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| acclaim [sb/sth] as [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (praise, applaud) | hylla ngn/ngt som ngt vtr + prep |
| | | lovorda, prisa, lovprisa vtr |
| | | applådera ngn/ngt som ngt vtr + prep |
| | Critics acclaimed her as the greatest actress of the 20th century. |
| act as [sth/sb] vi + prep | (perform function) | agera som ngt/ngn vitr + prep |
| | | fungera som ngt/ngn vitr + prep |
| | When they first met each other, it was her sister who acted as matchmaker. |
| | The man's trousers were held up by a bit of rope that was acting as a belt. |
address [sb],
address [sb] as [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a title) (tala till med titel) | titulera vtr |
| | (rikta tal till) | tilltala vtr |
| | (rikta något till) | adressera vtr |
| | "Your Holiness" is the correct way to address the Pope. |
| | "Ers helighet" är det korrekta sättet att tilltala påven. |
| also known as prep | (alias) | även känd som uttr |
| | Eva Perón, also known as Evita, was a controversial figure in Argentine politics. |
| appear as though v expr | (seem) | verka som, förefalla som vtr + konj |
| | It appears as though your father is having a mid-life crisis. |
| appoint [sb] as [sth] vtr + prep | (give a role, job) | utse ngn som ngt vtr + prep |
| | (vardagligt) | välja ngn som ngt vtr + prep |
| | The board of directors appointed Mark as head of the party-planning committee. |
| as a child adv | (during childhood) | som barn adv |
| | (vardagligt) | som liten adj |
| | As a child, Fiona was scared of dogs but she later went on to become a vet. |
| as a consequence adv | (so, therefore) | som en konsekvens uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | därför adv |
| | The boy failed his math test. As a consequence, he cannot visit his friends this weekend. |
| as a matter of fact expr | (in fact, on the contrary) | i själva verket uttr |
| | | faktiskt adv |
| | I'm not ignoring your brother; as a matter of fact, I invited him for dinner tonight. |
| as a result adv | (consequently) | till följd av det uttr |
| | | på grund av det uttr |
| | The little girl kept jumping in puddles, and as a result her new shoes were ruined. |
| as a result of expr | (due to, because of) | till följd av ngt uttr |
| | | på grund av ngt uttr |
| | As a result of your disobedience, your parents punished you. |
| as a rule expr | (usually) | i regel prep + s |
| | | vanligtvis adv |
| | As a rule, we go to bed early on weeknights. |
| as a whole adv | (all considered together) | i sin helhet uttr |
| | | som helhet prep + s |
| | Some students need to improve, but the class as a whole is very good. |
| as always adv | (as usual) | som vanligt adv |
| | | precis som alltid uttr |
| | As always, Sally was chatting up the Australians. |
as anything,
as ... as anything adv | informal (perfectly, extremely) | lika ... som ngt annat uttr |
| | Det första filmen är lika bra som den andra. |
| as at prep | UK (at a particular time) | då prep |
| | | klockan s |
| | | vid en viss tidpunkt uttr |
| Anmärkning: Used in finance and accounting. |
as can be,
as ... as can be expr | (perfectly, extremely) | så ... som ngt kan vara uttr |
| | My sister's new baby is cute as can be. |
| | The children were excited as could be when their dad arrived home with a puppy. |
| | Min systers nya bebis är så söt som ngt kan vara. |
| as compared with [sb/sth] expr | (in comparison to) | i jämförelse med uttr |
| | As compared with American English, British English seems more formal. |
| as ever adv | (as is always the case) | som vanligt adj |
| | | precis som alltid uttr |
| | As ever, I didn't understand a word of what he was saying. |
| | The bus was late, as ever! |
as ever,
as ... as ever adv | (as is always the case) | som alltid adv |
| | | som vanligt adv |
| | I saw that comedian live recently and he was funny as ever. |
| as expected adv | (as was anticipated) | som väntat adv |
| | As expected, all the crops withered because of the drought. |
| as far as prep | (the same distance as) (på samma avstånd) | lika långt som prep |
