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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025: | Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| homosexuell | | homosexual |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025: Matchande uppslagsord från andra sidan av ordboken. | Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| gay adj | (attracted to own sex) | homosexuell adj |
| | (vardagligt, låneord) | gay adj |
| | The politician announced to the world that he was gay. |
| same-sex adj | (relationship: gay) | samkönad adj |
| | | homosexuell adj |
| | Same-sex marriage is such a contested issue everywhere. |
| homosexual n | dated, potentially offensive (gay person) | homosexuell s |
| | (man, vardagligt) | bög s |
| | (kvinna, vardagligt) | lesbisk s |
| Anmärkning: Normally "gay person", "gay man", "gay woman" or "lesbian" is preferred now. | | | The codebreaker Alan Turing was persecuted for being a homosexual. |
| homosexual adj | formal (gay) | homosexuell, gay adj |
| Anmärkning: The terms "gay", "lesbian" or "same-sex" are more usual now. | | | Homosexual acts were legalised in England in 1967. |
| lesbian adj | (relating to gay women) | lesbisk adj |
| | | homosexuell adj |
| | A lesbian couple lives next door to the central characters in that situation comedy. |
| | Ett lesbiskt par bor granne med huvudkaraktärerna i den där komediserien. |
| gay n | potentially offensive (person attracted to own sex) | homosexuell s |
| | (kan vara nedsättande) | gay s |
| | (manlig, kan vara nedsättande) | bög s |
| Anmärkning: Some gay people use this sense to refer to themselves, but it may be best to use the adjective--ie, "he is gay" or "gay people"--to avoid causing offense. | | | That bar is a favorite place for gays. |
| bender n | pejorative, offensive!!, informal, UK (gay person, esp. a man) (kan vara kränkande) | bög s |
| | | homosexuell subst adj |
| | Charlie was sent to the headteacher for calling Nathan a bender. |
poof,
poofter n | dated, pejorative, offensive!!, informal, UK (gay man) | bög s |
| | | homosexuell subst adj |
| | (nedsättande) | fikus s |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| queen n | potentially offensive, informal (gay man) (kan uppfattas nedsättande) | bög s |
| | | homosexuell s |
| Anmärkning: When used by someone who is not gay, this term may be offensive and pejorative. | | | Joe danced with the queens in the disco. |
| queer n | offensive!, informal (gay person) | homosexuell s |
| Anmärkning: When not used by someone whose identity comes under the LGBTQ umbrella, this term is often used pejoratively and is considered offensive. | | | Polly likes other women; she's a queer. |
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