinsaffär |
| like clockwork {prep} (with perfect regularity and precision) | :: som ett urverk |
| like father, like son {proverb} (a son will have traits similar to his father) | :: sådan far, sådan son |
| like hot cakes {prep} (quickly) | :: som smör i solsken |
| likelihood {n} (probability) | :: sannolikhet {c} |
| likelihood {n} (mathematical likelihood) | :: sannolikhet {c} |
| likely {adv} (similarly) SEE: similarly | :: |
| likely {adv} (probably) SEE: probably | :: |
| likely {adj} (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring) | :: sannolik |
| likely {adj} (displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable) | :: sannolik |
| likely {adj} (appropriate; believable; having a good potential) | :: trolig |
| likely {adj} (plausible; within the realm of credibility) | :: rimlig, trolig |
| liken {v} (compare) | :: jämföra, likna |
| likeness {n} (similarity) SEE: similarity | :: |
| like shooting fish in a barrel {prep} (extremely easy) | :: som att sno godis från småbarn (like nicking candy from kids) |
| like taking candy from a baby {prep} (easy) | :: som att stjäla godis från småbarn |
| like two peas in a pod {prep} (very similar) | :: vara lika som bär |
| like water off a duck's back {prep} (without effects; in a manner having no effect) | :: som vatten på en gås |
| likewise {adv} (also; moreover; too) SEE: too | :: |
| likewise {adv} (in like manner) | :: likaledes |
| likewise {adv} (the same to you) | :: detsamma |
| lilac {n} (shrub) | :: syren {c}, syrenbuske {c} |
| lilac {n} (flower) | :: syren {c} |
| lilac {adj} (colour) | :: lila, gredelin, violett |
| Lilian {prop} (female given name) | :: Lilian |
| Liliana {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lilian | :: |
| Lillian {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lilian | :: |
| lily {n} (flower in the genus Lilium) | :: lilja {c} |
| lily of the valley {n} (Convallaria majalis) | :: liljekonvalj |
| lily pad {n} (round leaf of a water lily) | :: näckrosblad {n} |
| limb {n} (major appendage of human or animal) | :: lem {c} |
| limb {n} (branch of a tree) | :: gren {c} |
| limb {v} (to remove limbs) | :: kvista |
| limber {adj} (flexible) SEE: flexible | :: |
| limber up {v} (to stretch one's muscles to make them more limber) | :: mjuka upp sig, stretcha |
| Limburgian {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish | :: |
| Limburgic {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish | :: |
| Limburgish {prop} (the Germanic language) | :: limburgiska |
| lime {n} (linden tree) SEE: linden | :: |
| lime {n} (inorganic material containing calcium) | :: kalk {c} |
| lime {n} (gluey or adhesive substance) | :: fågellim {n} |
| lime {n} | :: släckt kalk {c}, kalciumhydroxid |
| lime {v} (to treat with lime) | :: kalka |
| lime {n} (green citrus fruit) | :: lime {c} |
| limelight {n} (attention or notice) | :: rampljus {n} |
| limerence {n} (state of mind) | :: förälskelse {c} |
| limestone {n} (abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments) | :: kalksten |
| limit {n} (boundary) | :: gräns {c}, begränsning {c} |
| limit {n} (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges) | :: gränsvärde {n}, limes {n} |
| limit {n} (mathematics: abstraction of this concept of limit) | :: gränsvärde {n} |
| limit {v} (restrict) | :: begränsa |
| limited {adj} (with certain limits placed upon it) | :: begränsad, inskränkt |
| limnologist {n} (specialist in limnology) | :: limnolog {c} |
| limnology {n} (science of lakes) | :: limnologi {c} |
| limo {n} (limousine) SEE: limousine | :: |
| limousine {n} (luxury sedan/saloon car) | :: limousin {c} |
| limp {v} (to walk lamely) | :: halta |
| limp {n} (gait) | :: hälta {c} |
| limp {adj} (lacking stiffness; flimsy) | :: lealös |
| limpet {n} (a small mollusc) | :: skålsnäcka {c} |
| limpid {adj} (clear) | :: klar, genomskinlig |
| linchpin {n} (central cohesive source of stability and security) | :: stöttepelare, hörnsten, grundpult |
| Lincolnshire spinach {n} (perennial plant) SEE: Good King Henry | :: |
| linden {n} (tree) | :: lind {c} |
| lindworm {n} (a wingless bipedal dragon) | :: lindorm |
| line {n} (rope, cord, or string) | :: lina {c} |
| line {n} (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) | :: linje {c} |
| line {n} (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) | :: linje {c} |
| line {n} (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) | :: linje {c} |
| line {n} (telephone or network connection) | :: anslutning {c}, linje {c} |
| line {n} (connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.) | :: distributionsled |
| line {n} (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark) | :: linje {c} |
| line {n} (straight sequence of people, queue) | :: kö {c}, led |
| line {n} (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) | :: linje {c} |
| line {n} (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) | :: rad {c} |
| line {n} (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) | :: replik {c} |
| line {n} (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) | :: produktlinje {c}, sortiment {n} |
| line {n} | :: bana {c}, led {c}, rad {c} |
| line {v} (to place (objects) into a line) | :: rada upp |
| line {v} (to place persons or things along the side of for security or defense) | :: rada upp |
| line {v} (to mark with a line) | :: linjera |
| line {v} | :: fodra |
| line {v} (cover the inside surface of (something)) | :: fodra, täcka |
| lineament {n} (distinctive feature) | :: drag {n} |
| linear {adj} (having the form of a line) | :: linjär |
| linear {adj} (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) | :: linjär, lineär |
| linear algebra {n} (branch of mathematics) | :: linjär algebra |
| linear combination {n} (sum) | :: linjärkombination {c} |
| linearity {n} (state of being linear) | :: linearitet {c} |
| linearity {n} (proportionality or a mathematical property analogous to it) | :: linearitet {c}, linjäritet {c} |
| linearly independent {adj} (linear algebra) | :: linjärt oberoende |
| linear space {n} (vector space) SEE: vector space | :: |
| linear transformation {n} (a map between vector spaces which respects addition and multiplication) | :: linjär transformation {c}, linjär avbildning {c} |
| lined {adj} (of paper) | :: randig |
| line integral {n} (integral) | :: linjeintegral {c} |
| linen {n} (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) | :: linne |
| linen {n} (items) | :: linne |
| linendraper {n} (retailer of fabrics) | :: lärftskrämare {c}, lärftskramhandlare {c}, manufakturhandlare {c} |
| line of sight {n} (A straight line along which an observer has a clear view) | :: siktlinje {c}, syftningslinje {c}, syftlinje {c} |
