| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| lust n | (sexual desire) (vardagligt) | lust, begär s |
| | (omodernt, litterärt) | åtrå s |
| | (ålderdomligt) | kättja s |
| | Lust is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. |
| concupiscence n | (lust) | lust s |
| | (kan vara negativ) | begär s |
| | (vardagligt) | längtan s |
| lechery n | (lust, lewdness) | lust s |
| | (litterärt) | åtrå s |
| | In his sermon, the pastor warned his congregation against the sin of lechery. |
| alacrity n | (keenness) | iver, ivran s |
| | | lust |
| | (bildlig) | glöd s |
| | The new worker didn't show much alacrity to begin working. |
| eroticism n | (sexual arousal) | kåthet, sexuell upphetsning, lust s |
| | (poetiskt) | kättja s |
| love n | uncountable (romantic feelings) | kärlek s |
| | (sexuellt) | lust s |
| | You could see her love for him in her eyes. |
| | Man kan se hennes kärlek för honom i hennes ögon. |
| Sammansatta former: |
| bothered adj | informal (willing to make effort) | ha lust uttr |
| | (bildlig, vardagligt) | sugen adj |
| | | brydd adj |
| Anmärkning: Used in questions or where there is doubt. |
| | I was going to go out tonight, but I'm not sure I can be bothered. |
| bothered to do sth adj | informal (willing to make effort) (vardagligt) | orka göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | ha lust till att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | I'm trying to decide whether I can be bothered to get up today. |
| care to do sth v expr | (be inclined) | ha lust att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | känna för ngt vtr + prep |
| | | vilja vitr |
| | I don't really care to play golf today. |
| be disinclined to do sth v expr | (be unwilling, reluctant) | vara ovillig att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | inte ha lust att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | Given how many times he has lied in the past, I am disinclined to believe his excuses. |
| fancy doing sth vtr | UK, informal (like, want) | vilja göra ngt⇒ vtr |
| | | ha lust till att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | känna för att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | I fancy going out for a meal this evening. |
| | Jag vill gå ut och äta ikväll. |
feel up to sth,
feel up to doing sth v expr | (have health, energy for sth) | känna för att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | ha lust för ngt vbal uttr |
| | I'm so tired that I don't even feel up to going to the party. |
| game for sth adj + prep | informal (willing to do sth) | villig adj |
| | (vardaglig) | ha lust med vbal uttr |
| | (vardaglig) | känna för vtr + prep |
| | (informellt) | på adj |
| | Julia's always game for a challenge. |
| | Julia känner alltid för en förändring. |
| in sickness and in health adv | (no matter what happens) | i nöd och lust uttr |
| | Tony has always taken seriously his vows to love his wife in sickness and in health. |
lech,
letch vi | disapproving, informal (be lecherous) | fyllas av lust vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | bli kåt vtr + adj |
| | I know that girl's gorgeous, but could you stop letching? It's creepy. |
like sth,
like sb vtr | (desire, prefer) | vilja⇒ vtr |
| | | föredra⇒ vtr |
| | | ha lust med vbal uttr |
| | You can do what you like till I get home, then we are cleaning the house. |
| | Du kan göra vad du har lust med tills jag kommer hem, sen ska vi städa huset. |
| of a mind to do sth adj | (disposed to do sth) | känna för vtr + prep |
| | | ha lust till, ha lust att vbal uttr |
| | | vilja vitr |
| | I'm of a mind to give you a spanking! |
| through thick and thin expr | figurative, informal (through all manner of difficulties) (bildlig) | i vått och torrt adv |
| | | i nöd och lust adj |
| | For 30 years, my wonderful husband has stuck by me through thick and thin. |
| unbridled passion n | figurative (unrestrained sexual attraction) | otyglad lust s |
| | | ohämmad passion s |
| | That movie is promising us scenes of unbridled passion on the beach. |
| | We shared a night of unbridled passion while on holiday in Torquay. |
| urge n | (desire) (allmänt) | begär s |
| | | stark lust, stark längtan s |
| | When Robert reads reports of people suffering, he feels an urge to help them. |
| | När Robert läser om människor som lider känner han en stark lust (or: stark längtan) att hjälpa dem. |
| want to do sth vtr phrasal insep | (have a desire to) | vilja göra ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | ha lust att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | If you want to come, get in the car! |