| Sammansatta former: |
| at large adv | (as a whole, in general) | i stort adv |
| | | på det hela tagen uttr |
| | Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit the population at large. |
| beam vi | figurative (smile widely) (bildlig) | stråla vitr |
| | (bildlig) | skina vitr |
| | (bokstavlig) | le stort vitr |
| | The baby beamed at the clown's performance. |
| | Barnet strålade när clownen uppträdde. |
| big cat n | informal (large wild feline) (lejon, tiger, leopard, m fl.) | stort kattdjur adj + s |
| big mood expr | informal (expressing strong agreement) | stort medhåll s |
| | "I'm coming back as a cat in my next life; all they do is sleep and eat." "Big mood!" |
blow sb away,
blow away sb vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (impress greatly) | imponera stort på ngn vbal uttr |
| | | väcka stor beundran hos ngn vbal uttr |
| | The candidate blew her interviewer away. |
| blue chip stock n | (business: large company) (ungefärlig översättning) | stort företag s |
| | (ungefärlig översättning) | företag med stort kapital s |
| broadly adv | (in general) | i största allmänhet uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | i stort, i stort sett uttr |
| | | i stora drag uttr |
| | | på det hela taget uttr |
| | The education systems of England, Scotland and Wales are broadly similar. |
| broadly speaking adv | (in general) | i stort sett uttr |
| | | på det stora hela uttr |
| | Broadly speaking, John doesn't agree with the Conservative Party. |
| bug out vi phrasal | informal, US (eyes: bulge, widen in shock) | spärras upp vitr partikel |
| | | öppnas upp stort vitr partikel + adv |
| | Joe's eyes bugged out when he saw a dog skateboarding down the street. |
| caravansary n | (large inn) | stort värdshus s |
| | (formell) | karavanseraj s |
| cataract n | (big waterfall) | stort vattenfall adj + s |
| | A cataract gushed over the cliff. |
| cog n | figurative (minor employee) (bildlig) | liten kugge i stort verk uttr |
| | | utbytbar person, oviktig person s |
| | I'm just a cog in a huge corporation. |
| comp n | informal, US, Can, abbreviation (comprehensive exam) | omfattande examensprov s |
| | (universitet eller högskola) | omfattande tentamen s |
| | (vardagligt) | stort prov s |
| | The students are thrilled to learn they had all passed their comps. |
| count vi | (be worth) | ha stor betydelse, vara av stort värde vitr |
| | Your honesty counts a lot to me. |
| cream sb vtr | US, figurative, slang (defeat soundly) | utklassa ngn⇒, besegra ngn stort⇒ vtr |
| | We totally creamed the other team, who didn't even score! |
| the despair of sb n | (person, thing: cause of despair) (bildlig) | en sorg för ngn s |
| | | ett stort problem för ngn s |
| | The rebellious girl was the despair of her teachers. |
| generally speaking adv | (in general) | generellt sett adv |
| | | i stort sett uttr |
| | Generally speaking, the younger you are, the more sleep you need. |
| go to great pains to do sth v expr | (go to a lot of effort to do) | göra sig stort besvär för att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | lägga ner mycket möda på att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| great abundance n | (plentiful amount) | stort överdåd, stort överflöd adj + s |
| | There always seem to be a great abundance of fools. |
| great value n | (well worth the money) | stort värde, högt värde adj + s |
| | At £4 each, the tickets are great value as they allow unlimited bus travel throughout the day. |
| gusto n | (enthusiasm) | entusiasm s |
| | | förtjusning, hänförelse s |
| | | stort intresse adj+s |
| | It sounds like a good idea, but Henry lacks gusto. |
| in bulk adv | (in large quantities) | i stort parti uttr |
| | I have five cats so I buy their food in bulk from the warehouse. |
| in force adv | (in great numbers) | i stort antal uttr |
| | | i stor mängd uttr |
| | His friends came out in force to support him in the race. |
