| Partikelverb |
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| bite into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (reduce in value) (bildlig: reducera) | äta på ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Falling oil prices are biting into the profits of energy companies. |
| 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. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (enter by force) | bryta sig in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | göra inbrott vtr + s |
| | Criminals broke into the house. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (building: enter by force) | bryta sig in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | Thieves broke into the house and stole several items of jewellery. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (smile, song, run: start suddenly) | brista ut i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | bryta ut i ngt vbal uttr |
| | I was surprised when the old lady suddenly broke into song. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (conversation: interrupt) (utgöra avbrott) | avbryta vtr |
| | (inskjuta ord) | flika in vtr partikel oskj |
| | Gary broke into our conversation to announce that dinner was ready. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (field of work) | bryta sig in på ngt, slå sig in på ngt vbal uttr |
| | Joanna wants to break into digital marketing to advance her career. |
| bump into [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (collide with) | slå i ngn/ngt vitr partikel |
| | | stöta i ngn/ngt vitr partikel |
| | I have a huge bruise where I bumped into the corner of the table. |
| | I bumped into the car in front of me on the way to work. |
| bump into [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (meet by chance) (bildlig) | springa på ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | (bildlig) | gå på ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | Guess who I bumped into at the supermarket? |
| burst into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (enter) | klampa in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | störta in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | rusa in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | The angry man burst into the room. |
| buy into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (accept as valid) | tro på ngt vtr + prep |
| | (vardagligt, bildlig) | köpa ngt vtr |
| | It is difficult trying to get people to buy into the idea. |
| buy into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (invest in) | köpa in sig i ngt vbal uttr |
| | This is an opportunity for investors to buy into a fast-growing company. |
| check into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (sign or book into: hotel, etc.) (hotell) | checka in på ngt vbal uttr |
| | My flight arrived late so I had to check into a hotel near the airport. |
| check into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | US (investigate) | undersöka vtr |
| | (vardagligt) | kolla upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | We are checking into discount flights to London. |
chivvy [sb] into [sth],
chivvy [sb] into doing [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK (hurry or harass [sb] into action) | stressa ngn till ngt vtr + prep |
| | | skynda på ngn in i ngt vbal uttr |
| come into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (money: acquire, inherit) (formell) | komma i besittning av ngt vbal uttr |
| | He came into a large inheritance when he was quite young. |
| crawl into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (creep inside) | krypa in i ngt, krypa ner i ngt vbal uttr |
| | He crawled into bed as quietly as possible so as not to wake his wife. |
| creep into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (move stealthily inside) | smyga sig in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | The man in black crept quietly into the bushes. |
| creep into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (thought, feeling: slowly enter) (bildlig) | smyga sig in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | nästla sig in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | A pessimistic tone has crept into his recent novels. |
cross over into [sth],
cross over to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (defy genres) | byta genre till ngt vbal uttr |
| | Run DMC were one of the first rap acts to cross over into the rock charts. |
| delve into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (investigate, research) (bildlig) | dyka in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | undersöka vtr |
| | (formell) | forska om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | He was eager to delve into the ancient archives discovered in the monastery. |
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| be absorbed into [sth] v expr | (be integrated, assimilated) (bildlig) | vara absorberad i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | uppgå i ngt vtr + prep |
| | The police lost sight of Tom when he was absorbed into the crowd. |
acculturate [sb] to [sth],
acculturate [sb] into [sth]⇒ vtr | (assimilate: into a culture) | vänja ngn vid ngt vtr + prep |
| | (oftast om kultur) | integrera ngn in i ngt vbal uttr |
admit [sb] to [sth],
admit [sb] into [sth]⇒ vtr | (allow entry) | släppa in vtr partikel skj |
| | The night watchman has to go to the door to admit you into the building. |
admit [sb] to [sth],
admit [sb] into [sth] vtr | (as a member) | uppta vtr |
| | | ta in vtr partikel skj |
| | He was admitted into the golf club as a member. |
