| Sammansatta former: |
| act for sb vi | (substitute) (formell: någon) | företräda, representera vitr |
| | (någon eller något) | ersätta vitr |
| | (vardaglig: någon) | hoppa in för uttr |
| | (något: en roll) | agera vitr |
| | I will have to act for my absent brother. |
| bed sth vtr | (lay flat) | bädda in, bädda ner vtr partikel skj |
| | | lägga⇒ vtr |
| | To make the garden path, Lucy bedded the stone tiles into the ground. |
| book sb/sth vtr | (hire, engage) | boka⇒ vtr |
| | | hyra in vtr partikel skj |
| | | anlita⇒ vtr |
| | The parents are going to book a clown for the party. |
| box n | US, figurative, informal (predicament) | knipa s |
| | (bildlig) | måla in sig i ett hörn vbal uttr |
| | | försätta sig själv i knipa vbal uttr |
| | I've worked myself into a box and now I'm stuck. |
| box sth vtr | (put in a box) | paketera⇒, förpacka⇒ vtr |
| | | slå in ngtn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | lägga ngt i låda vbal uttr |
| | I boxed my grandmother's present and posted it to her. |
| box vtr | (enclose) | stänga in vtr partikel skj |
| | We need to box in the goat if we don't want it to escape. |
| break into sth vtr phrasal insep | (enter by force) | bryta sig in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | göra inbrott vtr + s |
| | Criminals broke into the house. |
| break sth vtr | (animals: tame) | tämja⇒ vtr |
| | (häst) | rida in vtr partikel oskj |
| | The cowboy tried to break the new stallion. |
| call sb vtr | (summon) | kalla⇒ vtr |
| | (ofta läkare, polis etc) | tillkalla⇒ vtr |
| | (in i rum) | kalla in ngn vtr partikel skj |
| | (vardaglig: in i rum) | ropa in ngn vtr partikel skj |
| | Call the next candidate, please. |
| | Kalla in nästa kandidat, tack. |
| call sth vtr | (sports: end due to conditions) | ställa in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | inställa⇒ vtr |
| | The game was called due to the rain. |
| can sth vtr | (preserve in a jar, etc.) | konservera⇒ vtr |
| | | lägga in vtr partikel oskj |
| | | sylta och safta vbal uttr |
| | They canned most of their peppers for the winter. |
| can up vtr phrasal sep | (preserve in a jar, etc.) | konservera⇒ vtr |
| | | lägga in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | lägga ngt i en burk vbal uttr |
| | They canned up a lot of the berries for later use. |
| case sth vtr | (put in a case) | förpacka⇒ vtr |
| | | packa in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The butcher cased the ground beef. |
| catch vi | (become entangled) | fastna vitr |
| | (vardaglig) | sno in sig, trassla in sig vbal uttr |
| | As I was riding my bicycle, my shoelaces caught on the gears. |
| | När jag cyklade, så fastande mina skosnören i växlarna. |
| catch sth in sth vtr | usu passive (entangle) | fånga⇒ vtr |
| | | trassla in vtr partikel skj |
| | The fly was caught in the spider's web. |
| check sth vtr | (deposit sth in safety) | lämna in vtr partikel oskj |
| | Guests can check their coats at the door. |
| cover for sb vtr phrasal insep | (stand in for sb) | täcka upp för ngn vbal uttr |
| | | hoppa in vitr partikel |
| | Can you cover for me at work on Saturday night? I want to stay in. |
| | Kan du täcka upp för mig på jobbet på lördag kväll? |
| cover vi | (stand in) | täcka vitr |
| | | hoppa in vitr partikel |
| | If you cover temporarily, I'll get the other equipment. |
draw sth in,
draw in sth vtr + adv | (inhale: smoke, breath) | andas in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | dra in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | He would often cough after drawing in a breath of smoke. |
| due adj | (needs to be paid, submitted, etc.) (faktura) | förfallen adj |
| | (faktura) | förfallen till betalning uttr |
| | (uppgift, rapport etc) | ska lämnas in uttr |
| | This electric bill is due by the end of the month. Your dissertation is due by December 9. |
| | ⓘDen här meningen är inte en översättning av den engelska meningen. När hade du tänkt betala de här förfallna räkningarna? |
| enter sth vtr | (go inside) (vardagligt) | komma in i v uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | gå in i v uttr |
