hole

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhəʊl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hoʊl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hōl)

Inflections of 'hole' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
holes
v 3rd person singular
holing
v pres p
holed
v past
holed
v past p
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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:

Huvudsakliga översättningar
EngelskaSvenska
hole n(opening)hål s
  öppning s
 They watched the construction through the hole in the wall.
 De tittade på byggnadsarbetet genom ett hål i väggen.
hole n(in the ground)hål s
  grop s
 He dug a hole with his spade.
 Han grävde ett hål med sin spade.
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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:

Ytterligare översättningar
EngelskaSvenska
hole n(hollow)hål s
 A bird lived in the hole in the tree.
hole n(in a road)hål s
  grop s
 Watch out for that hole in the road.
hole nfigurative (predicament) (vardaglig)klämma, knipa s
  svårighet, problem s
 I'm in a real financial hole.
hole n(burrow, animal home)håla s
  kula s
  bo s
  lya s
 The badger comes out of his hole at night.
hole n(shabby home) (vardaglig)håla s
 (nedgången byggnad)kåk s
 That man lives in such a dirty hole.
hole nUS (prison: solitary confinement)isoleringscell, isolering s
 If you get in a fight, they put you in the hole for two weeks.
hole n(argument: flaw)lucka s
  brist s
  fel s
 The politician couldn't see the hole in his argument.
hole n(cavity)hål s
 There is a hole in the plaster casting that needs filling.
hole n(swimming place)badplats, badställe s
 Do you know about the swimming hole that we go to in summer?
hole n(golf: target) (golf)hål s
 His drive from the tee nearly reached the ninth hole.
hole n(golf: number of strokes)hål s
 (lånord, golf)hole s
 Not bad! You got a hole in two!
hole [sth] vtr(golf: hit a ball into the hole) (golf)slå i hål vbal uttr
 He holed it in three strokes.
hole [sth] vtr(dig)gräva vtr
  gräva ut ngt vtr partikel oskj
  gräva hål vtr + s
 Hole out that swampy area, so it can drain.
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Partikelverb
EngelskaSvenska
hole up vi phrasalslang (take shelter, hide)uppehålla sig vitr + refl
  ta skydd vtr + s
 The bears will hole up in their caves until spring.
 We'd better hole up here before moving on tomorrow night.
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Sammansatta former:
EngelskaSvenska
ace in the hole nfigurative, slang (asset, trump) (bildlig)trumfkort s
 Gloria's ace in the hole is her fantastic singing voice.
ace in the hole nfigurative, slang (hidden advantage) (bildlig)trumfkort s
 (bildlig)äss i rockärmen, ess i rockärmen s
 The manager decided it was time to reveal his ace in the hole, and brought on striker Wayne Rooney.
black hole n(space: area with strong gravity)svart hål adj + s
 A black hole has strong gravitational pull.
black hole nfigurative (void) (bildlig)svart hål adj + s
  tomhet s
bolthole,
bolt-hole
n
mainly UK (hideout, place to escape to)gömme s
  krypin s
 (bildlig)håla s
cash machine,
cash dispenser,
hole in the wall
n
UK (money dispenser) (trademark)Bankomat s
  uttagsautomat s
 I'll have to get some money out of the cash machine before I can go shopping.
fill a hole v exprinformal (satisfy hunger) (bildlig)fylla ett hål vbal uttr
  mätta vtr
 Well, that wasn't the best pizza I've ever eaten, but it filled a hole.
glory hole n(mine shaft)gruvschakt s
glory hole n(hole in a wall used for sex acts) (slang)glory hole s
 The glory hole was a bit too low so I found I had to kneel on the floor.
hole in one,
hole-in-one
n
(golf: one stroke) (lånord, golf)hole-in-one s
 At 103 years old, Gus Andreone is the oldest golfer to ever record a hole in one.
hole punch,
hole-puncher,
punch
n
(device for making holes in documents)hålslagare s
hole-puncher,
hole punch
n
(device: makes holes in documents)hålslagare s
 I use a hole-puncher to put holes in the pages and then put them in my binder.
in a hole advUK, informal, figurative (trapped in a situation) (bildlig)fast, fångad adv
 (bildlig)i klistret adv
 After losing his job, Joseph found himself in a hole from which he couldn't make his way out.
in the hole exprUS, figurative, informal (in debt)skuldsatt adj
in the hole expr(sports: with a score below zero)ligga på minus vbal uttr
 (vardagligt)ligga under nollan vbal uttr
pigeonhole,
also UK: pigeon-hole
n
(mail compartment)postfack, fack, postbox s
 Fredrik put a copy of the memo in everyone's pigeonhole.
pigeonhole,
also UK: pigeon-hole
n
(coop for pigeons)duvslag s
 The pigeons sat cooing in their pigeonholes.
pigeonhole [sb/sth],
also UK: pigeon-hole [sb/sth]
vtr
figurative (categorize)stoppa in ngn i fack uttr
  kategorisera vtr
  sätta ettikett på uttr
 The baseball coach pigeonholed his pitchers and wouldn't let them play other positions.
pigeonhole [sb/sth] as [sth],
also UK: pigeon-hole [sb/sth] as [sth]
vtr + prep
figurative (categorize as)stoppa in ngn/ngt i fack vbal uttr
  kategorisera vtr
  sätta ettikett på uttr
 The media pigeonholed the demonstrators as "communists and anarchists."
pilot hole n(woodworking: hole for guidance)vägledande borrhål -
Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning.
pothole,
kettle hole,
kettle
n
(cylindrical hole in rock)dödisgrop s
 She descended into the cave via a pothole.
punch a hole in [sth] v expr(perforate)göra hål i vbal uttr
 (med stans)stansa vtr
  perforera vtr
rabbit hole n(opening of a rabbit's burrow)kaninhål s
 The small dog disappeared down a rabbit hole.
rabbit hole nfigurative (strange, surreal situation) (bildlig)kaninhål s
  overklig situation adj + s
shell hole n(hole made by bomb)bombhål, bombkrater s
waterhole,
water hole
n
(natural pool of drinking water)vattenhål s
 (generell)oas s
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Kollokationer: a [deep, wide, small] hole, hole up in a [shed, bunker, cabin], a hole [punch, puncher], mer...

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