| Ytterligare översättningar |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| after | | översättning ej tillgänglig |
| after adj | (next, later) | senare adj |
| | He was wild in his youth but settled down in after years. |
| after adj | (nautical: farther aft) | akter- adj |
| | | akterst adj |
| | A gym is located in the after part of the ship. |
| after adj | (aeronautics: farther aft) | bakre, akter- adj |
| | There's a bullet hole in the after part of the plane. |
| after prep | (in search of) | efter prep |
| | (vardaglig) | på jakt efter uttr |
| | He went off after another loaf of bread. |
| after prep | (in the style of) | efter prep |
| | Painting by Smith, after Monet. |
| after prep | (asking about) | efter prep |
| | She was asking after your mother. What should I tell her? |
| after prep | (named for) | efter prep |
| | Judith is named after her grandmother. |
| after prep | (in accord with) | efter prep |
| | (något formellt) | i enlighet med uttr |
| | Now there's a man after my own heart! |
| be after doing [sth] v expr | Ire (be about to do) | vara på väg att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | hålla på att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | If you're after telling me how to cook this meal that I've cooked a thousand times before, you can save your breath. |
| be after doing [sth] v expr | Ire (have just done) | ha precis gjort ngt, ha precis avslutat ngt vbal uttr |
| | I'm after hanging out the clothes and now it's starting to rain! |
| be after [sth/sb] vi + prep | informal (search for [sth], [sb]) | vara efter ngt/ngn vtr + prep |
| | | vara sökandes efter ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | vara på jakt efter ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | I'm after a new service provider; which one would you recommend? |
| Partikelverb |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| ask after [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (enquire about health of: [sb]) | fråga efter ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | I ran into your old friends Vicki and Peter yesterday, and they asked after you. |
| chase after [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (pursue [sb]) | jaga efter ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | leta efter ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | vara på jakt efter ngn vbal uttr |
| | The police chased after the burglar and caught him in my neighbour's garden. |
| chase after [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (seek [sth] unrealistic) (bildlig) | jaga efter ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (bildlig) | vara på jakt efter ngt vbal uttr |
| | John is rather homely, but he's always chasing after the pretty girls. |
| come after [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (pursue, chase) | jaga vtr |
| | | förfölja vtr |
| | The police came after the robbers in a patrol car. |
| go after [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (pursue) (bildlig) | jaga vtr |
| | | ge sig efter ngt vbal uttr |
| | | ge sig på jakt efter ngt vbal uttr |
| | Mark is now going after a Master's degree in science. |
| go after [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (attack verbally) | ge sig på ngn vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | attackera vtr |
| | | hoppa på ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | He really decided to go after him when he saw him flirting with his wife. |
| go after [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (be next, follow) | komma efter ngt/ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | följa efter ngt/ngn vtr patikel oskj |
| | In the alphabet, the letter B goes after the letter A. |
| look after [sb] vtr phrasal insep | UK (child: be guardian) | passa ngn vtr |
| | | se efter ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | Who will look after the children while we're away? |
| look after [sth] vtr phrasal insep | UK (pet, plant: tend) | sköta om, se efter vtr partikel oskj |
| | Will you look after my fish while I'm away? |
| look after [sth] vtr phrasal insep | UK (concern yourself) | bevaka vtr |
| | | se till vtr partikel oskj |
| | He's looking after his own interests, as usual. |
| look after [sth] vtr phrasal insep | UK (manage, run) | sköta om, se efter vtr partikel oskj |
| | Could you look after the shop for ten minutes while I run a few errands? |
| run after [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (chase) | springa efter vtr partikel oskj |
| | | jaga vtr |
| | My dog loves to run after a ball. |
