| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| these adj | (plural of this) | de här adj |
| | | dessa adj |
| | | de adj |
| | These shoes are my favourites. |
| | De här skorna är mina favoriter. |
| those adj | (plural of that) | de där pron + adv |
| | | de adj |
| | Those toys over there need to be put in their place. |
| | De där leksakerna där borta måste plockas undan. |
| they pron | (nominative plural of he, she, it) | de, dom pron |
| | They went to the movies last night. |
| | I love red and green; they are my favourite colours. |
| | De gick på bio igår kväll. |
| these pron | (plural of this) | de här pron |
| | | dessa pron |
| | | de pron |
| | These are the ones I like best. |
| | De här är de som jag tycker bäst om. |
| those pron | (plural of that) | de där pron + adv |
| | | de pron |
| | Those need to be moved. |
| | De där måste flyttas. |
| those pron | (those people) | de pron |
| | Those who wish to go to the bathroom may get off the bus. |
| | De som önskar att använda toaletten får stiga av bussen. |
| they pron | (singular for sb of unspecified gender) | de pron |
| | Someone's left their phone behind on this table. Oh well, I suppose they'll be back for it soon. |
| | Police have released few details about the victim, except that they were driving a red SUV. |
| them pron | (indirect object, non-binary person) | de pron |
| | I saw Andie in the street and called out to them, but they didn't hear me. |
| them pron | (before gerund, plural) | dem pron |
| | | de pron |
| Anmärkning: Svenskan saknar gerundium. Oftast, när satser med denna konstruktion översätts till svenska, används infinitiv eller vanliga substantiv. |
| | Do you mind them smoking? |
| | Har du något emot att de röker? |
| the def art | (turns adj into plural noun) | de best art |
| | (informellt) | dom best art |
| | I am interested in the poor. |
| | Jag är intresserad av de fattiga. |
| Sammansatta former: |
| the able-bodied npl | (not physically disabled) | de utan handikapp uttr |
| | People with disabilities enjoy sports as much as the able-bodied do. |
| aftershave n | (men's scent: applied after shaving) (engelsk term) | aftershave s |
| | (lånord) | eau-de-cologne s |
| | Andy splashed aftershave on his cheeks. |
| the aged npl | (elderly people) | de äldre s |
| | (slang, nedvärderande) | gamling s |
| | She hates being referred to as 'one of the aged'. |
| the bad npl | (evil people) | de onda s |
| | Hell is reserved for the truly bad. |
| the bereaved n | invariable (person or persons close to sb dead) | de sörjande spl |
| | | de efterlevande spl |
| | The vicar's words at the funeral service were a great comfort to the bereaved. |
| the brave npl | (courageous people) | de modiga, de hjältemodiga s |
| | (ålderdomligt, poetiskt) | de tappra, de djärva s |
| | Ours is the land of the free and home of the brave. |
| | Vårt land är de frias land och hem åt de modiga (or: de hjältemodiga). |
| bring sb back from the dead v expr | (resuscitate sb) | återuppliva ngn från de döda, ta tillbaka ngn från de döda vbal uttr |
| | The Bible says that Christ brought Lazarus back from the dead. |
cologne,
eau de cologne n | French (perfume) (låneord) | eau de cologne, cologne s |
| | | parfym s |
| | The heady scent of cologne made me feel dizzy. |
| come back from the dead v expr | figurative (succeed again) (bildlig) | resa sig från de döda, återvända från de döda vbal uttr |
| | In last place going into the final lap, the runner came back from the dead to win the race. |
| come back from the dead v expr | figurative (recover) (bildlig) | resa sig från de döda, återvända från de döda vbal uttr |
| | After the triple bypass, he came back from the dead and now he is living an active life. |
| credits npl | (book, etc.: acknowledgments) | författarens tack, tack till de som bidragit s |
| | (i början på verk, kan innehålla tack) | förord s |
| | The author of the article acknowledged her colleagues in the credits. |
| Day of the Dead n | (celebration: All Souls) (mexikansk högtid) | De dödas dag s |
| dulce de leche n | (milk-based caramel sauce or candy) (sötsak) | dulce de leche uttr |
| | For dessert, we had flan with a dulce de leche sauce. |
| the few npl | (minority) | fåtal s |
| | | litet antal s |
| | | de få s |
| | The few who knew him well, loved him dearly. |
| | De få som kände honom väl älskade honom djupt. |
| fine arts npl | (visual artforms) | de sköna konsterna s |
| | Paul has always loved the fine arts, and is now doing a degree in London. |
| the hard core n | (those most committed to sth) | de tuffa spl |