| liner {n} (large passenger carrying ship) | :: linjefartyg {n} |
| linesman {n} (soccer: assistant referee) | :: linjedomare {c}, assisterande domare {c}, AD {c} , ass-domare {c}, linjeman {c} |
| line up {v} (get into a line) | :: bilda linje |
| -ling {suffix} (Diminutive) | :: -is |
| ling {n} (Any of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva) | :: långa {c} |
| ling {n} (Any of various varieties of heather or broom) | :: ljung {c} |
| linger {v} (to stay or remain in a place or situation) | :: dröja kvar, söla, bestå, leva kvar, fortleva, släntra |
| lingerie {n} (women's underwear or nightclothes) | :: damunderkläder {p} |
| lingonberry {n} (shrub) | :: lingon {n} |
| lingonberry {n} (berry) | :: lingon {n} |
| lingual {adj} (related to language) SEE: linguistic | :: |
| lingual {adj} (related to the tongue) | :: tung-, lingval |
| linguicide {n} (the death of a language) | :: språkdöd {c} |
| linguine {n} (ribbons of pasta narrower than tagliatelle) | :: linguine {c} |
| linguist {n} (one who studies linguistics) | :: lingvist {c}, språkforskare {c}, språkvetare {c} |
| linguistic {adj} (of or relating to language) | :: språklig |
| linguistic {adj} (of or relating to linguistics) | :: språkvetenskaplig, lingvistisk |
| linguistics {n} (scientific study of language) | :: lingvistik {c}, språkvetenskap {c} |
| liniment {n} (topical medical preparation) | :: liniment |
| lining {n} (covering for the inside of something) | :: foder {n} |
| lining {n} (material used for inside covering) | :: foder {n} |
| link {n} (connection) | :: anknytning {c}, länk {c} |
| link {n} (element of a chain) | :: länk {c} |
| link {n} (computing: short for hyperlink, see also: hyperlink) | :: hyperlänk {c}, länk {c} |
| link {v} (connect things) | :: länka, sammanlänka, förbinda |
| link {v} (to contain a hyperlink to another page) | :: länka |
| linkage {n} (connection or relation between things or ideas) SEE: link | :: |
| Linköping {prop} (Swedish city) | :: Linköping |
| Linnaeus {prop} (Carl Linnaeus) | :: Linné |
| linnet {n} (Carduelis cannabina, a finch of Europe, western Asia and northern Africa) | :: hämpling {c} |
| linseed {n} (seed of the flax plant) | :: linfrö {n} |
| linseed oil {n} (oil extracted from flax seeds) | :: linolja {c} |
| lint {n} (fuzzy fluff) | :: ludd {n} |
| Linus {prop} (male given name) | :: Linus |
| Linux {prop} (operating system) | :: Linux |
| lion {n} (big cat Panthera leo) | :: lejon {n} |
| lion {n} (heraldic charge) | :: lejon {n} |
| lion cub {n} (young lion) | :: lejonunge {c} |
| lion dance {n} (Chinese dance) | :: lejondans {c} |
| lioness {n} (female lion) | :: lejoninna, lejonhona {c} |
| lionet {n} (lion cub) SEE: lion cub | :: |
| Lionheart {prop} (nickname of Richard I of England) | :: Lejonhjärta |
| lion's den {n} (a dangerous or frightening place) | :: lejonkula |
| lion's share {n} (the majority; a large or generous portion) | :: lejonpart {c} |
| lip {n} (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth) | :: läpp {c} |
| lipase {n} (group of enzymes) | :: lipas |
| lip gloss {n} (a cosmetic product) | :: läppglans {c} |
| lipid {n} (organic compound) | :: lipid |
| lipoprotein {n} (complex of protein and lipid) | :: lipoprotein {n} |
| lipoprotein lipase {n} (enzyme) | :: lipoproteinlipas {n} |
| liposuction {n} (cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction) | :: fettsugning {c} |
| lipreading {n} (the act of reading lips) | :: läppavläsning {c}, läppläsning {c} |
| lip service {n} (Empty talk; words absent of action or intention) | :: läpparnas bekännelse {c} |
| lipstick {n} (make-up for the lips) | :: läppstift {n} |
| lipstick {n} (stick of this make-up) | :: läppstift {n} |
| lip sync {n} (synchronization of music with lips) | :: läppsynk {c}, playback {c} |
| lip-sync {v} (to move lips in synchronization with sounds) | :: mima, läppsynka |
| liquescent {adj} (liquescent) SEE: melting | :: |
| liqueur {n} (a flavored alcoholic beverage) | :: likör {c} |
| liquid {n} (substance that is liquid) | :: vätska {c} |
| liquid {adj} (fluid; not solid and not gaseous) | :: flytande |
| liquidate {v} (to settle the affairs) | :: likvidera |
| liquidate {v} (to convert assets into cash) | :: likvidera |
| liquidate {v} (to kill someone) | :: likvidera |
| liquidation {n} (selling a business’s assets) | :: likvidation {c} |
| liquid crystal {n} (phase of matter) | :: flytande kristall {c} |
| liquidity {n} (finance: availability of cash over short term) | :: likviditet {c} |
| liquid phase {n} (one of the three fundamental structural phases of matter) | :: flytande form {c} |
| liquor {n} (strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation) | :: sprit {c}, likör |
| liquorice {n} (plant) SEE: licorice | :: |
| liquorice {n} (confection) SEE: licorice | :: |
| liquor store {n} (liquor store, bottle shop) | :: spritbutik {c}, spritaffär {c} |
| Lisbon {prop} (capital of Portugal) | :: Lissabon |
| lisp {n} (The habit or an act of lisping.) | :: lispning {c} |
| lisp {v} (to pronounce the sibilant letter ‘s’ imperfectly) | :: läspa |
| list {n} (enumeration or compilation of items) | :: lista {c} |
| list {n} | :: lista {c} |
| listed company {n} (company) | :: börsbolag {n} |
| listen {v} (to pay attention to a sound) | :: lyssna |
| listen {v} (to expect or wait for a sound) | :: lyssna |
| listen {v} (to accept advice or obey instruction) | :: lyda |
| listen {v} (to hear (something)) | :: lyssna |
| listener {n} (someone who listens) | :: åhörare {c} |
| listless {adj} (Lacking enthusiasm) | :: håglös, likgiltig, apatisk, loj |
| litany {n} (ritual liturgical prayer) | :: litania {c} |
| litchi {n} (lychee) SEE: lychee | :: |
| lite {adj} (low in calories) | :: lätt |
| liter {n} (cubic decimeter) SEE: litre | :: |
| literal {adj} (exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation) | :: bokstavlig |
| literal {adj} (following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties) | :: ordagrann |
| literally {adv} (not metaphorically) | :: bokstavligen |
| literary {adj} (bookish) SEE: bookish | :: |
| literary {adj} (relating to literature) | :: litterär |
| literary {adj} (relating to writers, or the profession of literature) | :: litterär |
| Literary Chinese {prop} (Classical Chinese) SEE: Classical Chinese | :: |
| literate {adj} (knowledgeable in literature and writing) | :: beläst |
| literature {n} (body of all written works) | :: litteratur {c}, |
| literature {n} (the collected creative writing of a nation, people, group or culture) | :: litteratur {c} |
| literature {n} (all the papers, treatises etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject) | :: litteratur {c} |