jawbreaker (US),
gobstopper,
gob-stopper (UK) n | figurative (large round sweet) (engelska) | jawbreaker s |
| | | stort tuggummi s |
| | | stor karamell s |
| jumbo n | (large animal, person, or thing) | stort djur adj + s |
| | | jätte s |
| | | bjässe s |
| | That dog is a jumbo; do you ever let him inside? |
| large adv | (exaggeratedly) | stort adv |
| | | överdrivet adv |
| | He likes to talk large, but I think he exaggerates. |
| large amount n | (a lot) | stor summa adj + s |
| | | stort belopp adj + s |
| | I am unable to buy a new house since I have such a large amount of debt. |
| large heart n | figurative (generous nature) | stort hjärta adj + s |
| | She's known for helping people in trouble; she has a large heart. The hospital volunteers have large hearts. |
| lash out vi phrasal | UK, informal (extravagantly spend money) | slå på stort vbal uttr |
| | | spendera mycket pengar vbal uttr |
| | For our last holiday, we lashed out and booked a posh hotel. |
| lash out on sth vi phrasal + prep | UK, informal (extravagantly spend money on) | slå på stort vbal uttr |
| | | spendera mycket pengar vbal uttr |
| | For his 50th, James lashed out on a sports car. |
| a lot adv | informal (greatly, a great deal) | mycket adv |
| | | stort adv |
| | | enormt adv |
| | My baby cries a lot in the early evening. |
| maniac n | informal (fan, enthusiast) (bildlig) | galning s |
| | | entusiast s |
| | | stort fan adj + s |
| | He's a racing maniac: he travels to all the big races. |
| mastery n | (of skill) | skicklighet s |
| | | mästerskap s |
| | | stort kunnande s |
| | It took Bill years to reach mastery of his craft. |
| now adv | (immediately) | nu adv |
| | (formellt) | omedelbart adv |
| | (informellt) | omedelbums adv |
| | (informellt) | på stubben, på stubinen, på momangen, på direkten, på stört adv |
| | We are leaving now. |
| | Vi går nu. |
| overstock sth vtr | (keep excessive stores of) | överfylla⇒ vtr |
| | | ha för stort lager vbal uttr |
| overstock sth vtr | (fill with excessive supplies) | överfylla⇒ vtr |
| | | ha för stort lager vbal uttr |
| passel n | US (large number) | stort nummer, stor siffra s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| plurality n | (multiplicity, large number) | stort antal s |
| | | pluralitet s |
| quantity n | (large amount) | stort antal adj + s |
| | Keith must be an avid reader, as he has a quantity of books on his shelves. |
| rave about sth/sb vi + prep | (praise enthusiastically) | berömma ngn stort om ngt vbal uttr |
| | The critics are raving about that new film. |
| religion n | figurative (sth of intense interest) (bildligt) | religion s |
| | (bildligt) | kult s |
| | | stor vikt, stort intresse, stor betydelse adj+s |
| | Football is a religion in Brazil. |
| | ⓘDen här meningen är inte en översättning av den engelska meningen. Ishockey är religion i Kanada. |
| snow sb under vtr phrasal sep | usually passive (sports: defeat completely) (bildlig) | krossa⇒ vtr |
| | | besegra⇒ vtr |
| | | vinna stort över ngn vbal uttr |
| | The points Jackson made kept his team from being snowed under. |
| sunshade n | (parasol) | parasoll s |
| | | stort strandparaply s |
| | The little girl carried a lacy sunshade. |
| undertaking n | (big task) | stort åtagande s |
| | | stort arbete, stort projekt s |
| | The project was quite an undertaking, but the boss was confident that her staff could do it. |
| virtually adv | (as good as, practically) | praktiskt taget, i praktiken adv |
| | | nästan adv |
| | | i stort sett uttr |
| | All I said to Tim was "Good morning," and he virtually bit my head off! |
| wide adv | (widely) | vitt adv |
| | | stort adv |
| | He opened his eyes wide for the photograph. |
| wide range n | (large area) | stort område s |
| | This electronic tag allows animals to be tracked over a wide range. |
| wide range n | (great variety) | stort utbud s |