| | (långt borta) | lika avlägset som prep |
| | Our new grocery store is just as far as the old one. |
| as far as prep | (all the way to) | ända till prep |
| | | hela vägen till prep |
| | I walked as far as the corner shop before realising I'd forgotten my purse. |
as far as I am concerned,
as far as I'm concerned adv | (in my opinion) | för min del adv |
| | (formell) | vad mig beträffar adv |
| | (vardagligt) | för mig adv |
| Anmärkning: The contraction would normally be used in speech and informal writing. "I am..." is more formal. |
| | As far as I'm concerned, that was the best film of the year. |
as far as I am concerned,
as far as I'm concerned adv | (as for me, as regards me) | för min del adv |
| | (formell) | vad mig beträffar adv |
| | (vardagligt) | för mig adv |
| Anmärkning: The contraction would normally be used in speech and informal writing. "I am..." is more formal. |
| | As far as I'm concerned, I never want to eat another fried alligator steak. |
| as far as I know adv | (to my knowledge) | så vitt jag vet adv |
| | (vardagligt) | vad jag vet adv |
| | As far as I know, the bank approved the loan. |
| | The boss is in his office, as far as I know. |
| as far as [sth] is concerned expr | (regarding [sth]) | såvitt ngt beträffar vtr |
| | | som har med ngt att göra adj |
| as far as possible adv | (to the greatest possible extent) | så långt som möjligt uttr |
| | | så mycket som det går uttr |
| | Please avoid cell phone usage as far as possible during your visit. |
| as far back as prep | (long ago) | så långt tillbaka som uttr |
| | As far back as Cleopatra's time, sugaring has been used as a hair removal technique. |
| as far back as prep | (from a point in the past) | så långt tillbaka som uttr |
| | These cave paintings are believed to date as far back as 17,000 years. |
| as follows adv | (in the following way) (formell) | som följer adv |
| | | såhär adv |
| | | följande adv |
| | The instructions are as follows: 'Remove lid, drink coffee'. |
| as for prep | (with regard to) (formell) | vad beträffar prep |
| | | gällande prep |
| | As for this guy, I don't think he's going anywhere in life. |
| as for me adv | (as far as I am concerned) | för min del, vad mig beträffar, vad mig anbelangar uttr |
| | My husband is going to work. As for me, I will stay home and take care of the baby. |
| as from prep | (starting on) | från och med uttr |
| | You'll need to arrive 10 minutes earlier as from tomorrow. |
| as f*** adv | vulgar, offensive!!, informal (extremely) | som fan interj |
| | | så in i helvete interj |
| | (offensive) | som satan interj |
| | That guy over there is as cool as f***! |
| as good as expr | (of equal quality to) | lika bra som uttr |
| | He is as good at maths as my brother. |
| as good as expr | (nearly; virtually) | nästan adv |
| | | nära på adv |
| | I've worked all night on the picture and it's as good as finished. |
as good as gold,
good as gold expr | (very well behaved) (bildlig) | guld värd adj |
| | | väluppfostrad adj |
| as I see it adv | (in my opinion) | som jag ser det adv |
| | | från min sida sett adv |
| | | enligt min mening adv |
| as I was saying adv | (to resume after interruption) | som jag sa adv |
| | As I was saying before being interrupted, the lady of the house is not home. |
| as if conj | (as though) | som om konj |
| | He looked as if he wanted to say something. |
| as if interj | informal (sceptical) (vardagligt) | som om interj |
| | You're going to help me clean the house? As if! |
| as if to say adv | (in a way that suggests [sth]) | som för att säga, liksom för att säga uttr |
| | He nodded at her as if to say goodbye. |
| as is adv | (in its current state) | i befintligt skick uttr |
| | The TV is sold 'as is', there is no implicit nor explicit warranty. |
| as is my wont adv | formal (as usual, as is my habit) | som jag brukar uttr |
| | | som jag har för vana att göra uttr |
| Anmärkning: as is his wont, as is her wont, etc. |
| as it is adv | colloquial (as the situation stands) | som det är adv |
| | (bildlig) | som det ser ut adv |
| | As it is, we'll be lucky to arrive before dark! |