| lithe {adj} (mild, calm) | :: lugn |
| lithe {adj} (slim) | :: smärt |
| lithe {adj} (flexible) | :: smidig, böjlig |
| lithium {n} (chemical element) | :: litium {n} |
| lithium aluminium hydride {n} (chemical compound, LiH) | :: litiumaluminiumhydrid |
| lithium carbonate {n} (Li2CO3) | :: litiumkarbonat {n} |
| lithograph {n} (image produced by lithography) | :: litografi {c} |
| lithography {n} (printing method) | :: litografi {c} |
| lithosphere {n} (The outer layer of the Earth) | :: litosfär {c} |
| Lithuania {prop} (country) | :: Litauen |
| Lithuanian {adj} (referring to Lithuania) | :: litauisk |
| Lithuanian {n} (language) | :: litauiska |
| Lithuanian {n} (person from Lithuania) | :: litauer |
| Lithuanian Hound {n} (Lithuanian Hound) | :: litauisk stövare {n} |
| litmus {n} (dyestuff from lichen) | :: lackmus {c} |
| litmus paper {n} | :: lackmuspapper {n} |
| litre {n} (unit of fluid measure) | :: liter {c} |
| litter {n} (platform designed to carry a person or a load) | :: bår {c}, bärstol {c} |
| litter {n} (animals born in one birth) | :: kull {c} |
| litter {n} (bedding for animals) | :: strö {n} |
| litter {n} (discarded items) | :: skräp {n}, avfall {n}, sopor {p} |
| litter {n} (material for litter tray) | :: strö {n} |
| litter {v} (drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it) | :: skräpa ner |
| little {adj} (small in size) | :: liten |
| little {adj} (very young) | :: liten |
| little {adj} ((of a sibling) younger) | :: yngre, lille- |
| little {adv} (not much) | :: lite |
| little {determiner} (small amount) | :: lite |
| little bittern {n} (bittern of the genus Ixobrychus) | :: dvärgrördrom {c} |
| little bittern {n} (bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus) | :: dvärgrördrom {c} |
| little black dress {n} (woman's short black dress) | :: lilla svarta {c} |
| little brother {n} (younger brother) SEE: younger brother | :: |
| little bustard {n} (Tetrax tetrax) | :: småtrapp {c} |
| little by little {adv} (a small amount at a time) | :: lite i taget, pö om pö, bit för bit |
| little egret {n} (bird) | :: silkeshäger {c} |
| little finger {n} (outermost and smallest finger of the hand) | :: lillfinger, lilltå |
| little girl {n} (a female child) | :: flicka {c}, flickebarn {n}, tös {c}, jänta {c}, tjej {c} |
| little grebe {n} (bird) | :: smådopping |
| little green man {n} (humorous: space alien, Martian, see also: alien) | :: små gröna män {c-p} |
| little owl {n} (species of owl) | :: minervauggla |
| little pitchers have big ears {proverb} (proverb) | :: små grytor har också öron |
| Little Red Book {prop} (Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung) | :: Maos lilla röda |
| Little Red Riding Hood {prop} (a folktale) | :: Rödluvan {c} |
| Little Red Riding Hood {prop} (the main character in this story) | :: Rödluvan {c} |
| Little Russia {prop} (a historical area) | :: Lillryssland |
| little sister {n} (younger sister) SEE: younger sister | :: |
| little stint {n} (Calidris minuta) | :: småsnäppa {c} |
| little toe {n} (smallest toe of the foot) | :: lilltå {c} |
| littoral {adj} (of or relating to the shore, especially the seashore) | :: kust- |
| liturgic {adj} (liturgical) SEE: liturgical | :: |
| liturgical {adj} (Pertaining to liturgy) | :: liturgisk |
| liturgics {n} (academic discipline dedicated to the study of liturgy) | :: liturgik {c} |
| liturgy {n} (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) | :: liturgi {c} |
| Liturgy of the Hours {n} ( liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours) | :: tidegärd {c} |
| livable {adj} (suitable for living in) | :: beboelig, trevlig |
| live {v} (be alive) | :: leva |
| live {v} (have permanent residence) | :: bo |
| live {v} (survive, persevere, continue) | :: leva |
| live {adj} (having life) | :: levande |
| live {adj} (capable of causing harm) | :: skarp |
| live {adj} (electrically charged) | :: strömförande |
| live and learn {phrase} (exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences) | :: man lär så länge man lever |
| live and let live {v} (be tolerant) | :: lev och låt leva |
| live by the sword, die by the sword {proverb} (one who uses violence can expect a violent response) | :: alla som griper till svärd skall dödas med svärd |
| livelihood {n} (means of supporting oneself) | :: levebröd {n} |
| lively {adj} (full of life) | :: livlig |
| liver {n} (organ of the body) | :: lever {c}, lever- |
| liver {n} (organ as food) | :: lever {c} |
| liver cancer {n} (malignant neoplasm of the liver) | :: levercancer {c} |
| livermorium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 116) | :: livermorium |
| Liverpool {prop} (Liverpool, England) | :: Liverpool |
| Liverpudlian {adj} (of or relating to Liverpool in the United Kingdom) | :: liverpoolsk |
| Liverpudlian {n} (a native or resident of Liverpool in the United Kingdom) | :: liverpoolare {c} |
| Liverpudlian {n} (someone connected with Liverpool FC) | :: liverpoolare {c} |
| liverwort {n} (bryophyte with a leafy stem) | :: levermossa {c} |
| livery {n} (distinctive uniform worn by a group) | :: livré {c} |
| livestock {n} (farm animals) | :: boskap {c} |
| live stream {n} (Internet broadcast) | :: streaming |
| live under a rock {v} (to be isolated from knowledge of current events) | :: leva under en sten |
| Livia {prop} (female given name) | :: Livia |
| livid {adj} (pallid) SEE: pallid | :: |
| livid {adj} (very angry, furious) | :: rasande |
| living {adj} (having life) | :: levande |
| living {adj} (in use or existing) | :: levande |
| living {adj} (true to life) | :: levande |
| living {n} (state of being alive) | :: liv {n} |
| living fossil {n} (species believed extinct but later found living) | :: levande fossil {n} |
| living room {n} (room in a private house) | :: vardagsrum {n}, finrum {n}, storarum {n} |
| living standard {n} (standard of living) SEE: standard of living | :: |
| living street {n} (type of street) | :: gångfartsområde {n} |
| Livonia {prop} (historical region) | :: Livland |
| Livonian {prop} (language) | :: liviska |
| lizard {n} (reptile) | :: ödla {c} |
| lizard {n} (coward) SEE: coward | :: |
| llama {n} (South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama) | :: lama {c} |
| lo {interj} (look, see, behold) | :: skåda, si |
| load {n} (burden) | :: last, börda |
| load {n} (number of articles that can be transported or processed at one time) | :: last {c} |
| load {n} (the electrical current or power delivered by a device) | :: last {c} |
| load {v} (to read into memory) | :: ladda |
| loader {n} (tractor with a scoop) | :: hjullastare {c} |
| loaf {n} (block of bread) | :: limpa {c} |
| loam {n} (type of soil) | :: mylla, lerjord |
