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| a bit adv | UK, informal (a little) | lite adv |
| | | lite grann adv |
| | (bildlig) | en smula adv |
| | Run around a bit and you'll soon warm up. |
| a bit adv | UK, informal (slightly) | lite adv |
| | It's a bit cold in here! |
| a bit of a mess n | UK, informal (chaotic) | en röra s |
| | (bildlig) | en soppa s |
| | His love life's a bit of a mess. |
| a bit of a mess n | informal (difficult situation) | oordning s |
| | (bildlig) | en röra s |
| | To say that the economy is in a bit of a mess is putting it mildly. |
| a bit of a mess n | informal (place: untidy) | en röra s |
| | (bildlig) | kaos s |
| | My house is a bit of a mess, but please come in. |
| a bit too adv | informal (overly) | lite för adv |
| | His hair was a bit too long for me. |
| | She seemed a bit too calm; something must be wrong. |
| a cappella adv | Italian (sing: without instruments) | a cappella adv |
| | The piece is usually orchestral but they performed it a cappella. |
| a cappella adj | Italian (singing: no instruments) | a cappella adj |
| | Gregorian chant is usually a cappella singing. |
| a dab hand n | informal (skilled person) (vardagligt) | en hejare, en baddare s |
| | (vardagligt) | en överdängare s |
| | Could you help me roll this pastry? I hear you're a dab hand in the kitchen. |
| a dab hand at [sth] n | informal (person skilled at [sth]) | ha en skicklighet för ngt vbal uttr |
| | | vara bra på ngt vbal uttr |
| | My sister's coming to put up some shelves for me. She's a dab hand at DIY. |
| a dead man n | figurative, slang (in serious trouble) (bildlig) | en död man s |
| | Touch me again and you're a dead man! |
a dime a dozen (US),
ten a penny (UK) adj | figurative, informal (common) (bildlig) | tretton på ett dussin s |
| | | många adj |
| | In Hollywood, aspiring young actresses are a dime a dozen. |
a drop in the ocean (UK),
a drop in the bucket (US) n | figurative, informal, UK (amount: trivial) (bildlig) | en droppe i havet uttr |
| | | nästan ingenting s |
| | The money I give to charity is a drop in the ocean compared to some people. |
| a drop in the ocean n | figurative, informal, UK ([sth], [sb]: inconsequential) (bildlig) | en droppe i havet s |
| | | nästan ingenting s |
| | I am just a drop in the ocean of many dozens of candidates vying for this job. |
| be a far cry from [sth] expr | informal (very different from) | vara mycket olikt ngt vbal uttr |
| | | vara helt annorlunda jämfört med ngt vbal uttr |
| | Life in Canada is a far cry from what she's used to in Haiti. |
| a few times adv | (on several occasions) | ett par gånger uttr |
| | | några gånger adv |
| | That boy has come over a few times and always behaved himself. |
| a few times adv | (with several repetitions) | några gånger adv |
| | | ett par gånger uttr |
| | After you do it a few times it doesn't seem so terrible. |
| a fortiori adv | Latin (argument: stronger reason) (latin, formell) | a fortiori adv |
| | | med nödvändighet prep + s |
| A friend in need is a friend indeed. expr | ([sb] who helps is real friend) | i nöden prövas vännen uttr |
| | | vänner i vått och torrt uttr |
| | When I was sick you certainly proved the old saying, "A friend in need is a friend indeed." |
a great deal,
a good deal n | (bargain) | en bra affär, en god affär uttr |
| | | ett kap s |
| | I chose the car because it was reliable and a great deal. |
a great deal,
a good deal n | (much, large amount) | en hel del s |
| | | mycket adv |
| | I have a great deal to accomplish before the end of the semester. |
a great deal of [sth],
a good deal of [sth] expr | (large amount of [sth]) | en hel del av ngt s |
| | (något formellt) | åtskilligt med adv + prep |
| | | mycket av adv |
| | Her presidential campaign had a great deal of success at the local level. |
a great deal,
a good deal adv | (greatly, very much) | mycket adv |
| | | högt adv |
| | I value your input a great deal. |
a great deal,
a good deal adv | (considerably) | mycket adv |
| | | avsevärt adv |
| | I'm feeling a great deal better since I ate some soup. |
a great deal of effort,
a good deal of effort n | (a lot of work) (slitsamt, svårt arbete) | mycket möda, stor möda adv + s |
| | (ansträngning) | mycket arbete, mycket jobb adv + s |
| | I put a great deal of effort into this project, and I was really offended when management ignored it. |