| | (bildlig) | de hårda spl |
| | The arduous ascent soon separated the wimps from the hard core. |
| in this day and age expr | slightly informal (in modern times) | i de här tiderna uttr |
| | | i vår tid uttr |
| | No one writes hand-written letters in this day and age. |
| | It is difficult to believe that slavery is still tolerated in this day and age. |
| innocent n | (child) | de oskyldiga spl |
| | As a society, we should always try to protect the innocents. |
| intellect n | (intelligent person) (person) | intellektuell s |
| | | de intellektuella spl |
| | Some of the world's brightest intellects will be meeting next week to discuss possible solutions to the crisis. |
the last,
plural: the last n | (most recent person) | de sista subst adj |
| | There used to be lots of older people here, but the last moved away two years ago. |
| little thing n | (detail) | de små sakerna s |
| | The little things in life are important; take time to stop and smell the flowers. |
| | Just one little thing: your socks don't match. |
| the living npl | (people: alive) (bestämd form) | de levande spl |
| | (levande efter katastrof) | de överlevande spl |
| | After the bombing attack, she was among the living. |
| the lower classes npl | (low-income people) | de lägre klasserna spl |
| | The government is concentrating on social issues because it is desperate to win the vote of the lower classes at the next election. |
| newlyweds npl | (just-married couple) | de nygifta s |
| | The newlyweds honeymooned in Tahiti. |
| the powers that be npl | (those in command) | makthavarna spl |
| | | makterna s |
| | (vardaglig) | de som bestämmer uttr |
| | (vardaglig) | högre ort adj + s |
| | The powers that be say that we must pay taxes. |
| the quick npl | archaic (living people) | de levande spl |
| | He will come again to judge the quick and the dead. |
| radical n | (politics: militant) | de radikala pron + adj |
| | Radicals are calling for an overthrow of the government. |
| the religious npl | (devout persons) | de religiösa spl |
| | As an atheist, she had trouble understanding the religious. |
| the rich npl | (wealthy people) | de rika spl |
| | Our economy would change dramatically if we'd stop letting the rich make the tax laws. |
| | Vår ekonomi hade förändrats drastiskt om vi hade slutat låta de rika författa skattelagarna. |
| rise from the dead v expr | (come back to life, be resurrected) | resa sig från de döda vbal uttr |
| | | återupplivas vitr |
| scour the seas v expr | literary (sail over oceans seeking sb, sth) (litterärt) | segla över de sju haven vbal uttr |
| | | segla världen runt vbal uttr |
| | I scoured the seas to find a bride, and there she was living next door all the time. |
| the slain npl | literary (those killed) | de ihjälslagna spl |
| | The slain will not be forgotten. |
| survival of the fittest n | (natural selection) | de bäst anpassades överlevnad s |
| | Darwin never used the term 'survival of the fittest' in his writing. |
| that's contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (that is) | det är s |
| | (mycket vardagligt) | de e s |
| | Rick is always cheerful; that's one of the things I like about him. |
| the haves npl | (group with wealth) | de rika spl |
| | | rika spl |
| | | de som har uttr |
| | The gap between the haves and the have nots is growing. |
themselves,
themself pron | (reflexive pronoun: unspecified gender) | sig själva pron |
| | | de själva pron |
| Anmärkning: "Themself" may be considered nonstandard, but is becoming increasingly common when talking about a singular subject whose gender is not specified. It can also be used to talk about someone who is non-binary. |
| | Nobody can consider themselves to be perfect. |
| they're contraction | informal, abbreviation (more than one person, thing: they are) | de är, dom är pron + vtr |
| | Be careful with the cookies, they're still very hot! |
| | I saw Rachel with her twins yesterday; they're 15 years old now. |
| the uninitiated npl | (people unfamiliar with sth) | de oinvigda spl |
| | | de oinitierade spl |
| | Kathy is writing a guide to homeopathy for the uninitiated. |
| wake vi | (rise from the dead) (främst inom religion) | uppväckas, återuppväckas vitr |
| | | uppväckas från de döda vbal uttr |
| | | väckas till liv vbal uttr |
| | Jesus called out to the dead Lazarus, and he woke. |
| wake sb vtr | (raise from the dead) (främst inom religion) | uppväcka⇒, återuppväcka⇒ vtr |
| | | uppväcka från de döda vbal uttr |
| | | väcka till liv vbal uttr |
| | Jesus called out to the dead Lazarus and woke him. |