| back into [sth] vi + prep | (enter by reversing) | backa in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | Jeff looked into the rear-view mirror as he backed into the parking space. |
| back [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (vehicle: reverse into) | backa in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | My wife always has trouble backing the car into the driveway. |
| back into [sth/sb] vi + prep | (hit by reversing) | backa in i ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | He wasn't paying attention and backed into the bollard. |
| back [sth] into [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (vehicle: hit while reversing) | backa in ngt i ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | Matt accidentally backed his car into a lamppost. |
badger [sb] into doing [sth],
badger [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (pester to do [sth]) | tjata på ngn tills den gör ngt vbal uttr |
| | | plåga ngn till att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | My children badgered me into taking them to the playground. |
| bang into [sb/sth] vi + prep | (collide with, bump into) | gå in i ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | | krocka med ngn/ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| bash into [sth/sb] vi + prep | informal (collide with) | gå in i ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | | krocka med ngt/ngn vtr + prep |
| | Walter neglected to watch where he was going and bashed into a wall. |
| beguile [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (deceive) | lura ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | förleda ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | In Greek mythology, the gods beguiled Heracles into killing his own family. |
| bite into [sth] vi + prep | (acid: corrode) | fräta på ngt vbal uttr |
| | The acid bites into the metal, etching a pattern. |
| bite into [sth] vi + prep | (dig teeth into) | bita i vtr + prep |
| | She bit into the apple with vigor. Please bite into the wax so it can make a mould of your teeth. |
| bite into [sth] vi + prep | figurative (acid: corrode) | fräta på vitr + prep |
| | The acid bites into the metal. |
| blackjack [sb] into doing [sth]⇒ vtr | US, informal, figurative (coerce) | tvinga ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | (formell) | betvinga ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| blag [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | UK, slang (persuade [sb] to do) | övertala ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | övertyga ngn om att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| bleed into [sth] vi + prep | figurative (start to affect [sth]) (bildlig) | flyta in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | sprida sig till ngt vbal uttr |
| | When you work from home, it is easy to let work bleed into your family time. |
| blend [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (merge into) | blanda samman ngt med ngt vbal uttr |
| | Blend the blue paint into the green using a soft brush. |
| | Blanda samman den blåa färgen med den gröna med en mjuk borste. |
| blend into [sth] vi + prep | figurative (be assimilated) (bildlig) | smälta in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | In most cultures, minority groups are expected to blend into the mainstream. |
| blend into [sth] vi + prep | figurative (be indistinguishable) (bildlig) | smälta ihop med vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | smälta samman med vbal uttr |
| | Without the usual school routine, the days seem to blend into one another. |
| bluff [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (deceive, fool) | lura ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | Steve bluffed Joe into doing the laundry all week. |
| brainwash [sb] into doing [sth] vtr + prep | (indoctrinate into doing) | hjärntvätta ngn till att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | övertyga vtr |
| | The cult brainwashed Brian into leaving his family. |
| breathe [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (instill, inspire) (ge liv åt) | ge ngt åt ngt vtr + prep |
| | | revitalisera vtr |
| | Her writing has breathed new life into a tired old subject. |
| breathe new life into [sth] v expr | figurative (reinvent, rejuvenate) (bildlig) | ge nytt liv åt ngt vbal uttr |
| | | återuppliva vtr |
| | Hiring Edie with her fresh new ideas will breathe new life into this company. |
| breeze into [sth] vi + prep | (enter casually) (bildlig) | valsa in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | trippa in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | Roger breezed into the room as though nothing were wrong. |
| browbeat [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (coerce into doing) | tvinga ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | forcera ngn till att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | The manager browbeats her employees into working overtime. |
| bulldoze [sb] into [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (force to do, intimidate) | tvinga ngn till ngt vtr + prep |
| | My colleagues bulldozed me into doing the presentation. |
| bully [sb] into [sth] vtr + prep | (force using threats) | tvinga ngn till ngt vtr + prep |
| | | pressa ngn till ngt vtr + prep |
| | Greg didn't want to shoplift, but his classmates bullied him into it. |
| bully [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (force using threats) | tvinga ngn till att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | pressa ngn till att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | A group of older girls bullied Lea into handing over her lunch money. |