| a great time n | informal (fun, enjoyment) | en bra stund uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | jättekul adj |
| | | en bra tid uttr |
| | Thanks so much for inviting me; I had a great time! |
| a hint of irony n | (slight sarcasm) (bildlig) | en droppe ironi s |
| | | en gnutta ironi s |
| a job well done n | (task that is performed well) | ett jobb väl utfört uttr |
| | | ett jobb väl avklarat uttr |
| | Congratulations on a job well done! |
a la,
à la adv | Gallicism (in the style of) (franska) | à la prep |
| | He swears a lot when he's angry, a la Gordon Ramsay. |
| à la carte adv | French (ordering dishes: individually) | à la carte adv |
| | Rather than choosing the set lunch, she decided to order à la carte. |
| à la carte adj | French (menu items: priced individually) | à la carte adj |
| | The restaurant offers a wide selection of à la carte menu items. |
| à la carte adv | figurative, French (choosing, buying: individually) | enskilt adv |
| | | separat adv |
| | | var för sig uttr |
| | Customers can download songs à la carte. |
| à la carte adj | figurative, French (can be purchased individually) | enskild, enstaka adj |
| | | separat adj |
| | The website allows people to make à la carte purchases. |
a la mode,
à la mode adj | Gallicism (fashionable, in fashion) | fashionabel adj |
| | | modern adj |
| | (slang) | inne adj |
| | Animal print is very a la mode right now. |
a la mode,
à la mode,
alamode adj | US, Gallicism (with ice cream) | med glass - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | I ordered a piece of pie a la mode. |
| A level n | UK, often plural (Advanced level: exam) | A levels spl |
| | Graham failed all his A levels so was unable to get into university. |
| A level n | UK, usually plural (pass in Advanced level exam) (betyg) | A s |
| | | högsta betyg s |
| | Sue left school with three A levels. |
| a little adj | (small amount) | lite adj |
| | I just want a little salt on my potatoes. |
| a little adv | (slightly) | lite adv |
| | She was a little angry with me. |
| | The doctor says your blood pressure is a little high. |
| a little adv | (slightly) | lite, litet adv |
| | (informellt) | en smula uttr |
| | I am a little drunk, but in no way incapacitated. |
| | Jag är lite full, men jag är inte alls utslagen. |
| a little n | (a small amount) | lite s |
| | | litet grand, lite grann s |
| | Chocolate? I'll just have a little. |
| a little n | (short time) | en liten stund, en kort stund s |
| | I'll be there in a little. |
| a little bit n | informal (small amount) | lite s |
| | (vardagligt) | en gnutta s |
| | There wasn't enough salt in the soup so I added a little bit. Could I please have a little bit of cheese? |
| a little bit adv | informal (slightly) | lite s |
| | (vardagligt) | en gnutta, en smula s |
| | I'm just a little bit dizzy. It was a little bit cheeky of me to ask … but I asked anyway. |
| a little more n | (a small additional quantity) | lite mer s |
| | I already added salt to the potatoes, but I think they could use a little more. |
| a little more adj | (slightly more) | lite mer adj |
| | (formell) | lite ytterligare adj |
| | May I have a little more tea, please? |
| a little more adv | (for a short while longer) | lite mer adv |
| | (vardagligt) | en liten stund till uttr |
| | The girl asked her mother if she could continue playing outside a little more. |
| a little more adv | (slightly more often) | lite mer adv |
| | (formell) | lite ytterligare adv |
| | You need to exercise a little more if you want to get fit. |
| a little thing n | informal ([sth] trivial) | en liten grej, en liten sak s |
| | | en småsak s |
| | I know it's just a little thing, but I find the constant tapping of your foot annoying. |
| a long time adv | (a considerable period) | längesedan, längesen adv |
| | (bokstavlig översättning) | en lång tid adv |
| | It's a long time since we last met. |
| a long time ago adv | (in the distant past) | för längesedan, för länge sedan adv |
| | (formell) | för en lång tid sedan uttr |
| | A long time ago, my ancestors settled in this land. |
| a long way off adv | (in the distance) | långt borta adv |
| | (vardagligt) | en lång bit bort adv |
| | A long way off, you could just see the lights from a distant village. |
