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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026: | Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| styra | | navigate, steer |
| | | direct |
| | | dominate, control |
| | | rule, govern |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026: Matchande uppslagsord från andra sidan av ordboken. | Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| govern vi | (rule, be in power) | styra vitr |
| | (litterärt) | härska vitr |
| | | regera vitr |
| | He governed for years with the popular support of the voters. |
| steer sth vtr | (vehicle) | styra⇒ vtr |
| | Mick steered the car along the country lanes. |
| | Mick styrde bilen längs småvägarna på landsbygden. |
steer sb,
steer sb toward sth vtr | figurative (towards option) | styra⇒ vtr |
| | | lotsa⇒ vtr |
| | Beth's parents steered her towards a career in finance. |
| | Beths föräldrar styrde henne mot en karriär inom finanslivet. |
| navigate sth vtr | (boat, etc.: steer, direct) (förflytta i riktning) | styra⇒ vtr |
| | (bestämma kurs) | navigera⇒ vtr |
| | (vägleda) | lotsa⇒ vtr |
| | It's not easy to navigate a boat into that harbour. |
bring sth about,
bring about sth vtr phrasal sep | (change direction of ship) | styra⇒ vtr |
| | | manöverera⇒ vtr |
| | | navigera⇒ vtr |
| lead sb/sth vtr | (command) | leda⇒ vtr |
| | | styra⇒ vtr |
| | | anföra⇒, kommendera⇒ vtr |
| | The general leads his troops well, so they do what he orders. |
| | Generalen leder sina trupper väl, så de gör det som han beordrar. |
| head sth vtr | (lead) | leda⇒, styra⇒ vtr |
| | | anföra⇒ vtr |
| | The ex-congressman headed the investigation. |
| | Den före detta kongressledamoten ledde (or: styrde) utredningen. |
| head vi | (face, go: in a given direction) | visa⇒ vtr |
| | | styra⇒, rikta⇒ vtr |
| | If we head south, we should get home eventually. |
| | Om vi styr (or: riktar) kosan söderut, så borde vi komma hem så småningom. |
| control sth vtr | (manipulate: machine) | manövrera⇒ vtr |
| | | styra⇒ vtr |
| | | sköta⇒ vtr |
| | The crane operator controlled the machine without problem. |
| | Kranföraren manövrerade maskinen utan problem. |
| rule sth vtr | (govern, as a sovereign) | styra⇒ vtr |
| | | regera över vtr + prep |
| | | härska⇒ vtr |
| | Catherine ruled Russia. |
| | Katarina härskade över Ryssland. |
maneuver sth (US),
manoeuvre sth (UK) vtr | (steer, drive) | manövrera⇒ vtr |
| | | styra⇒ vtr |
| | Lily maneuvered the truck around the fallen tree. |
| sail sth vtr | (manoeuvre a ship) | segla⇒ vtr |
| | | styra⇒ vtr |
| | The captain sailed the ship safely into harbour. |
| | Kaptenen seglade säkert in skeppet i hamnen. |
| rule sth vtr | (maintain discipline over) | styra⇒ vtr |
| | | regera⇒ vtr |
| | | härska⇒ vtr |
| | The king ruled the provinces with an iron fist. |
| | Kungen styrde provinsen med en järnhand. |
| captain sth vtr | (command, lead) | leda⇒ vtr |
| | | styra⇒ vtr |
| | | kommendera⇒ vtr |
| | Martin captains the finance department. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| rule vi | (govern, as a sovereign) | regera vitr |
| | | styra vitr |
| | Presidents need a mandate to rule. |
| steer vi | (pursue a course) | styra vitr |
| | The captain steered for shore. |
| steer vi | (vehicle: be guided) | styra vitr |
| | This car steers beautifully. |
| reign vi | (be king or queen) | regera vitr |
| | | styra vitr |
| | | härska vitr |
| | Queen Elizabeth II has been reigning for over sixty years. |
| home sth vtr | (direct to a target) | styra⇒ vtr |
| | | rikta⇒ vtr |
| | | dirigera⇒ vtr |
| | | styra mot ett mål, rikta mot ett mål vbal uttr |
| | The missile was homed to its target. |
| lead sth vtr | (influence) | styra⇒ vtr |
| | | leda⇒ vtr |
| | | påverka⇒ vtr |
| | The president is able to lead public opinion with his comments to the press. |
| control sb vtr | (manipulate: person) | kontrollera⇒ vtr |
| | | styra⇒, styra över ngn⇒ vtr |
| | He left his girlfriend because she tried to control him too much. |
| control sth vtr | (restrict) (sätta gränser) | begränsa⇒ vtr |
| | (minska eller sätta gränser) | inskränka⇒ vtr |
| | (kontrollera) | styra⇒ vtr |
| | The curfew controls the movements of the citizens. |
| head sth vtr | (be the chief of) | leda⇒, styra⇒ vtr |
| | (omodern) | basa⇒ vtr |
| | (slang) | chefa⇒ vtr |
| | That man heads the fire service for the whole country. |
| head sth vtr | (turn aside) | leda⇒, styra⇒ vtr |
| | (djur) | valla⇒ vtr |
| | The sheepdog headed the sheep away from the river. |
| rule sb vtr | (control, influence) | kontrollera⇒ vtr |
| | | styra⇒ vtr |
| | The manager ruled his employees' behaviour. |
| direct sth/sb vtr | (manage) | styra⇒ vtr |
| | | kontrollera⇒ vtr |
