WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| compass n | (navigation device) | kompass s |
| | Before GPS, ship captains used to use a compass to find their way. |
compass,
pair of compasses n | (device for drawing circles) | passare s |
| | The architect used a compass to draw a perfect circle. |
| compass n | (perimeter, bounds) | omkrets, omfång s |
| | A great many fruit trees grow within the bounds of this house's gardens. |
| compass n | figurative (bounds, scope) | område s |
| | The compass of this project is hard to define. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| compass [sth]⇒ vtr | archaic (go around, circumnavigate) | gå runt ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| compass [sth] vtr | archaic (surround) | omringa vtr |
| | | omge vtr |
| | The walls that compassed the city were too high to be scaled. |
| compass [sth] vtr | archaic (devise: a plan or way) | åstadkomma vtr |
| | | klara av vtr partikel oskj |
| | (vardagligt) | fixa vtr |