| loan {n} (borrowed sum of money or other property) | :: lån {n} |
| lo and behold {interj} (used to express surprise) | :: hör och häpna |
| loan shark {n} (money lender; usurer) | :: lånehaj {c} |
| loan translation {n} (calque) SEE: calque | :: |
| loanword {n} (word taken from another language) | :: lånord {n}, låneord {n}, främmande ord {n} |
| loath {adj} (angry, hostile) SEE: angry | :: |
| loathing {n} (sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike) | :: avsky |
| lob {v} (to throw or hit a ball high into the air) | :: lobba |
| lob {n} (high-arching pass or stroke) | :: lobb |
| lob {n} (lump) SEE: lump | :: |
| lobbyist {n} (A person paid to influence politicians) | :: lobbyist {c} |
| lobelia {n} (plant) | :: lobelia {c} |
| lobotomize {v} | :: lobotomera |
| lobotomy {n} (surgical operation) | :: lobotomi {c} |
| lobscouse {n} (meat dish stewed with vegetables and ship biscuit) | :: lapskojs {c} |
| lobster {n} (crustacean) | :: hummer {c} |
| lobster pot {n} (a trap used to catch lobsters) | :: tina |
| local {adj} (of a nearby location) | :: lokal |
| local {adj} (computing: having limited scope) | :: lokal |
| local {adj} (medicine: of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism) | :: lokal |
| local {n} (a person who lives near a given place) | :: lokalinvånare |
| local {n} (a train that stops at all stations) | :: lokaltåg, närtåg |
| local {n} | :: lokal, ortlig |
| local derby {n} (a sports match between local rival teams) | :: derby {n} |
| locale {n} (language-related settings) | :: språk {n} |
| locality {n} (situation or position of an object) | :: lokalitet {c} |
| localization {n} (software engineering: act or process of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region) | :: språkanpassning {c}, översättning {c} |
| locate {v} (to place; to set in a particular spot or position) | :: placera |
| locate {v} | :: placera |
| location {n} (place) | :: läge {n}, plats {c} |
| location {n} (act of locating) | :: lokalisering |
| locative {n} (locative case) SEE: locative case | :: |
| locative case {n} (case used to indicate place, or the place where) | :: lokativ {n} |
| lock {n} (something used for fastening) | :: lås {n} |
| lock {n} (segment of a canal) | :: sluss {c} |
| lock {n} (firing mechanism of a gun) | :: lås {n} |
| lock {v} (to become fastened in place) | :: låsa sig, fastna |
| lock {v} (to fasten with a lock) | :: låsa |
| lock {n} (length of hair) | :: lock {c} |
| lockdown {n} (confinement of people as a security measure) | :: nedstängning {c} |
| locked {adj} (that has been locked (with a key)) | :: låst |
| locker room {n} (locker room) SEE: changing room | :: |
| locket {n} (chained ornament) | :: medaljong {c} |
| lock-in {n} (a situation in which members of an industry) | :: inlåsning {c} |
| locking {n} | :: låsning {c} |
| lockjaw {n} (disease) | :: stelkramp |
| lock out {v} (inadvertently prevent from entering a place) | :: låsa ute |
| lock out {n} (an event in which an employer bars employees from working) | :: lockout {c} |
| lockout {n} (opposite of a strike) | :: lockout {c} |
| locksmith {n} (one who practices locksmithing) | :: låssmed {c} |
| lock up {v} (of a computer: to cease responding) | :: frysa |
| lockup {n} (prison) SEE: prison | :: |
| loco {n} (locomotive (short form)) | :: lok {n} |
| locomotive {n} (self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails) | :: lok {n}, lokomotiv {n} |
| locus {n} (position on a chromosome) | :: locus {n} |
| locust {n} (type of grasshopper) | :: gräshoppa {c}, vandringsgräshoppa {c} |
| lodestar {n} (star used as navigation reference) | :: ledstjärna |
| lodestar {n} (guiding tenet) | :: ledstjärna {c} |
| Lode Star {prop} (Polaris) SEE: Polaris | :: |
| lodge {n} (inn) SEE: inn | :: |
| lodging {n} (place to live or lodge) | :: logi {c} |
| loft {n} (an attic or similar space) | :: vind {c} |
| loftiness {n} (arrogance) SEE: arrogance | :: |
| log {n} (trunk of dead tree, cleared of branches) | :: stock {c} |
| log {n} (bulky piece of timber) | :: stock {c} |
| log {n} (nautical: device for measuring the speed of a vessel) | :: logg {c} |
| log {n} | :: stock {c} |
| log {v} (to cut down trees) | :: fälla (träd) |
| log {n} (chronological record) | :: logg {c}, journal {c}, dagbok {c}, diarium {n} |
| log {n} | :: logg {c}, loggbok {c} |
| log {v} (make an entry in a log) | :: logga, anteckna, journalföra, diarieföra |
| log {n} (very dumb person) SEE: blockhead | :: |
| log {n} (logbook) SEE: logbook | :: |
| log {n} (rolled cake) SEE: Swiss roll | :: |
| loganberry {n} (raspberry-blackberry hybrid berry) | :: loganbär {n} |
| logarithm {n} (The power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain a given number) | :: logaritm {c} |
| logarithmic {adj} (relating to logarithms) | :: logaritmisk |
| logbook {n} (nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded) | :: loggbok {c}, skeppsdagbok {c} |
| log cabin {n} (small simple dwelling made from wood) | :: timmerstuga {c} |
| loge {n} (upscale seating region in theatres or similar) | :: loge {c} |
| loge {n} (stall) SEE: stall | :: |
| loggerhead {n} (rufous-tailed flycatcher (Myiarchus validus)) | :: rödstjärtad topptyrann |
| loggerhead {n} (loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)) SEE: loggerhead shrike | :: |
| loggerhead {n} (loggerhead kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus)) SEE: loggerhead kingbird | :: |
| loggerhead {n} (loggerhead duck or Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus)) SEE: loggerhead duck | :: |
| loggerhead duck {n} (Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus)) | :: Falklandsångbåtsand |
| loggerhead kingbird {n} (Tyrannus caudifasciatus) | :: karibkungstyrann |
| loggerhead shrike {n} (Lanius ludovicianus) | :: amerikansk törnskata {c} |
| logic {n} (method of human thought) | :: logik {c} |
| logic {n} (mathematical study) | :: logik {c} |
| logic {n} (any system of thought, irrespective of its rigor or productiveness) | :: logik {c} |
| logician {n} (person who studies or teaches logic) | :: logiker |
| log in {v} (gain access to a computer system) | :: logga in |
| login {n} (user's identification) | :: användarnamn {n} |
| login {n} (logging in) | :: logga in |
| logion {n} (a saying that is attributed to Jesus but which is not in the Bible) | :: logion {n} |
| -logist {suffix} (person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy) | :: -log {c} |
| logistics {n} (planning and implementing the flow of goods and services) | :: logistik {c} |
| logjam {n} (An excess of logs being conveyed on a river) | :: bröt {c} |
