| Sammansatta former: |
all right,
alright interj | informal (OK) | ok, okej, OK interj |
| | (inlånat uttryck) | all right interj |
| Anmärkning: "Alright" is used in informal writing, but "all right" is preferred in formal, edited writing. |
| | All right, let's go to the pub. |
all right,
alright adj | informal (fine, well) | ok, okej, OK adj |
| | (lånord) | all right adj |
| | I was a bit nauseous yesterday but I'm feeling all right again today. |
all right,
alright adj | informal (average, mediocre) | ok, okej, OK adj |
| | | all right adj |
| | The food was all right, I suppose - nothing special. |
| all the time in the world n | figurative (as much time as needed) (bildlig) | all tid i världen uttr |
all-around (US),
all-round (UK) adj | (versatile, multi-skilled) | allsidig adj |
| | | mångsidig adj |
| | (vardagligt, lånord) | allround, all round adj |
| | Joe has developed into an all-around player for the basketball team. |
| all-inclusive adj | (with all costs pre-paid) | med helpension prep + s |
| | (förled) | allt-i-ett- adj |
| | (vardagligt) | all-inclusive adj |
| | Most cruises are all inclusive, except for day trips in the ports of call. |
| all-star adj | (team, game: featuring top sportspeople) (förled) | topp-, stjärn- adj |
| | | allstar-, all-star- adj |
| all-star adj | (cast, show: featuring famous performers) (förled) | all-star- adj |
| | | stjärnspäckad adj |
| | The new film has an all-star cast. |
| all-star n | (sports: player selected for top team) (förled) | topp-, stjärn- adj |
| | | allstar-, all-star- adj |
| and so on and so forth adv | (et cetera) | och så vidare och så vidare uttr |
| | (vardagligt, negativt) | och så vidare i all oändlighet uttr |
| | First we preheat the oven, and then we measure the ingredients; mix the eggs with the sugar, and so on and so forth. |
| by all means adv | (of course, certainly) | för all del uttr |
| | | givetvis, naturligtvis, självfallet adv |
| | "Can I borrow your pen for a moment?" "By all means!" |
| come undone vi + adj | figurative (lose all control) | förlora all kontroll vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt, bildlig) | bli knäpp vtr + adj |
| | If you don't take some time off work to relax you're going to come undone. |
| essentially adv | (in essence) | i grund och botten uttr |
| | | i all väsentlighet uttr |
| | Aside from cost, the two proposals are essentially the same. |
| fair enough interj | informal (that is reasonable) | för all del interj |
| | | ok, OK interj |
| | | bra interj |
| | If that's really what you want, fair enough. |
| focus on sth vi + prep | figurative (pay exclusive attention to) | fokusera vitr |
| | | koncentrera sig vitr partikel |
| | | ägna all uppmärksamhet åt vbal uttr |
| | James will focus on winning gold at the Olympic Games rather than breaking the 400m world record. |
| | James kommer att fokusera på att ta guld vid olympiska spelen istället för att slå världsrekordet på 400 meter. |
| for aye adv | literary or Scots (forever) | för evigt adv |
| | | för all framtid adv |
FUBAR,
fubar adj | acronym, informal (Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition) | förstörd bortom all räddning adj |
| | (vardaglig) | helt sönder adj |
| | | totalförstörd adj |
| | That CEO has made one bad decision after another, and now his business is FUBAR. |
| full pension n | US (accommodation: room and meals) | helpension adj |
| | (förled) | all inclusive- adj |
| go wild with sth v expr | informal (do sth extravagantly) | köra fullt ut på ngt vbal uttr |
| | (slang, lånord) | go all in med ngt vbal uttr |
| | You really went wild with the décor in this room, didn't you? |
| golly interj | slang, dated, euphemism (expressing surprise) | jisses, jösses interj |
| | | kors interj |
| | | kors i all sin dar interj |
| | Golly! This cake is delicious! |
| however adv | (how, under these circumstances) (vardagligt) | hur i all världen, hur i all sin dar, hur i hela friden uttr |
| | However did you find us? |
| | Hur i hela friden hittade du oss? |
| in all likelihood adv | (very probably) | med all sannolikhet, med största sannolikhet adv |
| | In all likelihood, the patient will make a full recovery. |
| indefinitely adv | (forever) (formell) | för all framtid uttr |
| | (formell) | i all oändlighet, i oändlighet uttr |
| | The land will be kept for agricultural use indefinitely. |
| justly adv | (rightfully, deservedly) | med rätta, med fog prep + s |
| | | med all rätt uttr |
| | | rättmätigt adv |
| | The rapist was justly imprisoned. |
pan,
pan- prefix | (all, every) | pan- prefix |
| | | all- prefix |
| | We ate dinner at a pan-Asian restaurant. |
| shoot your bolt v expr | figurative, informal (exhaust your energy) (bildlig) | ta slut på all bensin vbal uttr |
| | | bränna ut sig, slita ut sig vbal uttr |
| | | gå in i väggen vbal uttr |
| terms npl | (relationship) (gott förhållande) | i samförstånd, på god fot, i all vänskap, vara överens uttr |
| | (dåligt förhållande) | som ovänner, på dålig fot uttr |
| | I heard that they are not dating any more. Are they still on friendly terms? |
| | Jag har hört att de inte dejtar längre. Är de fortfarande på god fot med varandra? |
until the twelfth of never,
'til the twelfth of never,
till the twelfth of never expr | figurative (forever) | för alltid och alltid uttr |
| | (litterärt) | i all evighet uttr |
| | | för all framtid uttr |
| What on earth ...? interj | informal (expressing incomprehension) (vardagligt) | Vad i hela friden? interj |
| | | Hur i all världen ...? interj |
| | What on earth are you trying to do coming in yelling at me? |
| what on earth pron | informal (what) | Vad i hela friden? interj |
| | (omodern) | Hur i all världen? interj |
| | You still haven't explained what on earth you're doing here. |
| whenever adv | (when) (förvånat) | när i all världen, när i hela friden uttr |
| | Whenever did he give you that? I've not seen it before. |
| whoever pron | (who on earth) (i fråga) | vem i all världen, vem i hela friden uttr |
| | Whoever can that be at the door? |
| Why on earth ...? interj | informal (question: why) | Varför i all världen ...? interj |
| | (ogillande) | Varför i hela friden ...? interj |
| why on earth expr | informal (why, for what reason) | varför i all världen uttr |
| | (ogillande) | varför i hela friden uttr |
| win out vi | (succeed despite obstacles) | klara sig vitr + refl |
| | | segra mot all odds vbal uttr |
| | In action movies the good guys usually win out in the end. |
| without rhyme or reason adv | (inexplicably) (bildlig) | utan rim och reson uttr |
| | | bortom all rimlighet adv |
| | He yells at me without rhyme or reason, and I just can't understand why. |
| without rhyme or reason expr | (inexplicable) | utan rim och reson uttr |
| | | bortom all rimlighet adv |
| | Your belief that Daisy doesn't like you is without rhyme or reason; she's never done anything to make you think that. |