| Sammansatta former: |
| bang sb up vtr phrasal sep | UK, slang (put in prison) | sätta ngn i finkan vbal uttr |
| | (i fängelset) | låsa in ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | sätta ngn bakom lås och bom vbal uttr |
| | He got banged up for robbing the local liquor store. |
| bar sth vtr | (shut with a bar) | regla⇒ vtr |
| | | låsa ngt med bom, låsa ngt med tvärslå vbal uttr |
| | | bomma för ngt vtr + prep |
| | For safety, Simon bars his door every night. |
| close up vi phrasal | (shop: shut) | stänga vitr |
| | | låsa vitr |
| | He closed up and counted the day's takings. |
| confine sb vtr | (keep in captivity) | stänga in ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | låsa in ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | spärra in ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | The prisoners were confined for up to 20 hours a day. |
| coop sb up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (confine) | stänga in ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | hålla ngn hemma vtr + s |
| | (vardagligt) | låsa in ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | Mary's parents coop her up in the house too much. |
| do homework vtr + n | (do after-hours schoolwork) (oftast i bestämd form) | göra läxa vtr + s |
| | | göra hemuppgifter vtr + spl |
| | (oftast i bestämd form) | läsa läxan vtr + s |
| | The children have to do homework before they can go out to play. |
| fasten sth vtr | (close securely, lock) | fästa⇒ vtr |
| | | låsa⇒ vtr |
| | | stänga⇒ vtr |
| | The farmer fastened the gate behind her. |
| freeze vi | (computer) | låsa sig, hänga sig vitr |
| | | krascha vitr |
| | Tom's computer froze while he was trying to finish his homework. |
| freeze up vi phrasal | figurative (computer, engine: stop functioning) (bildlig) | frysa vitr |
| | | låsa sig vitr + refl |
| | In the middle of the job, the computer froze up and I had to reboot; fortunately I had a back-up of my work. |
| intone sth vtr | (chant, recite) | mässa vitr |
| | | läsa utantill vtr + adv |
| intone sth vtr | figurative (say in a monotonous voice) (bildlig) | mässa vitr |
| | (bildlig) | läsa utantill vtr + adv |
| | | låta entonig vtr + adj |
| latch sth vtr | (door: fasten) | låsa⇒ vtr |
| | | regla⇒ vtr |
| | Mike latched the door on his way out. |
| lock sth vtr | (secure with key, etc.) (vardagligt) | låsa⇒ vtr |
| | (ålderdomligt) | regla⇒ vtr |
| | Lock the door behind you. |
| | Lås dörren bakom dig. |
| lock sth vtr | (mechanism: stop from moving) | låsa⇒ vtr |
| | | stänga av ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | This device locks the steering wheel to prevent theft. |
| lock vi | (mechanism: stop moving) | låsas, låsa sig vitr |
| | | stanna vitr |
| | The wheels locked when he pulled the emergency brake. |
| | Hjulen låste sig när han drog i nödbromsen. |
| lock sth vtr | (shut in securely) | låsa in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | She locked the dog in his kennel. |
| lock vi | (become locked) | låsas, låsa sig vitr |
| | | gå i lås v uttr |
| | You could hear the door lock. |
lock sb away,
lock away sb vtr phrasal sep | informal (person: put in prison) | spärra in ngn, låsa in ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | sätta ngn bakom lås och bom vbal uttr |
| | That man has committed terrible crimes; the judge is going to lock him away for a long time. |
lock sth away,
lock away sth vtr phrasal sep | (thing: keep safe, hidden) | låsa in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Lock away this box of chocolates before I eat them all! |
| lock sb/sth in vtr + adv | (prevent from leaving) | låsa in ngn/ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The police officer threw the two men in a cell and locked them in. |
| lock sb out vtr + adv | (prevent from entering a place) | låsa ngn ute vtr partikel skj |
| Anmärkning: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| | I started banging on the door when I realised he had locked me out. |
| lock sth up vtr phrasal sep | (object: keep safe) | låsa ngt⇒ vtr |
| | The custodian locked up the school at the end of the day to prevent vandals from entering. |
| lock up vi phrasal | (premises: secure) | låsa ngt⇒ vtr |
| | The last person to leave should lock up. |
| misread sth vtr | (read incorrectly) | läsa fel vtr + adv |
| | I must have misread the date on the invitation. |
| navigate vi | (give directions) (bestämma väg) | navigera vitr |
| | | läsa karta vitr |
| | (vägleda) | lotsa vitr |
| | I'll drive if you'll navigate for us. |
| peg sth vtr | (fix: value or price) | låsa pris uttr |
| | | fixera⇒ vtr |
| | | fästa⇒ vtr |
| | The company pegged the price at $60. |
pore over,