| logo {n} (visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an entity) | :: logotyp {c}, logga {c}, logo {c} |
| log off {v} (log out) SEE: log out | :: |
| log on {v} (log in) SEE: log in | :: |
| logophoric {adj} (being a logophor) | :: logoforisk |
| logorrhea {n} (excessive and often uncontrollable speaking due to a mental disorder) | :: logorré |
| logorrhea {n} (excessive use of words in writing) SEE: prolixity | :: |
| logotype {n} (symbol used by organization, logo) | :: logotyp {c} |
| log out {v} (to exit an account in a computing system) | :: logga ut |
| -logy {suffix} (branch of learning) | :: -logi {c} |
| loin {n} (part of the body) | :: länd {c} |
| loin {n} (cut of meat) | :: fransyska |
| loins {n} (plural form of loin) SEE: loin | :: |
| loiter {v} (to stand about without any aim or purpose) | :: driva omkring, driva runt |
| Lojban {prop} (artificial logical language based on Loglan) | :: lojban {c} |
| Lojban {adj} (of or relating to Lojban) | :: lojbansk |
| Loki {prop} (god of mischief and trickery) | :: Loke |
| lokun {n} (doctor) SEE: doctor | :: |
| lol {interj} (Used to express laughter) SEE: LOL | :: |
| LOL {interj} (expression of laughter) | :: lol, asg (asgarva) |
| lollipop {n} (confectionery on a stick) | :: klubba {c}, slickepinne {c} |
| lolly {n} (money) SEE: money | :: |
| lolly {n} (confection) SEE: confection | :: |
| lolly {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop | :: |
| Lombard {prop} (language of Lombardy) | :: lombardiska |
| Lombard {n} (banker or moneylender) SEE: banker | :: |
| Lombardy {prop} (region in northern Italy) | :: Lombardiet |
| London {prop} (in the United Kingdom) | :: London |
| London {prop} (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) | :: Londons |
| Londoner {n} (person from or inhabitant of London) | :: londonbo {c}, Londonbo {c} |
| Londonian {n} (Londoner) SEE: Londoner | :: |
| London Underground {prop} (the London underground) | :: Londons tunnelbana {c} |
| lone {adj} (having no companion) | :: ensam |
| loneliness {n} (condition of being lonely) | :: ensamhet {c} |
| lonely {adj} (of person: unhappy by feeling isolated) | :: ensam |
| lonely {adj} (of place: desolate) | :: öde |
| loner {n} (one who lacks or avoids company) | :: ensamvarg {c} |
| long {adj} (having much distance from one point to another) | :: lång, långsmal |
| long {adj} (having great duration) | :: lång |
| long {adv} (over a great distance) | :: långt |
| long {adv} (particular duration) | :: länge |
| long {adv} (long duration) | :: länge |
| long {v} (to wait, to aspire) | :: längta |
| long {adj} (not short) SEE: tall | :: |
| long ago {adv} (at a time in the distant past) | :: längesen, länge sedan |
| long arm of the law {n} (influence or effectiveness of law enforcement) | :: lagens långa arm |
| long ball {n} (kick) | :: långboll {c} |
| long-billed dowitcher {n} (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | :: större beckasinsnäppa {c} |
| longboat {n} (ship's boat) | :: storbåt {c} |
| longbow {n} (large bow) | :: långbåge {c} |
| longcase clock {n} (grandfather clock) SEE: grandfather clock | :: |
| long-eared owl {n} (Asio otus) | :: hornuggla {c} |
| long for {v} (to have desire for; to yearn) | :: längta efter |
| long for {v} (to miss) | :: längta tillbaka till |
| long-haired {adj} (Having long, uncut hair on the head) | :: långhårig |
| longhorn beetle {n} (any Cerambycid) | :: långhorning {c} |
| longhouse {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse | :: |
| longing {n} (melancholic desire) | :: längtan {c} |
| longitude {n} (angular distance) | :: longitud {c}, längdgrad {c} |
| long-legged buzzard {n} (Buteo rufinus) | :: örnvråk |
| longline {n} (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) | :: långrev {n} |
| long live {v} (prosper) | :: leve!, länge leve! |
| longship {n} (type of Viking vessel) | :: långskepp {n} |
| longshoreman {n} (man employed to load and unload ships) | :: hamnarbetare {c}, stuveriarbetare {c} |
| long since {adv} (long ago) SEE: long ago | :: |
| long-spined bullhead {n} (Taurulus bubalis) | :: oxsimpa {c} |
| long story short {adv} (Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, an involved story) | :: kort och gott |
| long-tailed duck {n} (Clangula hyemalis) | :: alfågel {c} |
| long-tailed jaeger {n} (Stercorarius longicaudus) | :: fjällabb {c} |
| long-tailed shrike {n} (Lanius schach) | :: rostgumpad törnskata {c} |
| long-tailed tit {n} (bird) | :: stjärtmes {c} |
| long-term {adj} (becoming evident after a relatively long time period) | :: långtids- |
| long-term {adj} (extending over a relatively long time period) | :: långvarig, långsiktig |
| long time no hear {interj} (idiomatic: I haven't heard from you for a long time) | :: det var inte igår |
| long time no see {interj} (idiomatic: I (or we) have not seen you for a long time) | :: det var inte i går |
| long-toed stint {n} (Calidris subminuta) | :: långtåsnäppa {c} |
| long ton {n} (avoirdupois ton) | :: engelskt ton {n} |
| longwave {adj} (having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters) | :: långvåg |
| long weekend {n} (weekend extended by one or more days off) | :: långhelg {c} |
| long-winded {adj} (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) | :: långrandig |
| Longyearbyen {prop} (settlement) | :: Longyearbyen |
| loo {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| loofah {n} (tropical vine) | :: luffasläktet |
| look {v} (to try to see) | :: titta, se, kika, kolla, spana |
| look {v} (to appear, to seem) | :: se ut, verka, synas |
| look {v} (give an appearance of being) | :: leta, söka |
| look {n} (action of looking) | :: blick {c} |
| look {n} (physical appearance) | :: utseende {n} |
| look {n} (facial expression) | :: blick {c} |
| look after {v} (to watch, to protect) | :: passa |
| look at {v} (to observe or watch) | :: titta på |
| look at {v} (to consider) | :: se över |
| look before you leap {proverb} (think before taking action) | :: titta innan du hoppar |
| look down on {v} (to regard or treat as inferior) | :: se ned på |
| looker {n} (slang: good-looking one) | :: snygging {c} |
| look for {v} (search; seek) | :: söka |
| look for trouble {v} (ask for it) SEE: ask for it | :: |
| look forward to {v} (anticipate, expect, or wait for) | :: se fram emot |
| looking-glass {n} (mirror) SEE: mirror | :: |
| look on {v} (to watch; to observe) | :: titta på |
| look out {v} (to look from within to the outside) | :: titta ut |
| look out {v} (to be vigilant and aware) | :: se upp |
| look up {v} (used other than as an idiom) | :: se upp |
| look up {v} (to obtain information about something from a text source) | :: slå upp, kolla upp |
| look up to {v} (To show respect for) | :: se upp till |