| as it is adv | (in its current state) | som det är, som den är adv |
| | We'll have to make do with the vehicle we have, as it is. |
| as it turns out adv | (as has transpired) | som det visar sig uttr |
| | | tydligen adv |
| | The candidate I offered the job to is, as it turns out, my boss's cousin! |
| as it were adv | idiom (so to speak) | så att säga uttr |
| as little as expr | (a quantity as small as) | så lite som uttr |
| | As little as 2 grammes of it is enough to kill you. |
as long as,
so long as expr | (providing that) | så länge prep + adv |
| | | så länge som uttr |
| | I am happy, as long as the sun always comes back around. |
as long as,
so long as expr | (while) | så länge prep + adv |
| | | så länge som uttr |
| | As long as you're living under my roof, you'll obey my rules, young lady! |
| as long as expr | (equal in length to) | lika lång som uttr |
| | My garden is as long as a football pitch. |
| as long as your arm expr | figurative, informal (very long) (bildlig) | lång som en stör uttr |
| | | hur lång som helst uttr |
| as many ... as adv | (the same number as) | lika många ... som adv |
| | The Lakers had as many all-stars as the Bulls but still lost the game by 20 points. |
| as many as adv | (up to, a possible total of) | så många som adv |
| | | upp mot adv |
| | On a good day, I have seen as many as 80 species of birds. |
| as much expr | (the same thing) | så mycket adv |
| | | lika mycket adv |
| | So, you're pregnant. I thought as much. |
| as much expr | (an equal amount) (vardagligt) | så mycket adv |
| | | lika mycket adv |
| | Joe was praised for his work on the project, but I did just as much. |
| as much as [sb/sth] expr | (the same amount as) | lika mycket som ngn/ngt uttr |
| | Nobody can eat as much as my brother! |
| as much [sth] as [sb/sth] expr | (an equal amount of) | lika mycket ngt som ngn/ngt uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | så mycket ngt som ngn/ngt uttr |
| | I can't eat as much cheese as my sister. |
| as much as expr | (equally) | lika mycket som uttr |
| | I love you as much as I love your sister. |
| as much [sth] as expr | (with clause: the same amount as) | lika mycket ngt som uttr |
| | I would love to earn as much money as you do. |
| as much as expr | (with clause: even though) | även om adv + konj |
| | | fastän, fast konj |
| | As much as I love Mel Gibson, this movie is just too violent for me. |
| as much as possible expr | (to greatest extent) | så mycket som möjligt uttr |
| | I try to exercise as much as possible. |
| as much as possible n | (greatest amount) | så mycket som möjligt uttr |
| | I always eat as much as possible at Thanksgiving dinner. |
| as necessary adv | (according to what is needed) | vid behov prep + s |
| | | när det är nödvändigt uttr |
| | Apply the ointment to the wound as necessary. |
| as needed adv | (according to what is necessary) | vid behov prep + s |
| | (vardagligt) | när det behövs uttr |
| | Take the pain medication as needed. |
| as of prep | (starting from) | från och med prep |
| | (vardagligt) | från prep |
| | As of Monday, the office will be closed. |
| as of prep | (on that day or date) | från, från och med prep |
| | As of Saturday, there were three bars of chocolate in that cupboard; now there's only one. |
| | As of 1 May last year, the number of complaints received was 25. |
| as of late adv | (recently, lately) | på sistone prep + s |
| | | på sista tiden uttr |
| | She has been acting unusually as of late. She hasn't eaten for four days nor slept for two nights. |
| as of now adv | (from this moment onwards) | från och med nu uttr |
| | (kan vara formell) | hädanefter, härefter adv |
| | As of now, you are no longer welcome in my house. |
| as of now adv | (at this moment) | för närvarande prep + s |
| | (indikerar föränderlighet) | för tillfället prep + s |
| | As of now, we have collected nearly 80% of the funds we need to complete the project. |
| as of today expr | (presently) | från och med idag, från och med i dag uttr |
| | As of today, the company's sales are strong. |
