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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| book n | (bound printed work) | bok s |
| | I'm reading a very good book. She has many books in her shelves. |
| | Jag läser en väldigt bra bok. |
| the book n | dated, informal (telephone directory) | telefonkatalog s |
| | I needed the number of a plumber, so I looked in the book. |
| books npl | (accounts) | bokföring s |
| | (ofta plural: räkenskaper) | räkenskap s |
| | The accountant is checking the books. |
| | Revisorn kontrollerar bokföringen. |
| book [sth]⇒ vtr | (reserve: seat, place, flight) | boka vtr |
| | | reservera vtr |
| | We're going to book seats on the early flight. |
| | Vi kommer att boka platser på det tidiga flyget. |
| book [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (police: charge [sb] officially) | arrestera vtr |
| | | häkta vtr |
| | The police booked the suspects for murder. |
| | Polisen arresterade den misstänkta för mordet. |
| Partikelverb |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| book in vi phrasal | (check in: at hotel) (på hotell) | checka in vitr partikel |
| | As soon as we had booked in, we headed out to see the sights. |
book [sb] in,
book [sb] in for [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (make appointment) | boka in ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | I've booked you in at midday for a cut and blow dry. |
| book into [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (check into: hotel, etc.) (hotell) | checka in på ngt vbal uttr |
| | Charlie booked into the hotel and went straight to his room for a nap. |
book out,
book on out vi phrasal | slang (leave quickly) | pysa vitr |
| | | sticka vitr |
| | (vardagligt) | dra vitr |
book [sb] out,
book out [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (hotel: transfer a guest to another hotel) | boka om ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | omboka vtr |
| book [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (reserve fully) | boka upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (vardagligt) | fullboka vtr |
| | There was no room at the hotel; they were completely booked up for the summer. |
| Sammansatta former: |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| address book n | (book of contact details) | adressbok s |
| | My address book used to be an actual book, but now it's a file on my computer. |
audiobook,
audio book n | (spoken recording of a book) | ljudbok, talbok, hörbok s |
| | I like listening to audiobooks as I do my household chores. |
| board book n | (with hard pages) | inbunden bok, bok med hårdpärm s |
| book bag n | (satchel) | axelväska s |
| | My homework was in my book bag, but now I can't find it. |
| book club n | (reading group) | bokklubb s |
| | My book club meets the first Monday of every month to discuss a new book. |
| book club n | (subscription service) (prenumeration) | bokklubb s |
| | The book club sends a book of its choosing to its subscribers. |
| book cover n | (outer binding) | bokomslag s |
| | There are few bookbinders who can repair the gilt lettering on leather book covers. |
| book cover n | (design on front, back) | bokomslag s |
| | (vardagligt) | framsida s |
| | The book cover is black, with the title and author's name in white. |
| book cover n | (protective jacket) | omslag s |
| | (främst på mobil) | skal s |
| | | skydd s |
| | The book cover keeps slipping off my hardback when I'm reading. |
book end,
bookend n | (support that keeps books in place) | bokstöd s |
| | Bob gave me a matching pair of wooden book ends as a present. |
| book fair n | (fair for selling books) | bokmässa s |
| | There is a large book fair in the main square of La Habana. |
| the Book of Judges n | (7th book of the Bible) | Domarboken egen |
| book review n | (critique of a book) | bokrecension s |
| | Alexandra writes the book reviews for a national newspaper. |
| book value n | (business: net worth) | nettovärde s |
| | (formell) | bokfört värde adj + s |
| | Buying that car at far less than book value was a great bargain. |
bookkeeping,
book-keeping n | (maintaining financial records) | bokföring s |
| | Kevin is in charge of the company's bookkeeping. |
bookplate,
book plate,
ex libris n | (name label affixed inside a book) (formell) | exlibris s |