| | | stiga in i v uttr |
| | He entered the house. |
| | Han kom in i huset. |
| fit n | figurative (match) | passa in vtr partikel skj |
| | | vara lämpad vtr + adj |
| | He is a good fit with this organization. |
| focus sth vtr | (image: bring into clear view) | fokusera⇒ vtr |
| | | ställa in skärpan vbal uttr |
| | He adjusted the slide projector to focus the image. |
| | Han justerade bildprojektorn för att fokusera bilden. |
| focus sth vtr | (camera, lens: adjust) | fokusera⇒ vtr |
| | | ställa in skärpan vbal uttr |
| | He focused the camera. |
| | Han fokuserade kameran. |
| get sb vtr | informal (hit) | träffa⇒ vtr |
| | (informell) | få⇒ vtr |
| | (informell) | få in en träff vbal uttr |
| | The bullet got him in the stomach. |
| go vi | euphemism (die) (eufemism) | gå bort vitr partikel |
| | (eufemism) | somna in vitr partikel |
| | | avlida vitr |
| | | dö vitr |
| | He went just after midnight, with his wife at his side. |
| go vi | informal (give way, collapse) | ge med sig vbal uttr |
| | | ge vika vitr partikel |
| | | rasa in vitr partikel |
| | | kollapsa vitr |
| | There was so much snow the roof went. |
| in prep | US (into) | in i prep |
| | He came in the room after you left. |
| | Han kom in i rummet efter att du hade gått. |
| in there adv | (in or into that place) | dit in, in dit adv |
| | I'm going in there. Are you coming too? |
| | Jag ska gå dit in (or: in dit). Kommer du med? |
| into prep | (to the inside of) | in i prep |
| | | in på prep |
| | | in till prep |
| | Come into my office. |
| | Kom in på mitt kontor. |
| into prep | (field of interest) | in på prep |
| | | bli intresserad av, intressera sig för vbal uttr |
| | He went into architecture after his studies. |
| | Han blev intresserad av (or: intresserade sig för) arkitektur efter sina studier. |
| into prep | (making physical contact) | på prep |
| | | in i prep |
| | His car ran into a tree. |
| | Hans bil körde på ett träd. |
| | Hans bil körde in i ett träd. |
| into prep | (indicating route) | in i prep |
| | This road continues into the next county. |
| | Den här vägen fortsätter in i nästa län. |
| into prep | (time: continuing) | in i prep |
| | We're now well into the month of May. |
| | Vi är nu långt in i maj månad. |
| raise sth vtr | (money: collect) | samla⇒ vtr |
| | | samla in, samla ihop vtr partikel skj |
| | We raised five thousand dollars for the charity. |
| | Vi samlade in (or: samlade ihop) femtusen dollar till det välgörande ändamålet. |
| read sth vtr | (infer) | läsa in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | inläsa⇒ vtr |
| | | utläsa⇒ vtr |
| | | tolka⇒ vtr |
| | I'm not sure I read the same meaning from his comments that you do. |
| receive sth vtr | (get: radio or TV signal) | få in vtr + prep |
| | | ta emot vtr partikel skj |
| | Can you receive the TV signal from New York at your house? |
| | Kan du få in tv-signalen från New York i ditt hus? |
| receive sth vtr | (accept: members) | ta emot ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | uppta⇒ vtr |
| | (vardaglig) | ta in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | We only receive new members in the spring. |
| receive sb vtr | (admit: sb) | skriva in ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | The hospital received him as a patient yesterday afternoon. |
| rise vi | (tide: come in) | komma in vitr + prep |
| | The tide is rising. |
| s*** interj | vulgar, offensive!, informal (as an intensifier) (slang, vulgär) | För fan! interj |
| | (slang, vulgär) | Så in i helvete! interj |
| | | Det kan du ge dig på! interj |
| | s*** yeah, we ate the free pizza! |
| | Ja, för fan, vi åt gratispizzan! |
| take sb vtr | (admit, accept) | ta emot vtr partikel skj |
| | | släppa in vtr partikel skj |
| | | anta⇒ vtr |
| | We only take the most intelligent students in this college. |
| to prep | (limit in condition) | in i prep |
| | He felt cold to the bone after skiing. |
| | Han var kall in i märgen efter skidåkningen. |
work sth,
work sth into sth vtr | (contort) | arbeta in ngt i ngt, jobba in ngt i ngt vbal uttr |
| | She worked the wire into a loop. |