| bundle [sb] into [sth] vtr + prep | (push quickly) | knuffa in ngn i ngt vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | putta in ngn i ngt vbal uttr |
| burst into applause v expr | (applaud spontaneously) | brista ut i applåder vbal uttr |
| | (omodern) | utbrista i applåder vbal uttr |
burst into flame,
burst into flames v expr | informal (catch fire) | ta eld, fatta eld vtr + s |
| | The bus burst into flames, trapping the passengers inside. |
| burst into laughter v expr | informal (start laughing) | brista ut i skratt vbal uttr |
| | They burst into laughter at the sight of his clown costume. |
| burst into tears v expr | informal (start crying suddenly) | brista ut i gråt vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | börja gråta vtr + vitr |
| | She burst into tears at the news of her friend's death. |
buttonhole [sb],
buttonhole [sb] into [sth]⇒ vtr | US, figurative, informal (accost, force to converse) | uppehålla vtr |
| | | ta ngns tid i anspråk vbal uttr |
| | The next thing I knew, he'd buttonholed me into a discussion about taxes. |
| buttonhole [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | US, figurative, informal (accost, force to do) | få ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | lura ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | The interviewer buttonholed me into making comments I later regretted. |
| cajole [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (coax, persuade) | övertala ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | förmå ngn att göra ngt, förmå ngn till att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | Ron cajoled his parents into allowing him to borrow their car. |
call [sth] into question,
call into question [sth] v expr | (cast doubt on [sth]) | ifrågasätta vtr |
| | | tvivla på ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | This discovery calls into question historians' previous assumptions. |
| change into [sth/sb] vi + prep | (be transformed) | förvandlas till ngt vitr + prep |
| | | förändras till ngt vitr + prep |
| | | förändra sig till ngt vbal uttr |
| | | skifta till ngt vitr + prep |
| | The larva changed into an adult. |
| | Larven förvandlades till en vuxen. |
| change into [sth] vi + prep | (switch vehicle gears) | växla vitr |
| | On the hill, change into second gear. |
| change into [sth] vi + prep | (put on: fresh clothes) | byta om till ngt vbal uttr |
| | | sätta på sig ngt vbal uttr |
| | When she gets home from the office, Lisa changes into jeans and a T-shirt. |
| charge into [sth] vi + prep | (rush into: a room, etc.) | rusa in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | springa in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | jaga in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | The robber charged into the bank and shouted "Hands in the air!" |
| coax [sb/sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (persuade, entice into) | övertala ngn till ngt vtr + prep |
| | No matter how hard I tried, it was impossible to coax my cat into the carrier. |
| coax [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (persuade, entice into doing) | övertala ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | Jessica tried to coax her daughter into eating the oatmeal. |
| coerce [sb] into [sth]⇒ vtr | (force, compel) | tvinga ngn till ngt vtr + prep |
| | The police coerced the suspect into confessing to the crime. |
| coerce [sb] into doing [sth]⇒ vtr | (force, compel) | tvinga ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | The government was coerced into accepting the treaty. |
come in contact with [sth],
come into contact with [sth] v expr | (be exposed to: [sth] harmful) | komma i kontakt med ngt vbal uttr |
| | (ngt skadligt) | utsättas för ngt vitr + prep |
| | I phoned the doctor as soon as I found out I had come in contact with someone who had Swine Flu. |
come in contact with [sb],
come into contact with [sb] v expr | (meet: [sb]) | komma i kontakt med ngn vbal uttr |
| | | få kontakt med ngn vbal uttr |
| come into [sth] vi + prep | (enter) | komma in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | gå in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | When the famous actress came into the room, everyone turned to look at her. |
| come into being v expr | (be born) | komma att existera vbal uttr |
| | (även bildlig) | komma att födas vbal uttr |
| | The Internet didn't just come into being spontaneously. It is the result of decades of research and development. |
| come into being v expr | (be created) | komma att existera vbal uttr |
| | (även bildlig) | komma att födas vbal uttr |
come into force,
come into effect v expr | (become applicable, active) (formell) | träda i kraft vbal uttr |
| | | börja gälla vitr + vitr |
| | The new law does not come into force until February of next year. |
| come into play vi | (become involved) | inträffa vitr |
| | (formell) | göra sig gällande uttr |
| | | hända vitr |
| | Tiredness comes into play near the end of a race. |
| compress [sth] into [sth]⇒ vtr | (condense, make more concise) | komprimera ngt till ngt vtr + prep |
| | | koncentrera ngt vtr |
| | Can you compress this essay into half the number of pages? |
| con [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | informal (trick [sb] into doing [sth]) | lura ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | dupera ngn till att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | My friends conned me into going to see a musical. |
| conflate [sth] into [sth]⇒ vtr | (merge, bring together) | fläta in ngt i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | länka in ngt i ngt vbal uttr |
| | The author conflated the stories of three earlier novels into one masterpiece. |
