WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| pet n | (domestic animal) | husdjur s |
| | She has three pets: a dog and two cats. |
| pet [sth]⇒ vtr | (pat, caress an animal) | klappa s |
| | | kela s |
| | I could feel the dog's thick fur when I petted him. |
| pet adj | (domesticated) (vardagligt) | sällskaps- adj |
| | (slang, vardagligt) | knä- adj |
| | Caroline keeps three pet snakes. |
| pet adj | (favourite) | favorit-, älsklings- adj |
| | Advising the new employees is his pet project. |
| pet n | (favourite person) | favorit, ögonsten s |
| | Bobby is the boss's pet. |
| pet n | informal, UK (term of affection) | sötnos s |
| | | älskling s |
| | Hello, pet, how are you today? |
| pet⇒ vi | (couple: touch sexually) | hångla vitr |
| | (slang) | petta vitr |
| Anmärkning: Usually used in continuous tenses. |
| | The lifeguard told the couple off for petting in the swimming pool. |
| pet [sb]⇒ vtr | (person: treat well) (omodern) | omhulda vtr |
| | | skämma bort vtr partikel skj |
| | | dalta med vtr + prep |
| Anmärkning: Often used in the passive. |
| | Elizabeth was coddled and petted throughout her childhood. |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| PET n | acronym (medicine: positron emission tomography) (förkortning) | PET s |
| | | positronemissionstomografi s |
| | PET is used to detect the presence of cancer. |