| Sammansatta former: |
Air Force,
the Air Force n | US (USAF: United States Air Force) | USA:s flygvapen egen |
| | Dan is a pilot in the Air Force. |
| Christmas season n | (December: festive period) (juletid, julhelg) | s |
| | (julen) | s |
| cognac n | French (French brandy) (cognac, konjak) | s |
| Congress n | (US government body) | USA:s kongress s |
| | Voters' approval of Congress is at an all-time low. |
| contagion n | (infection, spreading of disease) (smitta) | s |
| | (smittämne) | s |
| | Scientists have identified the contagion and are now racing to find a cure. |
| the Declaration of Independence n | (US act, pronouncement) | USA:s självständighetsförklaring egen |
| the Declaration of Independence n | (US document) | USA:s självständighetsförklaring egen |
| Department of Health and Human Services n | (HHS: US government agency) | USA:s hälso- och socialdepartement s |
| | | United States Department of Health and Human Services, HHS s |
| ECDC n | initialism (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) | ECDC egen |
| | | EU:s smittskyddsmyndighet egen |
| FLOTUS n | acronym (First Lady of the United States) | USA:s första dam s |
| Founding Father n | usually plural (man who established US constitution) | grundare s |
| | (specifikt) | USA:s grundlagsfäder spl |
| | Our Founding Fathers would be turning in their graves if they knew the sorry state our country is in now. |
| gender n | (grammar: masculine or feminine) (genus) | s |
| | In French, all nouns have a gender. |
| | I franskan så har alla substantiv genus. |
| gender n | (person: masculine or feminine) (kön) | s |
| | Gender is considered by many to be a social construct. |
| | Kön anses av många vara en social konstruktion. |
| i.e. adv | Latin, abbreviation (id est: that is) (förkortning) | d.v.s., dvs adv |
| | | det vill säga adv |
| | (latin) | id est adv |
| | Only one country, i.e., China, voted against the measure. |
| n n | written, abbreviation (grammar: noun) (förkortning) | s s |
| | | substantiv s |
| | The dictionary says: "frog - n. small tailless amphibian". |
p,
p.,
pg,
pg.,
plural: pp n | written, abbreviation (page) (förkortning: sida) | s., sid. s |
| | | sida s |
| | See the table on p7 for an explanation. |
Post Script,
post script n | (P.S.: addition to a letter) (formell) | Post scriptum s |
| | | P.S., ps, PS s |
| | James had added a Post Script at the end of his letter. |
| POTUS n | acronym (President of the United States) | USA:s president s |
| pp npl | abbreviation (pages) | s., s s |
| | Please read pp 50–65 and write a one-paragraph response. |
RSVP,
R.S.V.P. interj | initialism (invitation: please reply) (förkortning: om svar anhålles) | o.s.a uttr |
| | RSVP by the 2nd of August, please! |
S,
s n | (19th letter of alphabet) (bokstav) | s s |
| | Is there one S or two in “desiccate”? |
| S adj | abbreviation (clothing size: small) (storlek: small) | S adj |
| | The shirt comes in S, M, L, and XL. |
| S n | written, abbreviation (south) (förkortning) | S s |
| | | söder s |
| | The instructions say to start by identifying which way is S. |
| SCOTUS n | acronym (Supreme Court of the United States) | SCOTUS egen |
| | | USA:s högsta domstol s |
| snake vi | (have S shape) | formas till ett s vitr |
| | | bli s-formad vitr |
| | The river snaked through the valley. |
| so-called adj | (supposedly) | så kallad adj |
| | (förkortning) | s.k. adj |
| | This so called teacher has no skills at all! |
| state n | US, informal (Department of State) | USA:s utrikesdepartement s |
| | | utrikesdepartementet s |
| | The boys over at State are a smart bunch. |
| Supreme Court of the United States n | (law: highest federal court in USA) | USA:s högsta domstol egen |
| | | SCOTUS egen |
| that is adv | (i.e., in other words) | det vill säga adv |
| | (förkortning) | d.v.s. adv |
| | Sam will inherit the property when he reaches the age of legal majority; that is, when he is 18 years old. |
That's a wrap,
It's a wrap! interj | informal (movie: filming has ended) (vardagligt, inlånat) | that's a wrap interj |
| | | där har vi det interj |
| | The director shouted, "That's a wrap!" |
That's a wrap,
It's a wrap! interj | figurative, slang (the job is finished) (vardagligt) | då var det klappat och klart interj |
| | (vardagligt, inlånat) | that's a wrap interj |
| | "That's a wrap," the boss announced, at the end of the project. |
unibrow,
uni-brow,
monobrow n | (eyebrows that meet in the middle) (bildlig) | McDonald's-ögonbryn s |
| | | unibrow s |
| | Frida Kahlo emphasized her unibrow in her many self-portraits. |