| loom {n} (weaving frame) | :: vävstol {c} |
| loom {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) SEE: loon | :: |
| loon {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) | :: lom {c} |
| loony {adj} (very silly) SEE: silly | :: |
| loony {n} (an insane or very foolish person) | :: galning {c}, knäppgök {c}, tokstolle {c} |
| loop {n} (shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself) | :: ögla {c} |
| loop {n} (complete circuit for an electric current) | :: sluten krets {c}, krets {c} |
| loop {n} (aircraft maneuver) | :: looping {c} |
| loop {n} (ring road) SEE: ring road | :: |
| loophole {n} (slit in a castle wall) | :: skottglugg {c} |
| loophole {n} (method of escape) | :: kryphål {n} |
| loo roll {n} (toilet roll) SEE: toilet roll | :: |
| loose {v} (to let loose) | :: lossa |
| loose {adj} (not fixed tightly) | :: lös |
| loose {adj} | :: lös |
| loosen {v} (to make less tight) | :: gå upp |
| loosen {v} (to remove costiveness) | :: lösa upp |
| loot {n} (the proceeds of theft, robbery etc., swag, contraband) | :: byte {n} |
| loot {v} (to steal from) | :: plundra |
| lop {v} (cut off) | :: kvista, avkvista |
| lopsided {adj} (not balanced) | :: skev |
| loquacious {adj} (talkative, chatty) | :: pratsam |
| loquat {n} (tree) | :: japansk mispel {c} |
| lord {n} (master of a household) | :: herre {n} |
| lord {n} (ruler, one having mastery over others) | :: herre {n} |
| Lord {prop} (God) | :: Herre {c} (Herren {c}) |
| Lord {prop} (Jesus) | :: Herre {c} (Herren {c}) |
| lord protector {n} | :: riksföreståndare {c} |
| Lord's Prayer {prop} (the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples) | :: Herrens bön |
| Lord's Supper {prop} (Last Supper) SEE: Last Supper | :: |
| lore {n} (all the facts and traditions about a particular subject) | :: lära {c} |
| Lorraine {prop} (region west of Alsace) | :: Lorraine {n} |
| lorry {n} (motor vehicle) SEE: truck | :: |
| lorry driver {n} (person employed to drive a truck) SEE: truck driver | :: |
| Los Angeles {prop} (largest city in California) | :: Los Angeles |
| lose {v} (cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability) | :: förlora, tappa bort, tappa, mista, bliva av med, varda av med |
| lose {v} ((transitive) fail to win) | :: förlora |
| lose {v} (shed (weight)) | :: tappa |
| lose {v} (have (somebody of one's kin) die) | :: förlora, mista |
| lose {v} (be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer) | :: tappa bort |
| lose {v} (fail to be the winner) | :: förlora |
| lose face {v} (lose respect of others) | :: förlora ansiktet, tappa ansiktet |
| lose one's balance {v} (unsteady) SEE: unsteady | :: |
| lose one's temper {v} (to be explosively angry) | :: gå i taket, få spel |
| lose one's virginity {v} (to stop being a virgin after the first sexual intercourse) | :: förlora sin oskuld |
| lose one's way {v} (get lost) SEE: get lost | :: |
| loser {n} (person who fails to win) | :: förlorare {c} |
| loser {n} (person who is frequently unsuccessful in life) | :: förlorare {c} |
| lose weight {v} (to become less heavy or obese) | :: gå ner i vikt |
| loss {n} (defeat, see also: defeat) | :: förlust {c} |
| loss {n} (financial: the sum lost on balance) | :: förlust {c} |
| loss {n} (engineering: power expended without doing useful work) | :: förlust |
| loss {n} | :: förluster {p} |
| loss leader {n} (item sold at or below cost to stimulate sales) | :: lockpris, lockvara {c} |
| lossless {adj} (not losing information) | :: förlustfri |
| lossy {adj} (reducing the amount of information in data) | :: destruktiv |
| lost {adj} (unable to find one's way) | :: vilse |
| lost and found {n} (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) | :: upphittat |
| lost generation {prop} | :: förlorade generationen |
| lost property {n} (lost and found) SEE: lost and found | :: |
| lot {n} (separate portion; number of things taken collectively) | :: mängd {c} |
| lot {n} (informal: a number of people taken collectively) | :: bunt {c}, skara |
| lot {n} (distinct portion or plot of land) | :: tomt |
| lot {n} (that which happens without human design or forethought) | :: öde {n}, lott {c} |
| lot {n} (anything used in determining a question by chance) | :: lott {c} |
| lot {n} (part or fate) | :: lott {c} |
| lot {n} (large quantity or number) SEE: a lot | :: |
| lots {n} (lots) SEE: a lot | :: |
| lottery {n} (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) | :: lotteri {n} |
| lottery {n} (affair of chance) | :: lotteri {n} |
| lottery {n} | :: lotteri {n} |
| lottery ticket {n} (slip of paper drawn in a lottery) | :: lott {c} |
| lotus {n} (Nymphaea) SEE: water lily | :: |
| lotus eater {n} | :: lotofager {c} |
| loud {adj} (of a sound) | :: hög |
| loud {adj} (noisy) | :: ljudlig |
| loud and clear {adv} (in a clear and easily understandable manner) | :: klart och tydligt |
| loudspeaker {n} (transducer) | :: högtalare {c} |
| loudspeaker {n} (encasing) | :: högtalare {c} |
| Lou Gehrig's disease {n} (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) SEE: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | :: |
| Louis {prop} (male given name) | :: Ludvig |
| Louisa {prop} (female given name) SEE: Louise | :: |
| louis d'or {n} (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) | :: louis-d'or {c}, lusidor {c} |
| Louise {prop} (feminine form of Louis) | :: Lovisa, Louise {c} |
| Louisiana {prop} (US state) | :: Louisiana {n} |
| loupe {n} (magnifying glass often used by jewellers and watchmakers) | :: lupp {n} {n-p} |
| louse {n} (insect) | :: lus {c} |
| louse {n} (worthless person) | :: skitstövel, usling |
| louse fly {n} (Hippoboscidae) SEE: ked | :: |
| lousy {adj} (remarkably bad; of poor quality, dirty, or underhanded) | :: värdelös, urusel, botten |
| lousy {adj} (Infested with lice) | :: nedlusad, lusig |
| lousy {adj} (filled with) | :: packad, full av, full med |
| lout {n} (bumpkin) | :: tölp {c} |
| lout {n} (a rude violent man) | :: tölp {c}, buffel {c}, drummel {?} |
| Louvain {prop} (Belgian city) | :: Leuven |
| louvar {n} (Luvarus imperialis) | :: luvar {?} |
| Louvre {prop} (an art museum in France) | :: Louvren {c} |
| lovable {adj} (inspiring love) | :: älskvärd |
| lovage {n} (a Mediterranean herb) | :: libbsticka {c} |
| love {n} (zero) | :: noll |
| love {n} (strong affection) | :: kärlek {c} |
| love {n} (object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart) | :: älskling {c}, käresta, älskade |
| love {n} | :: kärlek {c} |
| love {v} (have a strong affection for) | :: älska |
| love {v} (care about; will good for) | :: älska |
| love {v} ((euphemistic): to have sex with) | :: älska, älska med |