| convert [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (transform, adapt) | konvertera ngt till ngt vtr + prep |
| | | omvandla ngt till ngt vtr + prep |
| | Mack converted the mailbox into a birdhouse. |
convert [sth] into [sth],
convert [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (currency: exchange) | växla ngt till ngt vtr + prep |
| | I need to convert my US dollars into pounds sterling. |
convert [sth] into [sth],
convert [sth] to [sth]⇒ vtr | (measure: find equivalent) | konvertera vtr |
| | | omvandla vtr |
| convert into [sth] vi + prep | (change to different form) | konverteras till ngt vitr + prep |
| | (vardagligt) | byta till ngt vtr + prep |
| | | ändras till ngt vitr + prep |
| | This sofa converts into a bed. |
convert [sth] into [sth],
convert [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (change over) | byta ut ngt mot ngt vbal uttr |
| | | omvandla ngt till ngt vtr + prep |
| | | skifta vtr |
| | Do you know the formula to convert inches to centimeters? |
| cram [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (fit [sth] into small space) | pressa in ngt i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | pressa ner ngt i ngt vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | proppa in ngt i ngt vbal uttr |
| | I tried to cram all my clothes into one suitcase, but then I couldn't shut it. |
| cram [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (fit [sth] into limited time) (bildlig) | klämma in ngt i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | trycka in ngt i ngt vbal uttr |
| | We crammed a lot of sightseeing into our three days in Paris. |
| crash into [sb/sth] vi + prep | (collide violently) | krascha ín i ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | | braka in i ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | | störta in i ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | A drunk driver crashed into the side of the house. The skier crashed into the other skier. |
| | En full förare kraschade in i sidan av huset. |
| crash [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (vehicle: cause to collide with [sth]) | krascha ngt in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | störta ngt in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | braka ngt in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | He crashed his car into a tree. |
| | Han kraschade sin bil in i ett träd. |
| crowbar [sth] into [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (introduce forcibly) | framtvinga vtr |
| | | forcera vtr |
| | He always crowbars the topic of the Second World War into every conversation. |
| cut [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (chop up, slice [sth]) | skära ngt i ngt vtr + prep |
| | (i skivor) | skiva ngt i ngt vtr + prep |
| | (i små bitar) | hacka ngt i ngt vtr + prep |
| | The mother cut her daughter's dinner into small pieces. |
| | Mamman skar sin dotters mat i små bitar. |
| cut into [sth] vi + prep | (slice [sth] with a knife, etc.) | skära i ngt vtr + prep |
| | (i skivor) | skiva vtr |
| | (i små bitar) | hacka i ngt vtr + prep |
| | The surgeon cut into the patient's chest. |
| | Kirurgen skar i patientens bröst. |
| cut into [sth/sb] vi + prep | (dig: into skin, etc.) | skära in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | The handle of the shopping bag was cutting into his fingers. |
| | Shoppingväskans handtag skar in i hans fingrar. |
| cut into [sth] vi + prep | figurative (detract from) | minska vtr |
| | | sänka vtr |
| | | påverka negativt vtr + adv |
| | This recession is really cutting into my luxury lifestyle! |
| cut into [sth] vi + prep | (conversation: interrupt) | avbryta vtr |
| | Roger apologized for cutting into our conversation, but said that he had some urgent news. |
| cut and paste [sth] into [sth] v expr | (move: text on screen) | klippa ut och klistra in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | You can cut and paste internet images into the word processing document. |
dash [sth] against [sth],
dash [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (throw [sth] against) | slå ngt mot ngt vtr + prep |
| | | stöta ngt mot ngt vtr + prep |
| | (vardagligt) | smälla ngt mot ngt vtr + prep |
| | Janet dashed the plate against the wall. |
| | Janet slog tallriken mot väggen. |
| deceive [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (fool into doing) | lura ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | locka ngn till att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | The positive feedback I was getting from my boss deceived me into thinking I would get the promotion. |
| decoy [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (trick into doing) | lura ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | dupera ngn till att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | The enemy decoyed the fighter pilots into shooting at unarmed missiles. |
| degenerate into [sth] vi + prep | (become through deterioration) (bli mycket sämre) | urarta till ngt vtr + prep |
| | (bli sämre, galnare) | spåra ur till ngt vbal uttr |
| | The formal debate quickly degenerated into a shouting match. |
| delude [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (mislead into doing [sth]) | lura ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | vilseleda ngn till att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | Don't let the politicians delude you into thinking that the proposal is in the best interest of the country. |
| delude yourself into doing [sth] v expr | (think, believe, etc. mistakenly) | inbilla sig själv att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | Don't delude yourself into thinking that your life would be better in another city. |