| a long way off adv | (distant, far away) | långt borta från ngt uttr |
| | | en lång bit bort från ngt uttr |
| | Those birds are swimming a long way off shore, so you'll need a telescope to see them. |
| a long way off adv | US, colloquial (in the distant future) | långt borta adv |
| | (formell) | inte nära förestående adv |
| | My sixtieth birthday is still a long way off. |
| a lot more n | (greater amount) | mycket mer s |
| | | en hel del mer s |
| | A banker makes a lot more than a teacher. |
| a lot more n | (greater number) | mycket mer s |
| | | en hel del mer s |
| | A few hundred is a lot more than a couple dozen. |
| a lot more adj | (in greater amount) | mycket mer adj |
| | | en hel del mer uttr |
| | I need a lot more flour to make this dough. |
| a lot more adj | (in greater number) | mycket fler adj |
| | | en hel del mer uttr |
| | A lot more people are taking up cycling these days. |
| a lot more adv | (to greater degree) | mycket mer adv |
| | Your foot bends a lot more when you run. |
| a lot of fun n | informal ([sth] very entertaining) | mycket kul adv + s |
| | (vardagligt) | jättekul, jätterolig adj |
| | Thank you for inviting me to your party. I had a lot of fun. |
| a matter of time n | ([sth] which will happen eventually) | en tidsfråga s |
| | | en fråga om tid uttr |
| | They've been dating for 5 years, so it's only a matter of time before he proposes. |
| a mess of pottage n | figurative (paltry sum) | inget av värde s |
| | (vardagligt) | skitsak, struntsak s |
| | You are offering nothing but a mess of pottage. |
| a mite adv | informal (slightly) | en aning s |
| | (vardagligt) | en smula, en gnutta s |
| | Aren't you a mite too old to be watching cartoons? |
| a monument to [sth] n | (example, evidence) | ett monument över ngt s |
| | | ett praktexempel på ngt s |
| | His last film was a monument to stupidity and bad taste. |
| a nice little earner n | UK, slang ([sth] which generates income) | en fin liten inkomstkälla s |
| | I'm setting up a website to sell my photos; it should be a nice little earner. |
| a nose for [sth] n | figurative (instinctive ability to detect [sth]) (bildligt) | näsa för något s |
| | He has a great nose for good books. |
| | Han har näsa för bra böcker. |
| a number of npl | (some, several) | ett antal, ett flertal adj |
| | | upprepade adj |
| | He has broken the rules a number of times. |
| | Han har brutit reglerna ett antal (or: ett flertal) gånger. |
| | Han har brutit reglerna vid upprepade tillfällen. |
| a piece n | UK, regional (a distance, a way) | en bit s |
| | The farm is down the road a piece. |
| | Bondgården ligger en bit bort längs vägen. |
| a piece of cake n | figurative, informal ([sth] easy to do) (bildlig) | lätt som en plätt s |
| | | en bagatell s |
| | The new software installation was a piece of cake, no problems! |
a piece of work,
a real piece of work n | US, figurative, informal (unusual character, individual) | excentrisk person s |
| | (vardagligt, nedsättande) | konstig människa s |
a piece of work,
a real piece of work n | US, figurative, informal (unpleasant, difficult person) (svår att ha att göra med) | svår person s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | Tommy's a real piece of work; I heard he blamed his mistake on the boss. |
| a posteriori adv | (law, logic: from experience) (formell) | a posteriori adv |
| | | från erfarenhet prep + s |
| | The philosopher came to his conclusion a posteriori. |
| a posteriori adj | (law, logic: from experience) (formell) | a posteriori adj |
| | | efteråt, i efterhand adj |
| | A posteriori knowledge relies on experience or evidence. |
| a priori adv | (by deduction) (formell) | a priori adj |
| | Tim came to this conclusion a priori, rather than from experience. |
| a priori adj | (hypothetical, deductive) (formell) | a priori adj |
| | | hypotetisk adj |
| | Mathematical principles are a priori. |
| a quarter past expr | (time: fifteen minutes after) | kvart över s + prep |
| | He arrived at a quarter past nine. |
a quarter till [sth],
a quarter 'til [sth] (US),
a quarter to [sth],
quarter to [sth] (UK) expr | (15 minutes before the hour) | kvart i s + prep |
| | I'll meet you at a quarter till one... in the afternoon, of course. |
a quarter till,
a quarter 'til (US),
a quarter to,
quarter to (UK) expr | informal (15 minutes before the hour) | kvart i ngt prep + s |