pore over sth vtr phrasal insep | (peruse, read in detail) (vardagligt, bildlig) | lusläsa vitr |
| | | läsa igenom vtr partikel oskj |
| | Deborah was poring over an Italian cookery book. |
| 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. |
| read between the lines v expr | figurative (understand sth implied) (bildlig) | läsa mellan raderna vbal uttr |
| | His speech sounded positive, but if you read between the lines it was actually quite pessimistic. |
| recite sth vtr | (list: read out) | läsa upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | läsa ngt högt vtr + adv |
| | The children were taught to recite the Bill of Rights in history class. |
| reread sth vtr | (read again) | läsa om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | I didn't understand the article the first time, so I reread it. |
| restudy sth vtr | (academic subject: retake) (bildlig) | läsa om vtr partikel oskj |
| shut sth/sb in vtr phrasal sep | (enclose, confine) | stänga in vtr partikel oskj |
| | | låsa in vtr partikel oskj |
| | We always shut the cat in when she's eating so that the dog doesn't disturb her. |
| sight-read vi | (read music) | uppföra avista vtr + s |
| | | läsa noter vtr + spl |
| sight-read sth vtr | (read without sounding out letters) | läsa tyst vtr + adv |
| sight-read sth vtr | (script: read unprepared) | läsa oförberedd vtr + adj |
| | | läsa a prima vista vbal uttr |
| take a reading v expr | (measurement: observe, record) | läsa av vtr partikel oskj |
| | The electric company meter reader takes a reading at our house every month. |
| unlock sth vtr | (open lock) | låsa upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | öppna⇒ vtr |
| | Rachel took out her keys and unlocked the door. |
| unlock sth vtr | figurative (make accessible) (bildlig) | låsa upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | göra tillgänglig vitr |
| | The company needs money, so it is selling assets to unlock some capital. |
| Sammansatta former: |
| bang sb up vtr phrasal sep | UK, slang (put in prison) | sätta ngn i finkan vbal uttr |
| | (i fängelset) | låsa in ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | sätta ngn bakom lås och bom vbal uttr |
| | He got banged up for robbing the local liquor store. |
| bar sth vtr | (shut with a bar) | regla⇒ vtr |
| | | låsa ngt med bom, låsa ngt med tvärslå vbal uttr |
| | | bomma för ngt vtr + prep |
| | For safety, Simon bars his door every night. |
| confine sb vtr | (keep in captivity) | stänga in ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | låsa in ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | spärra in ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | The prisoners were confined for up to 20 hours a day. |
| coop sb up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (confine) | stänga in ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | hålla ngn hemma vtr + s |
| | (vardagligt) | låsa in ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | Mary's parents coop her up in the house too much. |
| do homework vtr + n | (do after-hours schoolwork) (oftast i bestämd form) | göra läxa vtr + s |
| | | göra hemuppgifter vtr + spl |
| | (oftast i bestämd form) | läsa läxan vtr + s |
| | The children have to do homework before they can go out to play. |
| freeze vi | (computer) | låsa sig, hänga sig vitr |
| | | krascha vitr |
| | Tom's computer froze while he was trying to finish his homework. |
| freeze up vi phrasal | figurative (computer, engine: stop functioning) (bildlig) | frysa vitr |
| | | låsa sig vitr + refl |
| | In the middle of the job, the computer froze up and I had to reboot; fortunately I had a back-up of my work. |
| intone sth vtr | (chant, recite) | mässa vitr |
| | | läsa utantill vtr + adv |
| intone sth vtr | figurative (say in a monotonous voice) (bildlig) | mässa vitr |
| | (bildlig) | läsa utantill vtr + adv |
| | | låta entonig vtr + adj |
| lock vi | (mechanism: stop moving) | låsas, låsa sig vitr |
| | | stanna vitr |
| | The wheels locked when he pulled the emergency brake. |
| | Hjulen låste sig när han drog i nödbromsen. |
| lock sth vtr | (shut in securely) | låsa in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | She locked the dog in his kennel. |
| lock vi | (become locked) | låsas, låsa sig vitr |
| | | gå i lås v uttr |
| | You could hear the door lock. |
lock sb away,
lock away sb vtr phrasal sep | informal (person: put in prison) | spärra in ngn, låsa in ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | sätta ngn bakom lås och bom vbal uttr |
| | That man has committed terrible crimes; the judge is going to lock him away for a long time. |
lock sth away,