| | The company offers a wide range of services to customers. |
| Sammansatta former: |
| at large adv | (as a whole, in general) | i stort adv |
| | | på det hela tagen uttr |
| | Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit the population at large. |
| beam vi | figurative (smile widely) (bildlig) | stråla vitr |
| | (bildlig) | skina vitr |
| | (bokstavlig) | le stort vitr |
| | The baby beamed at the clown's performance. |
| | Barnet strålade när clownen uppträdde. |
| big cat n | informal (large wild feline) (lejon, tiger, leopard, m fl.) | stort kattdjur adj + s |
| big mood expr | informal (expressing strong agreement) | stort medhåll s |
| | "I'm coming back as a cat in my next life; all they do is sleep and eat." "Big mood!" |
blow sb away,
blow away sb vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (impress greatly) | imponera stort på ngn vbal uttr |
| | | väcka stor beundran hos ngn vbal uttr |
| | The candidate blew her interviewer away. |
| blue chip stock n | (business: large company) (ungefärlig översättning) | stort företag s |
| | (ungefärlig översättning) | företag med stort kapital s |
| broadly adv | (in general) | i största allmänhet uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | i stort, i stort sett uttr |
| | | i stora drag uttr |
| | | på det hela taget uttr |
| | The education systems of England, Scotland and Wales are broadly similar. |
| broadly speaking adv | (in general) | i stort sett uttr |
| | | på det stora hela uttr |
| | Broadly speaking, John doesn't agree with the Conservative Party. |
| bug out vi phrasal | informal, US (eyes: bulge, widen in shock) | spärras upp vitr partikel |
| | | öppnas upp stort vitr partikel + adv |
| | Joe's eyes bugged out when he saw a dog skateboarding down the street. |
| caravansary n | (large inn) | stort värdshus s |
| | (formell) | karavanseraj s |
| cataract n | (big waterfall) | stort vattenfall adj + s |
| | A cataract gushed over the cliff. |
| cog n | figurative (minor employee) (bildlig) | liten kugge i stort verk uttr |
| | | utbytbar person, oviktig person s |
| | I'm just a cog in a huge corporation. |
| comp n | informal, US, Can, abbreviation (comprehensive exam) | omfattande examensprov s |
| | (universitet eller högskola) | omfattande tentamen s |
| | (vardagligt) | stort prov s |
| | The students are thrilled to learn they had all passed their comps. |
| count vi | (be worth) | ha stor betydelse, vara av stort värde vitr |
| | Your honesty counts a lot to me. |
| cream sb vtr | US, figurative, slang (defeat soundly) | utklassa ngn⇒, besegra ngn stort⇒ vtr |
| | We totally creamed the other team, who didn't even score! |
| the despair of sb n | (person, thing: cause of despair) (bildlig) | en sorg för ngn s |
| | | ett stort problem för ngn s |
| | The rebellious girl was the despair of her teachers. |
| generally speaking adv | (in general) | generellt sett adv |
| | | i stort sett uttr |
| | Generally speaking, the younger you are, the more sleep you need. |
| go to great pains to do sth v expr | (go to a lot of effort to do) | göra sig stort besvär för att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | lägga ner mycket möda på att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| great abundance n | (plentiful amount) | stort överdåd, stort överflöd adj + s |
| | There always seem to be a great abundance of fools. |
| great value n | (well worth the money) | stort värde, högt värde adj + s |
| | At £4 each, the tickets are great value as they allow unlimited bus travel throughout the day. |
| gusto n | (enthusiasm) | entusiasm s |
| | | förtjusning, hänförelse s |
| | | stort intresse adj+s |
| | It sounds like a good idea, but Henry lacks gusto. |
| in bulk adv | (in large quantities) | i stort parti uttr |
| | I have five cats so I buy their food in bulk from the warehouse. |
| in force adv | (in great numbers) | i stort antal uttr |
| | | i stor mängd uttr |
