| Sammansatta former: |
| allow me to do sth interj | (offer) | tillåt mig att göra ngt interj |
| | (vardagligt) | låt mig göra ngt interj |
| | Miss, allow me to open the door. |
| catch n | (song) (historisk kanon) | catch, skämtsam kanon s |
| | (allmänt) | sång, låt s |
| | Eddie loves to sing songs and catches from the Victorian era. |
| deadbeat adj | informal (idle or worthless) | bortkastad adj |
| | | lat adj |
| | | värdelös adj |
| | Don't waste your time on such a deadbeat hobby. |
| directionless adj | (person: no ambition) | oambitiös adj |
| | (vardagligt) | lat adj |
| Don't! interj | colloquial, abbreviation (do not do that) (uppmaning) | Låt bli! interj |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | If you're thinking of telling Dad what I did, then don't! |
| earworm n | (irritatingly catchy tune) (bildlig) | plåga s |
| | | trallvänlig låt s |
| | My earworm today is a song I don't even like! |
| fat cat n | (lazy, privileged person) | lathund s |
| | | slöfock s |
| | | lat person adj + s |
| feckless adj | (person: idle, irresponsible) (kränkande) | värdelös adj |
| | (nedsättande) | lat adj |
| | | hjälplös adj |
| | Our company would never hire such a feckless person as Jim. |
| idle adj | (person: lazy) | lat adj |
| | | arbetsskygg adj |
| | (vardagligt) | slö adj |
| | Helen hoped that her idle daughter would become more motivated if she got a job. |
| | Helen hoppades att hennes lata dotter skulle bli mer motiverad om hon fick ett jobb. |
| inactive adj | (person: lazy) | inaktiv adj |
| | | lat adj |
| | My inactive girlfriend prefers to watch TV rather than go out on a date. |
| indolent adj | (lazy, sluggish) | lat adj |
| | | slö adj |
| | (formell) | lättjefull adj |
| | (formell) | indolent adj |
| | My indolent coworker never does his work. |
| lazy adj | (sb: does little) (vardagligt) | lat adj |
| | | oföretagsam adj |
| | (njutbart) | lättjefull adj |
| | (skämtsamt) | arbetsskygg adj |
| | He is smart, but lazy. |
| | Han är smart, men lat. |
| let it be interj | (don't try to change it) | låt det vara interj |
| | | strunta i det interj |
| | (vardagligt) | skit i det interj |
| | You shouldn't get involved in their quarrel - just let it be. |
| Let me know. interj | (tell me) (formell) | låt mig veta interj |
| | | säg till mig interj |
| | Can you come to my party? Let me know! |
| let's contraction | abbreviation (suggestion: let us) | låt oss hjv + pron |
| | Let's stay in and just watch a video. |
| let's say interj | informal (supposing that, imagine) | låt oss säga interj |
| | | tänk dig interj |
| | Let's say we don't make a profit this quarter. What can we change in order to become profitable? |
| make it quick v expr | informal (hurry) | snabba dig interj |
| | (ibland otrevligt) | låt det gå fort vbal uttr |
| | I don't have time to listen, so make it quick. |
| melody n | (tune) | melodi, låt s |
| | Do you know the melody to "Red River Valley"? |
| melody n | (song) | melodi, låt s |
| | We'll be playing your favourite melodies by request. |
| number n | figurative, informal (song) | nummer s |
| | | sång, låt s |
| | The drummer doesn't play in the second number. |
| | There will be a rehearsal of all the numbers in the musical today. |
| otiose adj | formal (idle, lazy) | overksam adj |
| | | lat adj |
| | | dagdrivande adj |
| save your breath interj | (don't bother saying anything) | håll tyst interj |
| | | låt bli att säga någonting interj |
| | Unless you're here to apologize to me, save your breath! Oh save your breath, I don't want to hear your excuses. |
| slack adj | (careless, not diligent) (negativt) | slö, slapp adj |
| | | lat adj |
| | Daphne's work isn't really good enough; I think she's slack. |
| slothful adj | (lazy, indolent) | lat adj |
| | | slapp adj |
| | | försoffad adj |
| | (formell) | oföretagsam adj |
| | In my depression I sometimes become very slothful. |
| soft adj | figurative (person: lazy, coddled) | lat adj |
| | | slapp adj |
| | | bortskämd adj |
| | While my first son is successful, my second son is too soft and doesn't do anything. |
| song n | (music with words) | sång, visa s |
| | (slang) | låt s |
| | The song has been translated to many languages. |
| stet expr | Latin (proofreader's note: let it stand) | låt det stå uttr |
| track n | (piece of recorded music, song) | låt s |
| | | spår, ljudspår s |
| | The hit song was the third track on the CD. |
| | Hitlåten var den tredje låten på cd:n. |
| tune n | (music: song) | låt s |
| | | bit s |
| | | melodi s |
| | Harry hummed a tune as he worked. |
| unambitious adj | (not eager to achieve) | oambitiös adj |
| | | anspråkslös adj |
| | (ogillande) | lat adj |
| | Mary was both lazy and unambitious. |
work-shy,
workshy adj | informal (lazy) | lat adj |
| | | som inte vill arbete adj |
| | | slö adj |
| | (bildlig) | försoffad adj |