| Sammansatta former: |
| call n | (cards: demand to show hands) (kortspel) | syn s |
| | I made a call, and the other players had to reveal their cards. |
| call n | (poker: equal a bet) (poker) | syn s |
| | He made a call with an average hand but ended up winning the pot. |
| catch sight of sth/sb v expr | (glimpse, notice) | få syn på ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | | fånga en glimt av ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | When I caught sight of my appearance in the mirror, I immediately rushed back to my closet to change. |
| espy sth vtr | (perceive, catch sight of) (ålderdomligt, litterärt) | skåda⇒ vtr |
| | | få syn på vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | se⇒ vtr |
| eye n | figurative (sight) | syn s |
| | | öga s |
| | He has an exceptional eye, and can read the smallest print. |
| eyes npl | figurative (guide for the blind) | syn s |
| | | öga s |
| | The dog worked as the blind man's eyes. |
| eyesight n | (vision, ability to see) | syn, synförmåga s |
| | In her later years, Gretchen's eyesight began to decline. |
| face n | (expression) | min s |
| | | uppsyn s |
| | (vardaglig) | syn s |
| | | ansiktsuttryck, ansikte s |
| | She did not have a happy face that day. |
gray-out,
grayout (US),
grey-out,
greyout (UK) n | (person: faded vision) | suddig syn adj + s |
| | She experienced a gray-out after exercising too hard. |
| idea n | (opinion) | idé s |
| | | åsikt, uppfattning s |
| | | syn s |
| | He had some strange ideas about government. |
| | Han hade några konstiga åsikter (or: uppfattningar) om regeringen. |
| optical adj | (visual) | optisk, syn- adj |
| | The photographer used several optical tricks to create this image. |
| optical adj | (relating to opticians) | optisk, optik-, syn-, ögon- adj |
| | The optical service fitted customers for new glasses. |
out of sight,
out of mind expr | (people forget quickly) (ordspråk) | ur syn ur sinn uttr |
| | | det man inte ser, det glömmer man uttr |
| scene n | (visual arrangement) | anblick, syn s |
| | (bildlig) | bild s |
| | The family makes a lovely scene with their dog and cat. |
| sight n | (eyesight) | syn, synförmåga s |
| | My sight isn't very good without glasses on. |
| | Min syn (or: synförmåga) är inte särskilt bra utan glasögonen på. |
| a sight n | (spectacle, sth to see) | syn s |
| | (omodernt) | åsyn, anblick s |
| | The protest was certainly a sight to see. |
| | Protesten var verkligen en syn att se. |
| a sight n | (sth ugly) | obehaglig syn s |
| | (omodernt) | obehaglig åsyn, obehaglig anblick s |
| | Then he came out with his shirt unbuttoned. What a sight that was! |
| | Sedan kom han ut med sin skjorta uppknäppt. Det var en obehaglig syn! |
| sight sth/sb vtr | (observe, spot) | sikta⇒ vtr |
| | | få syn på vbal uttr |
| | After waiting an hour the tourists were delighted to sight dolphins. |
| | Efter att ha väntat en timme var turisterna förtjusta över att få syn på delfinerna. |
| spot sth vtr | (detect, see) | få syn på vbal uttr |
| | | se⇒ vtr |
| | | upptäcka⇒ vtr |
| | The policeman spotted the criminal and started running after him. |
| | Polismannen fick syn på brottslingen och började springa efter honom. |
| spy sth vtr | literary (notice, catch sight of) | upptäcka⇒ vtr |
| | | få syn på vbal uttr |
| | | lägga märke till vbal uttr |
| | I spied a new restaurant as we were coming home last night. |
a take on sth,
sb's take on sth n | mainly US (version, interpretation) | en syn på ngt s |
| | | en version av ngt s |
| | This movie is the director's take on the classic love story. |
| view n | (opinion) | syn s |
| | | åsikt s |
| | | uppfattning s |
| | What is your view on the situation in Africa? |
| | Vad är din syn (or: åsikt) om situationen i Afrika? |
| vision n | (sight) | syn s |
| | Gavin went to see an optician because he was having some problems with his vision. |
| vision n | (mental image) | vision, syn, drömbild s |
| | Karen saw the picture in the travel agent's window and had a vision of herself lying on a beach with a cocktail in her hand. |
| vision n | (mystical experience) | vision, syn s |
| | | uppenbarelse s |
| | Emily claimed her dead grandmother had appeared to her in a vision and told her to leave the house, just before the tree fell on it. |
| vision n | (sth attractive) (bildlig) | vision, syn s |
| | (bildlig) | uppenbarelse s |
| | Adam couldn't believe it when he saw his bride coming towards him; she was a vision. |
| visual adj | (relating to sight) | visuell, synlig adj |
| | | syn- adj |
| | Subjects were tested on their reaction to certain visual stimuli. |