| | | en kvart kvar till ngt uttr |
| a quarter to expr | (time: fifteen minutes before) | kvart i s + prep |
| | It's almost a quarter to five; we're running late. |
A road,
A-road n | (main traffic route) (motsvarighet i Sverige) | riksväg s |
| | A motorist was caught doing almost double the 70-mph limit on an A road in Worcestershire. |
| a shell n | figurative (weakened person) (bildligt) | ett tomt skal s |
| | (bildligt) | en skugga s |
| | He is just a shell of his former self. |
| | Han är bara ett tomt skal av sitt forna jag. |
| | Han är bara en skugga av sitt forna jag. |
a smidgen,
a smidgin,
a smidgeon n | (tiny amount) | en gnutta s |
| | (vardagligt) | pyttelite s |
| | If you're asking about the cake, I want just a smidgen. |
a smidgen,
a smidgin of [sth],
a smidgeon of [sth] n | (tiny amount of [sth]) | en gnutta s |
| | | pyttelite s |
| | She added a smidgen of cinnamon to the pie. |
a smidgen,
a smidgin of [sth],
a smidgeon of [sth] n | figurative (tiny amount) | en gnutta s |
| | | pyttelite s |
| | (bildlig) | en smula s |
| | It's a cliché, but there's a smidgen of truth in it. |
a smidgen,
a smidgin,
a smidgeon adv | (a little, slightly) (bildlig) | en smula adv |
| | | en gnutta adv |
| | | pyttelite adv |
| | Could you move your chair to the left a smidgen? |
| a stone's throw n | figurative, informal (short distance) (bildlig) | ett stenkast adv |
| | | en liten bit adv |
| | The distance from our house to hers is a stone's throw. |
| a stone's throw away expr | figurative, informal (nearby) (bildlig) | ett stenkast bort uttr |
| | | en liten bit bort uttr |
| | We can easily walk to Martha's house; she lives a stone's throw away. |
a stone's throw from [sth],
within a stone's throw of [sth] expr | figurative, informal (near) (bildlig) | ett stenkast från ngt uttr |
| | The shop is just a stone's throw from my house. |
| | Butiken ligger bara ett stenkast från mitt hus. |
| a thing of beauty n | ([sth] impressive) | ett mästerverk s |
| | (främst bildlig) | ett konstverk s |
| | | en mycket vacker sak uttr |
| | The painting is a thing of beauty. |
| a tidy sum n | informal (large amount of money) | en ordentlig summa, en duktig summa s |
| | | en stor summa s |
| | | en ansenlig summa s |
| a time n | (a period, a while) | en stund s |
| | (bildlig) | en minut s |
| | (bildlig) | ett ögonblick s |
| | Come and sit with me for a time. |
| a ton n | UK, regional, slang (speed: 100 miles an hour) (regional) | 100 miles i timmen uttr |
| | Bill was doing a ton on the motorway, when he got pulled over by the police. |
| a ton n | UK, regional, slang (quantity: 100) | ett hundra, hundra s |
| a ton n | UK, regional, slang (100 pounds sterling) (regional) | 100 pounds spl |
| a ways to go expr | US, informal (some distance to go) | en bit att gå vbal uttr |
| | | en bit kvar, lite kvar s |
| a wealth of [sth] n | figurative (abundant amount of [sth]) (bildlig) | en rikedom s |
| | (bildlig) | ett överflöd s |
| | (bildlig) | en uppsjö s |
| | | otaliga, många, riklig adj |
| | There's a wealth of reasons why you should stay. |
| | Det finns en rikedom av skäl till att du borde stanna. |
| | Det finns ett överflöd av skäl till att du borde stanna. |
| | Det finns en uppsjö av skäl till att du borde stanna. |
| | Det finns otaliga (or: många) skäl till att du borde stanna. |
| a while ago adv | (short time in the past) | för ett tag sen adv |
| | (formell) | för en tid sedan adv |
| | A while ago I went on vacation to Cancun. |
a whole new ball game,
a brand new ball game n | US, informal, figurative (changed situation) (bildlig) | helt andra bullar uttr |
| | (direktöversättning) | helt annorlunda uttr |
| | That puts matters in a different light. It's a brand new ball game now. |
| a world of [sth] n | figurative (a great amount of [sth]) | himmelsvid adj |
| | | enorm adj |
| | | en väldig massa, en väldig mängd uttr |
| | | en oändlig massa, en oändlig mängd uttr |
| | There is a world of difference between their politics. |
| | Det är en himmelsvid skillnad mellan deras politiska åsikter. |
| | Det är en enorm skillnad mellan deras politiska åsikter. |
| A-bomb n | abbreviation (atomic bomb) | atombomb s |
| Anmärkning: Ordet förkortas inte på svenska. |
| | The U.S. detonated the first A-bomb near Alamogordo, New Mexico. |