WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
Huvudsakliga översättningar |
husk n | (fruit, grain: outer shell) (frukt etc) | skal, hölje s |
| (ärtor) | skida s |
| | majshylsa s |
| | fnas s |
| The girls peeled the husks off the ears of corn. |
husk n | figurative (person: empty shell) (bildligt) | skal s |
| The illness had turned him into a husk of his former self. |
husk [sth]⇒ vtr | (remove husk from) | skala vtr |
| | rensa vtr |
| (ärtor) | sprita vtr |
| The machine husks peanuts automatically. |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
Huvudsakliga översättningar |
shuck [sth]⇒ vtr | (oysters, peas: remove shell) (väldigt specifik) | sprita vtr |
| | skala vtr |
| Mark, can you come to the kitchen and help me shuck the oysters for dinner? |
shuck [sth] (US), husk [sth] (UK)⇒ vtr | (sweetcorn: remove husk) (väldigt specifik) | sprita vtr |
| | skala vtr |
| This machine automatically shucks the corn. |
shucks interj | US (expression of mild regret) (vardagligt) | skit interj |
| | äsch interj |
| You've given the job to someone else? Shucks! I guess I'll have to try somewhere else. |
shucks interj | US (expression of modesty) | äsch interj |
| | nejdå, nej då interj |
| | inte då interj |
| You like my poem? Shucks, it wasn't that good! |
Ytterligare översättningar |
shuck n | US (sweetcorn husk) | majshylsa s |
| | skal s |
| Where should we put all of these shucks; the garbage? |
shuck n | US ([sth] worthless) (bildlig) | skräp s |
| | skit s |
| | krimskrams s |
| This car isn't worth a shuck! |