| | | leda⇒ vtr |
| | The CEO directed the company. |
| master sth vtr | (rule) | styra⇒ vtr |
| | | härska⇒ vtr |
| | The dictator mastered his nation through fear and threats. |
| set sth vtr | (determine: direction) (kosan) | styra⇒ vtr |
| | | sätta⇒ vtr |
| | | bestämma⇒ vtr |
| | Jeremy set a course for the West. |
| steer sth vtr | (take in particular direction) | styra⇒ vtr |
| | | leda⇒ vtr |
| | Patrick soon steered the conversation around to his favourite topic. |
| drift sth vtr | (carry) | driva⇒ vtr |
| | | föra⇒ vtr |
| | | styra⇒ vtr |
| | The current drifted the boat out to sea. |
| swing sth vtr | informal (manage as wanted) (bildlig) | svänga⇒ vtr |
| | | styra⇒ vtr |
| | The company director managed to swing the deal to suit his business interests. You got the tickets? Brilliant; I knew you'd manage to swing it! |
| steer sth vtr | (oversee) (bildlig) | styra⇒ vtr |
| | | övervaka⇒ vtr |
| | | leda⇒ vtr |
| | This CEO has steered the company to its current world-beating position. |
| port sth vtr | (nautical: turn) | gira⇒ vtr |
| | | svänga⇒ vtr |
| | | styra⇒ vtr |
| swing sth vtr | (vote, election: influence) (bildlig) | svänga⇒ vtr |
| | | påverka⇒ vtr |
| | | styra⇒ vtr |
| | Young people's dislike of the current government could swing the next election. |
| wrangle sth vtr | (herd livestock) | leda⇒ vtr |
| | | lotsa⇒ vtr |
| | | styra⇒ vtr |
| Sammansatta former: |
| aim sth at sth/sb vtr + prep | (try to hit) | rikta ngt mot ngt/ngn vtr + prep |
| | | styra ngt mot ngt/ngn vtr + prep |
| | (tal, kritik) | adressera ngt till ngn vtr + prep |
| | Although he aimed the arrow at the bull's eye, he hit the outside ring every time. |
| | Även fast han riktade pilen mot skottavlans mitt, så träffade han utanför ringen varje gång. |
boss sb around,
boss around sb,
also UK: boss sb about,
boss about sb vtr phrasal sep | informal (order about) | styra och ställa över ngn vbal uttr |
| | | bossa över ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | My manager likes to boss people around. |
call the shots,
call the tune v expr | (be in charge, make the decisions) | basa vitr |
| | | styra och ställa vbal uttr |
| | The pastor may think he calls the shots, but the organist really leads the worship service. |
| direct sb/sth away from sth v expr | (point in different direction) | styra ngn/ngt bort från ngt vbal uttr |
| | | leda ngn/ngt bort från ngt vbal uttr |
| | The police were directing traffic away from the street where they were repairing the gas leak. |
| dominate sb/sth vtr | (have control over) | styra över ngn/ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | dominera⇒ vtr |
| | (vardagligt) | bestämma över vtr partikel oskj |
| | The bully dominates the other kids in the playground. | | | It was a struggle, but Barry managed to dominate his emotions. |
| govern sth vtr | (control, restrain) | styra över ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | kontrollera⇒ vtr |
| | Authorities fear they can't govern the reaction to the new law. |
| governable adj | (possible to rule) | regerbar adj |
| | | som går att styra över adj |
| head vi | (go in a direction) | bege sig vitr partikel |
| | (vardaglig) | styra kosan mot vbal uttr |
| | We are going to head to Arizona next on our trip. |
| home on sth vi + prep | (military: go towards a target) | målsöka vitr |
| | | styra mot ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The missiles are homing on their target. |
| make for sth vtr phrasal insep | informal (head towards) | sikta mot vtr + prep |
| | | styra mot vtr + prep |
| | | sätta kurs mot vbal uttr |
| | We turned the boat around and made for the nearest harbour. |
order sb around,
UK: order sb about vtr phrasal sep | informal (be bossy towards) | köra med ngn vtr + prep |
| | | vara bossig vtr + adj |
| | | styra och ställa vbal uttr |
| | Don't try to order me around; you aren't my boss. |
| override sth vtr | (bypass manually) (något automatiskt) | styra manuellt vtr + adv |
| | (något automatiskt) | reglera manuellt vtr + adv |
| | Press that button to override the system. |
| pipeline sth vtr | figurative (project: streamline) (projekt) | styra upp⇒ vtr |
| possess sb vtr | (emotion: take control of) (formellt) | regera över⇒ vtr |
| | (vardagligt) | styra över⇒, behärska⇒ vtr |
| | A cold fury possessed Martha. |
| take off for sth vi phrasal + prep | informal (depart for) | bege sig mot ngt vbal uttr |
| | | ge sig iväg mot ngt vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | styra sin kos mot ngt vbal uttr |
| | Edith and I like to take off for the beach early in the morning. | | | The bank robbers took off for parts unknown. |
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