| as often as you like adv | informal (whenever you wish) | så ofta du vill uttr |
| | | när du vill uttr |
| | Come and visit me as often as you like. |
| as often as you wish adv | (whenever you want) | så ofta du vill uttr |
| | Feel free to stop by my office as often as you wish. |
| as opposed to conj | (in contrast to) | istället för konj |
| | I prefer old houses as opposed to new ones. |
| as part of [sth] prep | (in the wider context) | som en del av ngt uttr |
| | (bildlig) | som en bit av ngt uttr |
| | As part of a school project, we must write and perform a short play. |
| as part of [sth] prep | (as a member) | som en del av ngt uttr |
| | As part of a team, you must be able to work together with other people. |
| as per prep | (in accordance with) | enligt prep |
| | (formell) | i enlighet med prep |
| | | efter prep |
| | As per your request, I have included the necessary information in this memo. |
| as plain as a pikestaff expr | UK, informal (very obvious) (bildlig) | totalt genomskinlig adj |
| | | klar som korvspad uttr |
| as plain as a pikestaff expr | UK, informal (not attractive) | urtrist adj |
| | (bildlig) | grå adj |
| as promised adv | (according to a promise made) | som lovat adv |
| | | som sagt adv |
| | As promised, I've brought the money to repay you for the loan. |
| as quickly as possible adv | (as fast as can be done) | så snabbt som möjligt uttr |
| | You should get tickets as quickly as possible, the show you want to see is very popular. |
| as regards prep | (with respect to) | vad beträffar prep |
| | | angående prep |
| | | beträffande prep |
| | As regards your letter of January 1, I can no longer provide you with my legal services. |
| as required adv | (according to what is needed) | efter behov prep + s |
| | Add seasoning, as required. |
| as soon as conj | (the moment that) | så fort som, så snart som uttr |
| | | så fort, så snart konj |
| | I will pay for your ticket as soon as you make the reservation. |
| as soon as possible adv | (as early as is feasible) | så snart som möjligt uttr |
| | It's imperative that I speak with you as soon as possible. |
| as such adv | (as a result, thus) | därför adv |
| | | på grund av det adv |
| | The family in Sweden is extremely important and, as such, children's rights are very well protected. |
| as such adv | (exactly, per se) | som sådan adv |
| | The restaurant doesn't have a gluten-free menu as such, but they have salads and other dishes without wheat. |
| as the crow flies expr | (in a straight line) | fågelvägen s |
| | As the crow flies, I live only 200 meters from your house. |
as the next man,
as the next woman,
as the next person expr | (just as much as anyone else) | som vem som helst uttr |
as thin as a rake,
thin as a rake,
as skinny as a rake,
skinny as a rake expr | (very thin) (bildlig) | smal som en sticka uttr |
| | | undernärd adj |
| as though conj | (as if) | som om konj |
| | Jeff was staggering along the path as though he was drunk. |
| as time goes by expr | (as circumstances change) | med tidens gång uttr |
| | | så småningom uttr |
| | Sometimes, as time goes by, people's interests and tastes change. |
| as to prep | formal (with reference to, regarding) | gällande prep |
| | | angående prep |
| | As to your request, I'm afraid I have to say no. |
| as usual adv | (in the habitual way) | som vanligt adv |
| | Jane walked down the street as usual, unaware that something was about to change her life forever. |
| as well adv | (also) | också adv |
| | William invited not only Sue to the party, but her sister as well. |
| as well as conj | (in addition to) | både ngt och ngt konj |
| | | såväl ngt som ngt konj |
| | Our neighbor brought cake as well as juice for everyone. |
| | Vår granne tog med sig både tårta och juice till alla. |
| | Vår granne tog med sig såväl tårta som juice till alla. |
| as with prep | (as in the case of) | som med prep |
| | As with any grammar rule, there are a lot of exceptions. |
| as yet adv | (so far) | hittills, hitintills adv |
| | | än så länge, ännu så länge uttr |
| | As yet, I haven't had anything published, but I still consider myself a writer. |