| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| get it on v expr | vulgar, slang (have sex) (bildlig) | ligga vitr |
| | | ha sex vtr + s |
| | (vulgär) | knulla vitr |
| sleep together vi + adv | informal, euphemism (have sex with one another) (vardagligt: ha sex) | ligga med varandra vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt: ha sex) | ligga vitr |
| | After they slept together once, they never saw each other again. |
| go at it v expr | slang (have sex) (eufemism) | hålla på vitr |
| | | ligga vitr |
| | | ha sex vtr + s |
| | (vulgärt) | knulla vitr |
| lie vi | (recline) | ligga vitr |
| Anmärkning: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | If I lie on the sofa, I'll fall asleep. |
| | Om jag ligger på soffan så kommer jag somna. |
| lie vi | (sth: be spread out) (allmänt) | ligga vitr |
| | | ligga utspridd vitr + adj |
| Anmärkning: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | Toys were lying all over the bedroom floor. |
| | Det låg leksaker över hela badrumsgolvet. |
| bonk vi | UK, slang (have sex) (vulgär, informell) | knulla vitr |
| | (slang) | ligga vitr |
| | We could hear them bonking in the next room. |
| hook up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (engage in sexual activity) | ligga vitr |
| | | ha sex vtr + s |
| | (vulgärt) | knulla vitr |
| | I wouldn't say Charlie and I are dating, but we have hooked up a few times. |
| lie vi | (item: be, stay) | ligga vitr |
| Anmärkning: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | His book lay on the table unread. |
| | Hans bok låg oläst på bordet. |
| put out vi phrasal | vulgar, informal, US (woman: have sex) | ha sex vtr + s |
| | | ligga vitr |
| | If you expect me to put out on a first date, you can think again! |
| lie vi | (be buried) | ligga begravd vitr + adj |
| | (generell) | ligga vitr |
| Anmärkning: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | Her body lies in that cemetery. |
| | Hennes kropp ligger begravd på den kyrkogården. |
| lie vi | (be situated) | ligga vitr |
| | (formell) | vara belägen vitr |
| | (formell) | vara situerad vitr |
| Anmärkning: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | The house lies in the valley. |
| | Huset ligger i dalen. |
| lie vi | (be found) | ligga vitr |
| | | finnas vitr |
| Anmärkning: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | The student's lack of focus is where the problem lies. |
| | Problemet ligger i det faktum att han inte vet hur man arbetar med andra människor. |
| screw vi | vulgar, offensive, informal (have sex) (vulgär) | knulla vtr + s |
| | (informell) | ligga vitr |
| | | ha sex vitr |
| | Jack and I spent all night screwing instead of going to the party. |
| Sammansatta former: |
| in abeyance adv | (in a suspended state) | vilande adj |
| | (bildlig, formell) | i träda prep + s |
| | (tillfälligt ej brukas) | ligga nere vtr partikel oskj |
| | The government will keep the new law in abeyance for two years. |
| bag sb vtr | vulgar, offensive, informal, US (have sex with) (vulgär) | knulla⇒, sätta på⇒ vtr |
| | | ligga med ngn vtr + prep |
| | Neil's friends were bored of listening to him go on about which girls he'd like to bag. |
| ball sb vtr | vulgar, offensive, informal, US (have sex with) (vulgär) | knulla⇒ vtr |
| | (slang) | ligga med vtr + prep |
| | | ha sex med vbal uttr |
| | The hot kisses made him want to ball her. |
| corner sth vtr | (be on an intersection) | vara vid en korsning vbal uttr |
| | | vara vid hörnet av ngt vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | ligga vid hörnet av ngt vbal uttr |
| | The candy shop corners my street. |
| down adj | informal (gambling: with losses of) (vardaglig) | ligga back vtr + adv |
| | (vardaglig) | ligga på minus vbal uttr |
| | I'm down three hundred dollars. |
| feud vi | (have a feud) | tvista vitr |
| | | strida vitr |
| | | ligga i fejd vbal uttr |
| | The two tribes were constantly feuding. |
| feud over vi + prep | (over sthg) | tvista om ngt, tvista över ngt vitr + prep |
| | | strida över ngt vitr + prep |
| | | ligga i fejd över ngt vbal uttr |
| | France and the Holy Roman Empire feuded over Alsace for a thousand years. |
| hibernate vi | (animal: sleep through winter) (något formell) | hibernera vitr |
| | | ligga i dvala vbal uttr |
| | | ligga i ide vbal uttr |
| | Some animals hibernate and do not wake up until spring. |
| hibernate vi | figurative (not be active) (bildlig) | ligga i dvala vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | ligga i ide vbal uttr |