| see after [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | US (look after, take care of) | sköta om ngn/ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | ta hand om ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| take after [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (parent: resemble) | ta efter vtr partikel oskj |
| | Many people say that Maria takes after her grandmother. |
| | Sam really takes after his father. |
| take after [sb] vtr phrasal insep | US (chase) (förfölja) | jaga efter vtr partikel oskj |
| | (rusa efter) | springa efter vtr partikel oskj |
| | The boys took after the dog when it ran off with their ball. |
| Sammansatta former: |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| after a while adv | (some time later) | efter en stund uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | efter ett tag uttr |
| | At first he felt no pain. After a while, his arm began to ache. |
| after all adv | (ultimately) | när allt kommer omkring uttr |
| | After all, nobody but the patient has the right to refuse the treatment. |
| after all adv | (despite that) | i alla fall, iallafall adv |
| | | trots allt adv |
| | Tina is feeling better now, so she can come with us after all. |
| after all adv | (explanatory: because) | eftersom konj |
| | (formell) | då konj |
| | I'm definitely going to the concert - they are my favourite band after all. |
| after all is said and done expr | (ultimately) | när allt kommer omkring uttr |
| | After all is said and done, the decision to have a baby is a personal one. |
| after hours adv | (after official closing time) | efter stängning prep + s |
| | (lånord) | after hours adv |
| | Pubs aren't allowed to sell alcohol after hours. |
| after hours adv | (law: outside of business time) | utanför öppettider prep + s |
| | (lånord) | after hours adv |
| after school adv | (when school day is over) | efter skolan adv |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| | The teacher made Kyle stay after school to finish his homework. |
| after-school adj | (extra-curricular) (ungefärlig översättning) | utanför schemat adv + s |
| | | utanför skoltid adv + s |
| | Drama is a popular after-school activity at my school. |
| after some time expr | (after a while) | efter ett tag uttr |
| | (formell) | efter en tid uttr |
| | After some time, the architect delivered the plans for our new house. |
| after that adv | (then, next) (formell) | sedan adv |
| | | därefter, därpå adv |
| | (vardagligt) | sen adv |
| | We went to see a film, and after that had a meal in an Italian restaurant. |
| after which conj | (and following this) | och därefter konj + adv |
| | (formell) | varefter, varpå adv |
| | (något formellt) | efter vilket prep + pron |
| | He took his morning shower, after which he dressed and began to prepare breakfast. |
| after-sales service n | (customer care: repair, etc.) (kundtjänst, service, mm) | servicepaket, serviceåtagande s |
| | | service efter försäljning s + prep + s |
aftereffect,
also UK: after-effect n | often plural (consequence) | efterverkning s |
| | | resultat s |
afterimage,
after-image n | (impression left on the retina) | efterbild s |
be named after [sth/sb],
be named for [sth/sb] v expr | (be given the same name as) (formell) | vara namngiven efter ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | | ha fått sitt namn efter ngt vbal uttr |
| | I was named after my mother's best friend. |
| | The park was named for the town's mayor. |
| chase after girls v expr | informal (try to seduce young women) (vardagligt) | jaga tjejer, jaga flickor vtr + s |
| | Ron seems to spend most of his time chasing after girls. |
| come after [sth/sb] vi + prep | (follow in sequence) | komma efter vtr + prep |
| | | följa vtr |
| | The letter Q comes after P in the English alphabet. |
crave for [sth],
crave after [sth] vi + prep | (desire, long for) | längta efter ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | ha ett begär efter ngt vbal uttr |
| | | vara sugen på ngt vbal uttr |
| | After years in an office job, Erika found herself craving after an opportunity to work outdoors. |
| day after day adv | (every day) | dag efter dag uttr |
| | | dag ut och dag in uttr |
| | I'm sick of doing the same thing day after day. |
hanker for [sth],
hanker after [sth] vi + prep | (yearn for [sth]) | längta efter ngt vitr + prep |
| | | sukta efter ngt vitr + prep |
| | Micah has been hankering after a blueberry bagel all day. |
| happily ever after adv | (fairytale ending) (böcker, filmer) | lyckliga i alla sina dagar adv |
| | Cinderella married her Prince Charming and they both lived happily ever after. |
happily ever after,
