WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| cable n | (wire) | kabel s |
| | The acrobats are suspended with wire cables so they appear to be flying. |
| cable n | (electrical wire) | kabel, elkabel s |
| | There is a tangle of cables behind my computer. |
| cable n | dated (wired message) | telegram s |
| | A cable came through this morning. |
| cable [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | dated (send by telegraph) | telegrafera ngt till ngn vtr + prep |
| | Brian cabled a message to his mother. |
| cable [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | dated (send a telegraph to) | kabla ngt till ngn vtr + prep |
| | | skicka ngn ngt över kabel vbal uttr |
| | The agent cabled the government an urgent message. |
| cable n | (nautical measure: cable length) (måttenhet) | kabellängd s |
| | There are ten cables to a nautical mile. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| cable n | (anchor chain) | ankarkedja s |
| | | ankarkätting s |
| | The deck on the ship is slippery, so be careful not to trip over the cable. |
| cable n | uncountable (cable television) | kabel, kabel-TV s |
| | In the days before streaming video, we had cable. |
| cable n | (rope-like knitting) (stickning) | fläta s |
| | The jumper had cables on it. |
| cable [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (provide [sth/sb] with cable) | förse ngt/ngn med en vajer vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | kabla vtr |
| cable [sth]⇒ vtr | often passive (supply with cable television) | förse med kabel, förse med kabel-TV vbal uttr |
| | Our house isn't cabled, so we only get local channels. |