| Sammansatta former: |
| arguably adv | (can be defended, asserted) | omtvistligt, diskutabelt adv |
| | (personligen) | enligt min mening uttr |
| | (allmän) | kan våga påstå uttr |
| | He is arguably the best candidate for president. |
| | Han är omtvistligen (or: diskutabelt) den bästa presidentkandidaten. |
| | Enligt min mening är han den bästa presidentkandidaten. |
| | Man kan våga påstå att han är den bästa presidentkandidaten. |
as far as I am concerned,
as far as I'm concerned adv | (in my opinion) | för min del adv |
| | (formell) | vad mig beträffar adv |
| | (vardagligt) | för mig adv |
| Anmärkning: The contraction would normally be used in speech and informal writing. "I am..." is more formal. |
| | As far as I'm concerned, that was the best film of the year. |
as far as I am concerned,
as far as I'm concerned adv | (as for me, as regards me) | för min del adv |
| | (formell) | vad mig beträffar adv |
| | (vardagligt) | för mig adv |
| Anmärkning: The contraction would normally be used in speech and informal writing. "I am..." is more formal. |
| | As far as I'm concerned, I never want to eat another fried alligator steak. |
| as for me adv | (as far as I am concerned) | för min del, vad mig beträffar, vad mig anbelangar uttr |
| | My husband is going to work. As for me, I will stay home and take care of the baby. |
| as I see it adv | (in my opinion) | som jag ser det adv |
| | | från min sida sett adv |
| | | enligt min mening adv |
| bach n | UK, dialect (term of address) | min vän s |
| | (vardagligt) | kompis s |
| cocker interj | UK, informal, dated (term of address for man) | min herre interj |
| | | min gode man interj |
| face n | often plural (grimace) | grimas s |
| | | ful min s |
| | Stop pulling faces! |
| for what it's worth adv | informal (in my opinion) | i varje fall adv |
| | | enligt min mening uttr |
| | I know you won't change, but for what it's worth, I think that skirt looks awful on you. |
| friend of mine n | (person: known, trusted) | min vän pron + s |
| | | vännen min s + pron |
| | Pierre is a good friend of mine. |
| from my own experience adv | (having experienced it myself) | från min egen erfarenhet, enligt min egen erfarenhet uttr |
| frown n | (expression: creased brow) (faktiskt utseende) | rynkad panna s |
| | (beskrivande) | sur min s |
| | (beskrivande) | bister min s |
| | (beskrivande) | ogillande min s |
| | Paul's dad always had a disapproving frown on his face. |
| | Pauls pappa har alltid en ogillande sur min. |
| frown n | US (expression: sad mouth) | sur min adj + s |
| | | ledset ansiktsuttryck adj + s |
| | The child's mouth was downturned in a frown. |
| | ⓘDen här meningen är inte en översättning av den engelska meningen. Sudda bort din sura min, mitt barn! |
guv,
guvnor,
guv'nor interj | UK, regional, slang, abbreviation (guv'nor: sir) (bildlig) | chefen s |
| | (humoristiskt) | min herre s |
| I say expr | (my opinion is as follows) | Jag tycker uttr |
| | | Min åsikt är uttr |
| | How can our company save money during this recession? I say we stop hiring and freeze salaries. |
| in my opinion adv | (to my mind, as far as I am concerned) | enligt min mening adv |
| | (vardagligt) | i min åsikt adv |
| | In my opinion she's too young to get married and have children. |
| in my view expr | (in my opinion) | som jag ser det uttr |
| | | enligt min mening uttr |
| | In my view, it's irresponsible to keep a dog if you leave it home alone all day. |
| Jinx! interj | informal (Snap!) (barnlek, regionala skillnader) | smurf interj |
| | | min lycka interj |
| | When the two friends said the same thing, one of them yelled, "jinx!." |
| long face n | figurative (sad expression) | snopet utseende adj + s |
| | | ledsen min adj + s |
| | You got everything you wanted, so why the long face? |
make a funny face,
pull a funny face v expr | informal (make silly facial expression) | göra en grimas, göra en min vbal uttr |
| | To make me laugh, my dad made funny faces at me. |
| man interj | slang (surprise) | Jösses! interj |
| | | Åh min skapare! interj |
| | (vardaglig, anstötande) | Åh fan! interj |
| | Oh man! Look what I just found. |
| milady n | (my lady: deferential term of address) | tilltal för damer s |
| | (ungefärlig översättning) | min kära dam s |
| | (engelska) | milady s |
| my darling n | (term of affection) | min älskling s |
| | | min kära s |
| | By the time you get this, my darling, I shall be in France. |
| my dear interj | (term of affection) | min älskling, älskling interj |
| | | min kära interj |
| | "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!" is the line famously spoken by Rhett Butler in "Gone With The Wind". |
| my friend n | dated (informal address) (något formell) | min vän s |
| | | vännen s |
| | (vardagligt) | kompis s |
nimby,
plural: nimbys,
nimbies n | informal, pejorative, acronym (Not In My Back Yard) | så länge det inte påverkar mig uttr |
| | (bokstavlig) | inte i min trädgård uttr |
| | A group of nimbies had gathered to protest against the proposed wind turbines in their village. |
| no sir interj | formal (expressing polite negation) (omodern, formell) | nej min herre, nej sir interj |
| | No sir, I will not polish your shoes. |
| | No sir, you can put me in jail, but I refuse to fight. |
| over my dead body interj | slang, figurative (expressing complete refusal) (bildlig) | över min döda kropp interj |
| | You'll have custody of my children over my dead body! You want to borrow my jeans? Over my dead body! |
| pardon my French interj | informal, figurative (excuse me for swearing) (bildlig) | ursäkta min franska interj |
| | | ursäkta att jag svär interj |
| | That guy's a real bastard, if you'll pardon my French. |
| pout n | (expression) | trumpen uppsyn, trumpen min s |
| | | surmulen uppsyn, surmulen min s |
| | Paul didn't notice Tina's pout of annoyance when he said he was going out again. |
| sir n | formal (mister) (artigt, omodernt) | herrn s |
| | (artigt, omodernt) | min herre s |
| | How can I help you, sir? |
son,
Son interj | (term of address: young man) (ålderdomligt) | min pojke, min gosse s |
| | (ålderdomligt) | unge man s |
| | (vardagligt) | grabben s |
| | Son, you'd better watch your manners! |
| | Unge man, det är bäst att du tänker på hur du uppför dig! |
| squire n | informal, dated, regional, UK (sir) | min herre s |
| | Is that your motor over there, squire? |
| stiff upper lip n | figurative (stoicism, restraint) (bildlig) | stenansikte s |
| | | inte röra en min vbal uttr |
| | The British are famous for their stiff upper lip. |
| straight adj | (face, man: not comic) | allvarlig min adj + s |
| | (lånord, slang) | pokerface s |
| | He said it with a straight face, so I don't think he was joking. |
| The pleasure is all mine. expr | formal (You're welcome.) | nöjet är helt på min sida uttr |
| | "Thank you for cooking us such a wonderful dinner." "The pleasure is all mine." |
You'd make a better door than a window!,
You make a better door than a window! expr | (you are blocking my view) | Du står mitt framför mig! interj |
| | | Du blockerar min utsikt! interj |
| | | Kan du snälla flytta dig lite? interj |