| | His friends came out in force to support him in the race. |
jawbreaker (US),
gobstopper,
gob-stopper (UK) n | figurative (large round sweet) (engelska) | jawbreaker s |
| | | stort tuggummi s |
| | | stor karamell s |
| jumbo n | (large animal, person, or thing) | stort djur adj + s |
| | | jätte s |
| | | bjässe s |
| | That dog is a jumbo; do you ever let him inside? |
| large amount n | (a lot) | stor summa adj + s |
| | | stort belopp adj + s |
| | I am unable to buy a new house since I have such a large amount of debt. |
| large heart n | figurative (generous nature) | stort hjärta adj + s |
| | She's known for helping people in trouble; she has a large heart. The hospital volunteers have large hearts. |
| lash out vi phrasal | UK, informal (extravagantly spend money) | slå på stort vbal uttr |
| | | spendera mycket pengar vbal uttr |
| | For our last holiday, we lashed out and booked a posh hotel. |
| lash out on sth vi phrasal + prep | UK, informal (extravagantly spend money on) | slå på stort vbal uttr |
| | | spendera mycket pengar vbal uttr |
| | For his 50th, James lashed out on a sports car. |
| maniac n | informal (fan, enthusiast) (bildlig) | galning s |
| | | entusiast s |
| | | stort fan adj + s |
| | He's a racing maniac: he travels to all the big races. |
| mastery n | (of skill) | skicklighet s |
| | | mästerskap s |
| | | stort kunnande s |
| | It took Bill years to reach mastery of his craft. |
messed up,
messed-up adj | slang (wrong) (slang) | sjukt, stört adj |
| | | upp och ner uttr |
| | (slang, vulgär) | fuckat adj |
| | | fel adj |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Oedipus killed his father and married his mother; that's messed up! |
| now adv | (immediately) | nu adv |
| | (formellt) | omedelbart adv |
| | (informellt) | omedelbums adv |
| | (informellt) | på stubben, på stubinen, på momangen, på direkten, på stört adv |
| | We are leaving now. |
| | Vi går nu. |
| overstock sth vtr | (keep excessive stores of) | överfylla⇒ vtr |
| | | ha för stort lager vbal uttr |
| overstock sth vtr | (fill with excessive supplies) | överfylla⇒ vtr |
| | | ha för stort lager vbal uttr |
| passel n | US (large number) | stort nummer, stor siffra s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| plurality n | (multiplicity, large number) | stort antal s |
| | | pluralitet s |
| quantity n | (large amount) | stort antal adj + s |
| | Keith must be an avid reader, as he has a quantity of books on his shelves. |
| rave about sth/sb vi + prep | (praise enthusiastically) | berömma ngn stort om ngt vbal uttr |
| | The critics are raving about that new film. |
| religion n | figurative (sth of intense interest) (bildligt) | religion s |
| | (bildligt) | kult s |
| | | stor vikt, stort intresse, stor betydelse adj+s |
| | Football is a religion in Brazil. |
| | ⓘDen här meningen är inte en översättning av den engelska meningen. Ishockey är religion i Kanada. |
| snow sb under vtr phrasal sep | usually passive (sports: defeat completely) (bildlig) | krossa⇒ vtr |
| | | besegra⇒ vtr |
| | | vinna stort över ngn vbal uttr |
| | The points Jackson made kept his team from being snowed under. |
| sunshade n | (parasol) | parasoll s |
| | | stort strandparaply s |
| | The little girl carried a lacy sunshade. |
| undertaking n | (big task) | stort åtagande s |
| | | stort arbete, stort projekt s |
| | The project was quite an undertaking, but the boss was confident that her staff could do it. |
| virtually adv | (as good as, practically) | praktiskt taget, i praktiken adv |
| | | nästan adv |
| | | i stort sett uttr |
| | All I said to Tim was "Good morning," and he virtually bit my head off! |
| wide range n | (large area) | stort område s |
| | This electronic tag allows animals to be tracked over a wide range. |
| wide range n | (great variety) | stort utbud s |
| | The company offers a wide range of services to customers. |