WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
Huvudsakliga översättningar |
mother, Mother n | (female parent) | mor s |
| (vardagligt) | mamma s |
| | moder s |
Anmärkning: Takes a capital letter when used as a direct term of address |
| I love my mother with all my heart. |
| Life changes when you become a mother. |
| Jag älskar min mor med hela mitt hjärta. |
Ytterligare översättningar |
Mother interj | (female parent: in direct address) (formell) | mor interj |
| | mamma interj |
| Mother! Where did you go? May I have some more cake, Mother? |
| Mamma! Var tog du vägen? Kan jag få lite mer tårta, mamma? |
the mother of [sth] n | figurative (cause) (bildligt) | modern till ngt s + prep |
| (ursprung) | källan till ngt s + prep |
| (anledning) | orsaken till ngt s + prep |
| Some think that diplomacy is the mother of inaction. |
mother n | figurative (maternal quality) (bildligt) | mor s |
| (bildligt) | mamma s |
| (bildligt) | moder |
| It is the mother in her that leads to her kindness and patience. |
Mother n | (Mother Superior) | abbedissa s |
| Mother Superior is always early for mass. |
mother n as adj | (motherly, maternal) (förled) | moders- adj |
| | moderlig adj |
| Mother love is the source of endless tolerance. |
mother n as adj | (mother animal) (vardagligt) | -mamma, mamma- adj |
| | -moder, moder- adj |
| The mother bear ferociously protected her cubs. |
mother [sb]⇒ vtr | (be the mother of) | vara mor till v uttr |
| | bli mor till v uttr |
| (vardagligt) | få vtr |
| (vardagligt) | ha vtr |
| I think that Julie will mother lots of children. |
mother [sth]⇒ vtr | (give birth to) | föda vtr |
| The wolf mothered two cubs. |
mother [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (protect, nurture) | sköta om vtr |
| | ta hand om v uttr |
| They mother their families, making sure that there is proper food and clothing. |
mother [sb]⇒ vtr | (act like a mother to) | bete sig om en mamma uttr |
| (behandla överdrivet väl) | dalta med vtr |
| Stop mothering me. You are my girlfriend, not my mom. |