| love at first sight {n} (an instantaneous attraction) | :: kärlek vid första ögonkastet |
| lovebird {n} (an affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) | :: turturduva {c} |
| love bite {n} (swelling on the skin) | :: sugmärke {n} |
| love child {n} (child born as a result of a romantic liaison between unmarried parents) | :: kärleksbarn {n} |
| love hotel {n} (short-stay hotel for sex) | :: kärlekshotell {n} |
| love-in-a-mist {n} (Nigella damascena) | :: jungfrun i det gröna |
| loveless {adj} (without love) | :: kärlekslös |
| love letter {n} (letter about the author's love) | :: kärleksbrev |
| lovely {adj} (Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.) | :: vacker, härlig |
| lovely {adj} (very nice, wonderful) | :: härlig |
| lovely {adj} (inspiring love or friendship) | :: härlig |
| love of one's life {n} | :: livs kärlek {c} |
| lover {n} (one who loves another person) | :: älskare {m}, älskarinna {f}, älskande {c} |
| lover {n} (sexual partner) | :: älskare {c}, älskarinna {c} |
| love rat {n} (adulterer) SEE: adulterer | :: |
| loving {adj} (expressing a large amount of love) | :: kärleksfull, öm |
| low {adj} (in a position comparatively close to the ground) | :: låg |
| low {adj} (small in height) | :: kort, låg |
| low {adj} (situated below the normal level) | :: låg |
| low {adj} (depressed, sad) | :: nere |
| low {n} (flame) SEE: flame | :: |
| low {v} (moo) SEE: moo | :: |
| low blow {n} (an unfair or illegal blow in boxing) | :: slag under bältet {n} |
| low blow {n} (an unfair attack) | :: slag under bältet {n} |
| low-budget {adj} (Achieved with a relatively small financial outlay) | :: lågbudget- |
| low cost carrier {n} (an airline selling very cheap tickets) | :: lågprisflygbolag {n} |
| lower {adj} (more towards the bottom) | :: nedre |
| lower {v} (let (something) descend by its own weight, such as a bucket or sail) | :: vira ned, vira ner, sänka |
| lower {v} (pull down) | :: hala, ta ned, ta ner |
| lower {v} (make less elevated as to object, as ambitions or hopes) | :: minska |
| lower {v} (reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of, as temperature) | :: sänka |
| lower {v} (reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.) | :: sänka, minska, beskära |
| lower arm {n} (section of an arm) SEE: forearm | :: |
| lower case {n} (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) | :: gemener {c-p}, små bokstäver {c-p} |
| lower chamber {n} (lower house) SEE: lower house | :: |
| lower house {n} (part of a parliament) | :: underhus |
| lower lip {n} | :: underläpp {c} |
| Lower Lusatian {prop} (Lower Sorbian) SEE: Lower Sorbian | :: |
| Lower Saxony {prop} (state) | :: Niedersachsen |
| Lower Sorbian {prop} (a Slavic language spoken in part of Brandenburg) | :: lågsorbiska {c} |
| lowest common denominator {n} (smallest multiple of several denominators) | :: minsta gemensamma nämnare |
| lowest common denominator {n} (most simple shared interest) | :: minsta gemensamma nämnare {c} |
| Low German {n} (West Germanic language) | :: lågtyska {c}, plattyska {c}, nedersaksiska {c} |
| Low Germany {prop} (Northern Germany) | :: Lågtyskland |
| lowly {adj} (not lofty or sublime; humble) | :: ödmjuk, blygsam, anspråkslös |
| Low Saxon {prop} (language or language group) | :: lågsachsiska |
| Low Saxon {prop} (language) SEE: Low German | :: |
| low tide {n} | :: ebb {c}, lågvatten {n} |
| lox {n} (type of smoked salmon) | :: kallrökt lax {n} |
| loyal {adj} (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) | :: lojal |
| loyalness {n} (loyalty) SEE: loyalty | :: |
| loyalty {n} (the state of being loyal; fidelity) | :: lojalitet {c}, trofasthet {c} |
| loyalty {n} (faithfulness or devotion to some person, cause or nation) | :: lojalitet {c}, trofasthet {c} |
| lozenge {n} (rhombus) | :: ruta {c} |
| lubber {n} (inexperienced sailor) SEE: landlubber | :: |
| lube {n} (lubricant) SEE: lubricant | :: |
| lube {v} (lubricate) SEE: lubricate | :: |
| lubricant {n} (substance used to reduce friction) | :: glidmedel {n}, smörjmedel {n}, glid {n} |
| lubricant {n} (personal lubricant) SEE: personal lubricant | :: |
| lubricate {v} (to make slippery or smooth) | :: smörja |
| lubrication {n} (the application of lubricants) | :: smörjning {c} |
| Lucas {prop} (male given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
| Lucerne {prop} (city) | :: Luzern |
| Lucia {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lucy | :: |
| Lucian {prop} (sophist of Syrian origin) | :: Lukianos |
| lucid dream {n} (lucid dream) | :: klardröm {c} |
| Lucifer {prop} (figure mentioned in Isaiah 14:12) | :: Lucifer {c} |
| luck {n} (something that happens to someone by chance) | :: lycka, tur |
| luckily {adv} (in a lucky manner) | :: lyckligt, lyckligtvis |
| luck out {v} (to experience great luck) | :: ha tur |
| lucky {adj} (of people, having good fortune) | :: lyckosam |
| lucky {adj} (being good by chance) | :: tursam, lycklig |
| lucky dog {n} (one with good luck) | :: lyckost {c} |
| lucrative {adj} (producing a surplus; profitable) | :: lukrativ |
| Lucy {prop} (female given name) | :: Lucia |
| Luddite {n} (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery) | :: luddit {c}, maskinstormare {c} |
| Luddite {n} (one opposing technological change) | :: luddit {c}, maskinstormare {c} |
| ludicrous {adj} (idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny) | :: löjlig, skrattretande, absurd |
| lug {n} (lug nut) | :: hjulskruv {c}, hjulmutter {c} |
| lug {v} (to haul something heavy) | :: kånka |
| luge {n} (The sport of racing on luges) | :: rodel {c} |
| luggage {n} (traveller's containers) | :: bagage {c} |
| luggage cart {n} (vehicle pushed by travellers) | :: bagagevagn {c}, bagagekärra {c} |
| lug nut {n} (nut to attach wheel to axle) | :: hjulskruv {c}, hjulmutter {c} |
| lugubrious {adj} (gloomy) | :: dyster |
| Luhansk People's Republic {prop} (secessionist state in Luhanshchyna, the Ukraine) | :: Folkrepubliken Lugansk |
| Lukas {prop} (given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
| Luke {prop} (given name) | :: Lukas |
| Luke {prop} (evangelist) | :: Lukas |
| Luke {prop} (gospel of Luke) | :: Lukasevangeliet, Luk. |
| lukewarm {adj} (temperature) | :: ljum, ljummen |
| lukewarm {adj} (not very enthusiastic) | :: ljum, likgiltig |
| Luleå {prop} (municipality) | :: Luleå |
| Lule Sami {prop} (language) | :: lulesamiska {c} |
| lullaby {n} (a soothing song to lull children to sleep) | :: vaggvisa {c}, godnattsång {c} |
| lumbago {n} (lumbar-region backache, see also: backache) | :: ryggskott {n} |
| lumbar puncture {n} (procedure to collect cerebrospinal fluid) | :: lumbalpunktion {c} |