| | I'm planning to hibernate over the holidays and do nothing until I have to go back to work. |
| in adv | (in favor with sb) | populär adv |
| | (vardaglig) | på god fot uttr |
| | (vardaglig) | ligga bra till vbal uttr |
| | He's always in with the bosses. |
| kneel vi | (go down on knees) | knäböja vitr |
| | | ligga på knä, falla på knä vbal uttr |
| | Ben kneeled down and looked under the table. |
| lag vi | figurative (fall behind in studies) | ligga efter, släpa efter vitr partikel |
| | | komma efter, halka efter vitr partikel |
| | Brad had to have private tutoring because he was lagging in his studies. |
| laze vi | (lounge, lie idly) (ta det lugnt i sängen) | ligga och dra sig vbal uttr |
| | (ligga ner avslappnat) | ligga och slappa vbal uttr |
| | I don't feel like working today; I'm just going to laze. |
| lead sth vtr | (go ahead) | ligga före vtr + adv |
| | | leda över vtr + adv |
| | | leda vitr |
| | The German cyclist is currently leading the race. |
| | Den tyska cyklisten leder loppet i nuläget. |
| lie fallow vi + adj | figurative (be unused) | ligga oanvänd vitr + adj |
| | | vara obrukad vtr + adj |
| | His artistic talents have lain fallow for too long. |
| lurk vi | (wait hidden) | lura vitr |
| | (vardagligt) | lurpassa vitr |
| | (vardagligt) | stå på lur, ligga på lur vbal uttr |
| | The cat lurked in the bushes, waiting for potential prey. |
| overdrawn adj | (account: in debit) | övertrasserad adj |
| | (familjär) | ligga på minus, ligga back uttr |
| | Can I borrow some money? My bank account is overdrawn and I have credit card debt. |
| overlay sth vtr | (be on top of: sth) (även bildligt) | tynga⇒ vtr |
| | (även bildligt) | belasta⇒ vtr |
| | | ligga på ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Carpet overlays all the floors in the house. |
| rest with sb vi + prep | (belong, reside) | vila hos ngn vitr + prep |
| | | ligga hos ngn vitr + prep |
| | The decision rests with you. |
| ride vi | (lie at anchor) | ligga för ankar vbal uttr |
| | There was a fishing boat riding in the bay. |
| run behind vi phrasal | informal (be late) | vara försenad vtr + adj |
| | (vardagligt) | ligga efter vitr partikel |
| | Jane woke up late and is running behind. |
| score with sb vi | slang, figurative (have sex) | ha sex med vbal uttr |
| | (vardaglig) | ligga med vitr + prep |
| | (slang) | få i säng vbal uttr |
| | Did you finally score with her last night? |
| screw sb vtr | vulgar, offensive, informal (have sex with) | ha sex med vbal uttr |
| | (informell) | ligga med vtr + prep |
| | (informell, vulgär) | knulla⇒ vtr |
| | I think Jay screwed that girl last night. |
| | Jag tror att Jay hade sex med den där tjejen förra natten. |
| sharp vi | US (music: be half a tone too high) (musik) | ligga en halvton för högt vbal uttr |
| | You sharped all through the first twenty bars. |
| sprawl vi | (lie, limbs spread) | vräka sig vitr partkel |
| | (bokstavligt) | ligga utslängd vtr + adj |
| | | breda ut sig vbal uttr |
| | Alex sprawled on the sofa, watching TV. |
| steep sth vtr | (infuse, brew) | stöpa⇒ vtr |
| | | låta ngt ligga i blöt vbal uttr |
| | Jessica steeped some nettles to make an organic fertiliser for the garden. |
| | Jessica lät några nässlor ligga i blöt för att göra ekologiskt gödsel till trädgården. |
| steep vi | (soak) | ligga i blöt vbal uttr |
| | Linda put the stained shirt in the water and left it to steep. |
| | Linda lade ner den fläckade skjortan i vattnet och lät den ligga i blöt. |
| take your medicine v expr | figurative (accept bad consequences) (bildlig) | ta sin medicin vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | ligga som man har bäddat vbal uttr |
| | I guess I should tell the boss about my mistake and take my medicine. |
| | You've broken the rules, and now you have to take your medicine. |
| trailing adj | (sports team: currently losing) (vardaglig, bildlig) | eftersackande, sackande adj |
| | (sport, ha minst poäng) | ligga under vtr partikel skj |
| | There seems little hope of the trailing home team being able to win now. |
| underlie sth vtr | figurative (be the reason for) | ligga bakom vtr + prep |
| | | ligga till grund för vbal uttr |
| | A belief in creationism underlies their arguments. |
| underlie sth vtr | (lie beneath) | ligga under vtr + prep |
| | A layer of sedimentary rock underlies the soil. |
| vested in sb/sth adj + prep | (power: invested, placed in) | ligga hos vitr + prep |
| | Power to make such decisions is vested solely in the budget committee. |