| Sammansatta former: |
| abstain vi | (not vote) | lägga ned sin röst vbal uttr |
| | I didn't vote for either candidate; I abstained. |
| abstention n | (withheld vote) (röst: ej lagd) | nedlagd röst s |
| | (att ej rösta) | röstskolkning s |
| | (att ej rösta) | röstnedläggelse s |
| | There were 10 "yes" votes, 8 "no" votes, and 2 abstentions. |
| aloud adv | (with voice, out loud) | högt adv |
| | | med hög röst uttr |
| | Ana read the story aloud for the class. |
| blight n | (plant disease) | mjöldagg s |
| | | rost s |
| | The potatoes have blight this year. |
| break n | (voice change) (musik, röst) | gräns mellan röstregister s |
| | (om röst mellan röstregister) | sprucken röst, sprucken stämma s |
| | The break in his voice is a sign of puberty, as he goes from bass to alto with no control. |
| canker n | (plant disease) (botanik) | rost s |
| | The dogwood trees have been affected by canker this year and aren't very pretty. |
| conscience n | (feeling of guilt) | samvete s |
| | | inre röst adj + s |
| | My conscience is bothering me about damaging that library book. |
| corrosion n | (rust) | rost s |
| | There is a bit of corrosion on the front left fender. |
| floater n | figurative, informal (person who votes in more than one place) | väljare som säljer sin röst - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | Some politicians are claiming that this state has a problem with floaters and other voter fraud. |
| growler n | (person with a low raspy voice) (omskrivning) | person med djup röst s |
| | (omskrivning) | person med hes röst s |
| have a voice in sth v expr | (have opinion heard) | få sin röst hörd vbal uttr |
| | | ha en stämma i vbal uttr |
| | Everyone had a voice in the decision-making process. |
| lilt n | rare (singsong voice) | melodiös röst, melodisk röst s |
| | My mother always used to talk with a lilt to her voice. |
| make your voice heard v expr | (speak loudly) | göra sin röst hörd vbal uttr |
| | Clive likes to make his voice heard in the class discussions. |
| make your voice heard v expr | figurative (share opinion) (bildlig: yttra åsikt) | göra sin röst hörd vbal uttr |
| | Citizens should make their voices heard by writing their Congressmen. |
rust,
iron rust n | (oxidation) (vardagligt) | rost s |
| | (formellt) | oxidering s |
| | There is rust on this old farm machinery. |
rust,
rust fungus n | (plant fungus) (svamp) | svartrost s |
| | (svamp) | rost s |
| | The leaves were covered in spots of rust. |
| singing n as adj | (related to singing) (förled) | sång- adj |
| | | röst- adj |
| | This opera singer has a beautiful singing voice. |
| singsong n | (voice: repetitive rise and fall) | enformig röst s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
soft-spoken,
soft spoken,
softly spoken adj | (having a quiet or gentle voice) | mjukröstad adj |
| | | som har len röst adj |
| | I was surprised when my usually soft-spoken sister began to yell at me. |
| squawk n | figurative (person: screech) | skrikig person s |
| | | person med gäll röst s |
| | When he entered puberty, the boy's voice turned into a squawk. |
| stand up and be counted v expr | figurative (express opinion) (bildlig) | göra sin röst hörd vbal uttr |
| | | visa vad man tycker vbal uttr |
| | | ta ställning vtr + s |
| | Don't just sit there complaining to your friends – stand up and be counted! Those that had the courage to stand up and be counted were arrested. |
| together adv | (in concert) | tillsammans adv |
| | | med en röst, i kör uttr |
| | The students answered together. |
| | Eleverna svarade tillsammans. |
| tone n | (attitude expressed in voice) | tonfall, ton s |
| | | röstläge, röst s |
| | Son, I don't like that tone of voice that you use with me! |
| undertone n | (low voice) | låg röst s |
| | | dämpad röst s |
| | The two men spoke in an undertone so that nobody would overhear them. |
upspeaking,
upspeak,
uptalk n | (rising intonation) | högre röst, starkare röst s |
| upvote n | (clicking in approval) | röst s |
| vocal adj | (relating to the voice) (förled) | röst- adj |
| | (förled) | tal- adj |
| | Singers do extensive vocal exercises to warm up. |
| voice n | (human sound) | röst s |
| | | tal s |
| | His voice was loud and strong. |
| voice n | (ability to speak) | röst s |
| | | talförmåga s |
| | After yelling so much at the basketball game, he lost his voice for the next two days. |
| voice n | (ability to sing) | sångröst, röst s |
| | | stämma s |
| | She has one of the best voices in the group. |
| voiceless adj | (having no voice) | röstlös adj |
| | | stum adj |
| | | utan röst prep + s |
| | The operation on Ben's vocal cords had left him voiceless. |
| voiceless adj | (without using vocal cords) | röstlös adj |
| | | utan röst prep + s |
| | The voiceless fricative 's' is easy to pronounce. |
| vote n | (preference) | röst s |
| | I cast my vote for the sitting president. |
| yea n | (yes vote) | ja-röst s |
| | We counted the number of yeas and nays on the proposal. |