| lumber {n} (wood as building material) | :: virke {n} |
| lumberjack {n} (person who fells trees) | :: skogshuggare {c} |
| lumbermill {n} (mill for processing lumber) SEE: sawmill | :: |
| lumberyard {n} (facility) | :: brädgård {c} |
| lumen {n} (SI-unit for luminous flux) | :: lumen |
| lummox {n} (clumsy, stupid person) | :: klumpeduns |
| lump {n} (something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group) | :: klump |
| lumpenproletariat {n} (in Marxism: the lowest stratum of the proletariat) | :: trasproletariat {n} |
| lumpfish {n} (lumpsucker) SEE: lumpsucker | :: |
| lumpsucker {n} (scorpaeniform fish) | :: kvabbso, sjurygg, stenbit |
| lump sum {n} (large one-time payment) | :: klumpsumma {c} |
| lumpy {adj} (full of lumps) | :: klimpig |
| Luna {prop} (Earth's moon) SEE: Moon | :: |
| lunar eclipse {n} (when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon) | :: månförmörkelse {c} |
| lunar module {n} (spacecraft) | :: månlandare {c} |
| lunar phase {n} (any one of the aspects presented by the moon) | :: månfas {c} |
| lunatic asylum {n} (mental hospital) SEE: mental hospital | :: |
| lunch {n} (meal around midday) | :: lunch {c}, middag |
| lunch {v} (to eat lunch) | :: äta lunch, luncha |
| lunchbox {n} (container for transporting meals) | :: matlåda {c}, lunchlåda {c} |
| lunchbreak {n} (break for lunch) | :: lunchrast {c} |
| luncheon {n} (a formal term for lunch) SEE: lunch | :: |
| luncheon {n} | :: lunch {c} |
| lunch meat {n} (cold cuts) SEE: cold cuts | :: |
| lunch pail {n} (lunchbox) SEE: lunchbox | :: |
| lung {n} (organ that extracts oxygen from the air) | :: lunga {c} |
| lung cancer {n} (cancer of the lung(s)) | :: lungcancer {c} |
| lung capacity {n} (vital capacity) SEE: vital capacity | :: |
| lunge {n} (sudden movement) | :: utfall, attack |
| lunge {n} (exercise) | :: utfall {n} |
| lunge {v} (to make a sudden movement) | :: göra ett utfall, störta (mot någon) |
| lupin {n} (any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae) | :: lupin {c} |
| lupine {n} (lupin) SEE: lupin | :: |
| lure {n} (artificial fishing bait) | :: agn {n}, bete {n} |
| lure {v} (to entice) | :: locka |
| lurid {adj} (melodramatic) SEE: melodramatic | :: |
| lush {adj} (dense, teeming with life) | :: frodig, grönskande |
| lush {adj} (luxuriant, delicious) | :: luxuös, smaskig |
| lush {adj} (beautiful, sexy) | :: sexig, snygg |
| lush {n} (alcoholic) | :: fyllo {n}, alkis {c}, suput {c} |
| Lusophone {adj} (of a place, Portuguese-speaking) | :: portugisiskspråkig |
| lust {n} (strong desire, especially of a sexual nature) | :: begär {n}, lust {c}, åtrå {c} |
| lust {n} | :: lust |
| lustration {n} (a rite of purification, especially washing) | :: rening {c}, lustration {c} |
| lustration {n} (restoration of credibility to a government by the purging earlier perpetrators) | :: utrensning {c}, förnyelse {c} |
| lustrous {adj} (having a glow or lustre) | :: glänsande |
| lute {n} (stringed instrument) | :: luta {c} |
| luteal phase {n} (part of the menstrual cycle) | :: lutealfas {c} |
| lutefisk {n} (Traditional Nordic dish) | :: lutfisk {c} |
| luteinizing hormone {n} (hormone) | :: luteiniserande hormon {n} |
| lutetium {n} (chemical element with atomic number of 71) | :: lutetium |
| Lutheran {adj} (pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther or his followers, or the Lutheran church) | :: luthersk |
| Lutheran {n} (member of any Christian church identifying with the theology of Martin Luther) | :: lutheran |
| Lutheranism {n} (branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther) | :: lutheranism {c}, lutherdom {c} |
| lux {n} (the derived unit of illuminance) | :: lux {c} |
| Luxembourg {prop} (country) | :: Luxemburg |
| Luxembourger {n} (person from Luxembourg) | :: luxemburgare {m}, luxemburgska {f} |
| Luxembourgian {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger | :: |
| Luxembourgian {adj} (Luxembourgish) SEE: Luxembourgish | :: |
| Luxembourgish {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people) | :: luxemburgsk |
| Luxembourgish {prop} (language of Luxembourg) | :: luxemburgiska |
| Luxemburger {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger | :: |
| luxurious {adj} (being very fine and comfortable) | :: luxuös, lyxig |
| luxury {n} (very wealthy and comfortable surroundings) | :: lyx {c} |
| luxury {n} (something desirable but expensive) | :: lyx {c} |
| luxury {n} (something very pleasant but not really needed in life) | :: lyx |
| luxury {adj} (indulgent) | :: lyxig |
| luxury good {n} (product or service not considered essential to everyday life) | :: lyxvara {c} |
| Lviv {prop} (Lviv) | :: Lviv |
| löwchen {n} (Löwchen) SEE: Löwchen | :: |
| Löwchen {n} (Löwchen) | :: loöwchen {c} |
| -ly {suffix} (forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of") | :: -aktig, -artad, -lig, -isk |
| -ly {suffix} (used to form adverbs from adjectives) | :: -t |
| lycanthrope {n} (werewolf) SEE: werewolf | :: |
| lychee {n} (tree) | :: litchi {c} |
| lychee {n} (fruit) | :: litchi {c} |
| lych-gate {n} (churchyard gateway) | :: stiglucka {c}, stigport {c} |
| Lydia {prop} (biblical woman) | :: Lydia |
| Lydia {prop} (female given name) | :: Lydia |
| Lydian {prop} (language) | :: lydiska {c} |
| lye {n} (caustic alkaline solution) | :: lut {c} |
| Lyme disease {n} (infection by bacteria of the genus Borrelia) | :: borrelia |
| lymph {n} (the fluid carried by the lymphatic system) | :: lymfa {c} |
| lymphatic {adj} (pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system) | :: lymfatisk |
| lymphatic {n} (lymph vessel) SEE: lymph vessel | :: |
| lymphatic system {n} (network of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes) | :: lymfatiskt system {n}, lymfsystem {n} |
| lymphatic vessel {n} (lymph vessel) SEE: lymph vessel | :: |
| lymph node {n} (filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system) | :: lymfknuta {c}, lymfkörtel {c} |
| lymphocyte {n} (type of white blood cell) | :: lymfocyt {c} |
| lymphoma {n} (malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue) | :: lymfom {n} |
| lymph vessel {n} (vessel that carries lymph) | :: lymfkärl {n} |
| lynch {v} (execute without a proper legal trial) | :: lyncha |
| lynx {n} (wild cat) | :: lo {c}, lodjur {n} |
| Lyon {prop} (city in France) | :: Lyon |
| lyre {n} (stringed musical instrument) | :: lyra {c} |
| lyrebird {n} (Australian songbirds of the genus Menura) | :: lyrfåfel {c} |
| lyric {n} (words of a song) SEE: lyrics | :: |
| lyrics {n} (the words to a song) | :: sångtext |
| lysergic {adj} (psychedelic) SEE: psychedelic | :: |
| lysine {n} (essential amino acid, C6H14N2O2) | :: lysin |
| lysosome {n} (digestive organelle) | :: lysosom {c} |