lock away sth vtr phrasal sep | (thing: keep safe, hidden) | låsa in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Lock away this box of chocolates before I eat them all! |
| lock sb/sth in vtr + adv | (prevent from leaving) | låsa in ngn/ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The police officer threw the two men in a cell and locked them in. |
| lock sb out vtr + adv | (prevent from entering a place) | låsa ngn ute vtr partikel skj |
| Anmärkning: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| | I started banging on the door when I realised he had locked me out. |
| lock sth up vtr phrasal sep | (object: keep safe) | låsa ngt⇒ vtr |
| | The custodian locked up the school at the end of the day to prevent vandals from entering. |
| lock up vi phrasal | (premises: secure) | låsa ngt⇒ vtr |
| | The last person to leave should lock up. |
| misread sth vtr | (read incorrectly) | läsa fel vtr + adv |
| | I must have misread the date on the invitation. |
| navigate vi | (give directions) (bestämma väg) | navigera vitr |
| | | läsa karta vitr |
| | (vägleda) | lotsa vitr |
| | I'll drive if you'll navigate for us. |
| peg sth vtr | (fix: value or price) | låsa pris uttr |
| | | fixera⇒ vtr |
| | | fästa⇒ vtr |
| | The company pegged the price at $60. |
pore over,
pore over sth vtr phrasal insep | (peruse, read in detail) (vardagligt, bildlig) | lusläsa vitr |
| | | läsa igenom vtr partikel oskj |
| | Deborah was poring over an Italian cookery book. |
| read sth vtr | (text) | läsa⇒ vtr |
| | I read the newspaper every day. |
| | Jag läser tidningen varje dag. |
| read vi | (read written matter) | läsa vitr |
| | She reads every night before going to sleep. |
| | Hon läser varje kväll innan hon somnar. |
| read vi | (be able to read) | läsa vitr |
| | My grandmother can't read. |
| | Min mormor kan inte läsa. |
| read vi | (speak text aloud) | högläsa vitr |
| | | läsa högt vitr + adv |
| | | läsa vitr |
| | The teacher read and the children listened. |
| | Läraren läser högt och barnen lyssnar. |
| read sth vtr | (speak text aloud) | läsa högt vtr + adv |
| | | högläsa⇒ vtr |
| | | läsa⇒ vtr |
| | She read the joke to us. |
| | Hon läste den roliga historian högt för oss. |
| read sth vtr | (understand text) | läsa⇒ vtr |
| | He can read Russian. |
| read sth vtr | (interpret) | läsa⇒ vtr |
| | | tolka⇒ vtr |
| | I read the article as critical of the government. What do you think? |
| read vi | (learn of by reading) | läsa vitr |
| | As far as philosophy is concerned, I prefer to read rather than attend classes. |
| read sth vtr | (take details from) | läsa⇒ vtr |
| | | läsa av vtr partikel skj |
| | The electricity supplier sends someone to read the meter every year. |
| read sth vtr | (understand by observing) | studera⇒ vtr |
| | | läsa⇒ vtr |
| | | tyda⇒ vtr |
| | | tolka⇒ vtr |
| | She read the skies for signs of a storm. |
| read sth vtr | UK (study) | studera⇒ vtr |
| | | läsa⇒ vtr |
| | (vardagligt) | plugga⇒ vtr |
| | My son is reading Classics at Cambridge University. |
| 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. |
| read between the lines v expr | figurative (understand sth implied) (bildlig) | läsa mellan raderna vbal uttr |
| | His speech sounded positive, but if you read between the lines it was actually quite pessimistic. |
| recite sth vtr | (list: read out) | läsa upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | läsa ngt högt vtr + adv |
| | The children were taught to recite the Bill of Rights in history class. |
| reread sth vtr | (read again) | läsa om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | I didn't understand the article the first time, so I reread it. |
| restudy sth vtr | (academic subject: retake) (bildlig) | läsa om vtr partikel oskj |
| shut sth/sb in vtr phrasal sep | (enclose, confine) | stänga in vtr partikel oskj |
| | | låsa in vtr partikel oskj |
| | We always shut the cat in when she's eating so that the dog doesn't disturb her. |
| sight-read vi | (read music) | uppföra avista vtr + s |
| | | läsa noter vtr + spl |
| sight-read sth vtr | (read without sounding out letters) | läsa tyst vtr + adv |
| sight-read sth vtr | (script: read unprepared) | läsa oförberedd vtr + adj |
| | | läsa a prima vista vbal uttr |
| take a reading v expr | (measurement: observe, record) | läsa av vtr partikel oskj |
| | The electric company meter reader takes a reading at our house every month. |
| unlock sth vtr | (open lock) | låsa upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | öppna⇒ vtr |
| | Rachel took out her keys and unlocked the door. |
| unlock sth vtr | figurative (make accessible) (bildlig) | låsa upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | göra tillgänglig vitr |
| | The company needs money, so it is selling assets to unlock some capital. |