| by the book adv | figurative (according to rules) | efter reglerna prep + spl |
| | (formell) | efter regelverket prep + s |
| | My boss likes to do things by the book. |
| by-the-book adj | figurative (following rules) (bildlig) | efter bokens regler adj |
| | | som följer reglerna adj |
checkbook,
check book (US),
cheque book,
chequebook (UK) n | (banking) | checkhäfte s |
| | I need to pay bills, but I can't find my checkbook. |
coloring book (US),
colouring book (UK) n | (picture outlines) | målarbok s |
| | I always take colouring books on long journeys to keep the children amused. |
| comic book n | (magazine, book: comic strip) | serietidning s |
| | I loved to read comic books as a kid. Superman comic books were my favorite. |
| cookbook n | (book of recipes) | kokbok s |
| | Betty has a large collection of international cookbooks. |
don't judge a book by the cover,
don't judge a book by its cover interj | proverb (appearances can be deceptive) (bildlig) | döm inte hunden efter håren, döm inte hunden efter pälsen interj |
| | (bildlig, ordspråk) | döm inte boken efter omslaget interj |
| | She definitely looks trustworthy, but don't judge a book by its cover. |
e-book,
eBook n | (electronic book) | e-bok s |
e-book reader,
e-reader n | (electronic device) | läsplatta s |
| | E-book readers are popular among people who commute to work by bus or train. |
| exercise book n | UK (school notebook) | övningsblock s |
| | This exercise book has lined pages. |
| exercise book n | US (book with exercises for students to do) | övningsbok s |
guestbook,
guest book n | (book signed by visitors) | gästbok s |
| | Please sign our guestbook before leaving the hotel. |
guestbook,
guest book n | (webpage signed by visitors) | gästbok s |
| | The artist's webpage has a guestbook for visitors to record their names and comments. |
guidebook,
guide book,
guide-book n | (book of tourist information) | guidebok, guide, resehandbok s |
| | Michelin and Lonely Planet are two famous companies that publish guidebooks for travelers. |
| | The guidebook recommended taking a boat to Kew Gardens. |
| hardcover book n | (book with a stiff cover) | inbunden bok adj + s |
| | Even though they are expensive, I like to buy hardcover books. |
logbook,
log book n | (record book) | loggbok s |
| | We checked the logbook to see when the instrument was last maintained. |
| phone book n | (telephone directory) | telefonkatalog s |
| | You'll find their number in the phone book. |
| | Our new local phone book's over three inches thick. |
| phone book n | (personal list of telephone numbers) | telefonbok s |
| | | adressbok s |
| | Mrs. Johnson looked for her physician's number in her phonebook. |
phrasebook,
phrase book n | (foreign language guide) | parlör s |
| | Thelma took a Portuguese phrasebook on her trip to Brazil. |
| picture book n | (child's storybook with pictures) (barnbok) | bilderbok s |
| | My first picture book was Mother Goose's Tales. |
| pilot book n | (nautical: navigation guide) | kaptenens logg, kaptenens loggbok |
| | | kaptenslogg s |
| pocketbook n | US (woman's handbag) | handväska s |
| | The woman reached into her pocketbook for a mint. |
| pocketbook n | US, figurative (money, ability to pay) (även bildlig) | plånbok s |
| | | tillgångar spl |
| | The BMW is too expensive for my pocketbook. |
| pocketbook n | (small notebook) | pocketbok s |
| | | anteckningsblock s |
pocketbook,
pocket book n | (small paperback book) | pocketbok s |
| | (vardagligt) | pocket s |
| | This pocketbook is a guide to the best restaurants in the city. |
| recipe book n | (cookbook) | kokbok, receptbok |
signing,
book signing n | (event: writer autographs books) | boksignering s |
| | My favorite author is going to have a signing for her new book. |
speller,
spelling book n | dated (spelling textbook) | rättskrivningsbok s |
| | Gertrude bought an antique speller at the flea market. |
textbook,
also UK: text book,
text-book n | (book for study) | lärobok, textbok, kursbok s |
| | | skolbok s |
| | My physics textbooks cost over £100. |
textbook,
also UK: text-book n as adj | informal (typical, characteristic) | typfall, typexempel, standardexempel s |
| | | klassiskt exempel, skolexempel s |
| | The doctor said I had a textbook case of shingles. |
| | Irena is a great tennis player; her serve is always textbook. |