happy ever after adv | (happy outcome) | lyckliga i alla sina dagar adv |
| | The lost cat was found in the attic and the family lived happily ever after. |
| hour after hour adv | (continuously for many hours) | timme efter timme adv |
| | (vardagligt) | timmavis adv |
| | The police studied hour after hour of CCTV footage in order to identify the thieves. |
inquire after [sb],
enquire after [sb] vi + prep | formal (ask for news of [sb]) | höra sig för om ngn vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | fråga efter ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | Kate inquired after Ben's sister when she saw him at the store. |
| long after prep | (for a long time following) | långt efteråt, långt efter prep |
| | | länge efter, länge efteråt prep |
| | The feeling of good times lingered on in the house long after the party was over. |
| looked after adj | (cared for, tended) | omhändertagen adj |
| | | vårdad adj |
| looking after n | UK, informal (care) | vård s |
| | | omsorg s |
| | | skötsel s |
| lust after [sb] vi + prep | (desire sexually) | lusta efter, törsta efter vtr + prep |
| | Don Juan lusted after every woman he saw. |
lust after [sth],
lust for [sth] vi + prep | figurative (want) | lusta efter, törsta efter vtr + prep |
| | | längta efter vtr + prep |
| | Tania is lusting after a new smartphone. |
| model [sth] after [sth] vtr + prep | (base on [sth] else) | forma ngt efter ngt vtr + prep |
| | | modellera ngt efter ngt vtr + prep |
| | This amphitheatre was modelled on the Colosseum in Rome. |
| name [sb/sth] after [sb/sth] vtr + prep | (give the same name as) | ge ngn namn efter ngn vbal uttr |
| | | namnge ngn efter ngn vbal uttr |
| | We'd like to name the baby after my mother if it's a girl. |
| one after the other adv | (one at a time) | den ena efter den andra uttr |
| | I couldn't believe it! He sat there and ate ten habanero peppers, one after the other! |
pattern [sth] on [sth],
pattern [sth] after [sth],
pattern [sth] upon [sth]⇒ vtr | (model, base: on [sth]) (med något som modell) | efterbilda vtr |
| | | basera ngt på ngt vtr + prep |
| | This design is patterned after the latest Paris fashions. |
| | ⓘDen här meningen är inte en översättning av den engelska meningen. Han använde slottet som modell för sitt pepparkakshus. |
| patterned after [sth] adj | (copied, based on [sth]) | koperiad adj |
| | The airplane was patterned after the bird. |
quest after [sth],
quest for [sth] vi + prep | formal (seek, search) | söka efter ngt, leta efter ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | jaga vitr |
| | | spåra vitr |
| | The legend tells of how King Arthur's knights quested for the Holy Grail. |
right after,
immediately after prep | (immediately following) | direkt efter prep |
| | | genast efter prep |
| | We set off right after breakfast. |
| | Right after the wedding, the couple flew off to Jamaica for their honeymoon. |
right after,
immediately after conj | (at once when) | direkt efter konj |
| | | precis efter konj |
| | (formell) | just efter konj |
| | The ambulance came right after the police arrived. |
| | We saw it right after he did. |
| shortly after prep | (just following) | kort därefter, kort därpå prep |
| | Shortly after the Second World War, the Labour government in Britain set about establishing the welfare state. |
sigh for [sth],
sigh after [sth] vi + prep | figurative (pine, yearn) | sukta efter ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | tråna efter ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Rachel is still sighing after that promotion. |
| soon after adv | (a short while later) | strax efter adv |
| | | snart efter adv |
| | | precis efter adv |
| | I was born at 3pm; my twin brother followed soon after. |
| soon after prep | (just following) | direkt efter adv |
| | | precis efter adv |
| | The team fired their manager soon after losing the game. |
| sought-after adj | (desired, desirable) | eftersökt adj |
| | | efterfrågad adj |
| | | populär adj |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | This area is one of the most sought-after locations in the city. |
| time after time expr | (repeatedly) | gång på gång uttr |
| | | igen och igen uttr |
| | Imogen had told her teenage son time after time to tidy his room, but it was still a mess. |
| year after year adv | (every year) | varje år adv |
| | | år efter år adv |
| | His Christmas parties seem to fail year after year. |
| | Year after year I say I'll quit smoking and I never do. |
| year after year adv | (continously; without interruption) | år ut och år in uttr |
| | | år efter år adv |
| | We hear the same complaints year after year. |