M - O
| swengelsk | English-svenskt | Comments |
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| mace | krydda gjord av skiktet mellan muskotnöten och skalet | see muskot |
| mackerel | makrill |
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| mage, djurmage | tripe | See inälvsmat |
| mager | lean, thin, skinny |
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| magsaft | gastric juice | digestive fluid in the stomach |
| magsår | ulcer | gastric/peptic ulcer |
| majonäs | mayonnaise |
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| majs | corn (AE), Maize (Br) | See corn, e.g. Green Giant |
| majsmjöl | corn flour, maize meal | cornmeal |
| makrill | mackerel |
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| mald,malen | ground |
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| malt(n/s) | malt | See ale, beer |
| mandelmassa | almond paste, marzipan |
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| mandlar | almonds |
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| Manhattan | a cocktail of whisky and sweet vermouth | often with a dash of bitters and a cherry |
| mantelpiece | spiselkrans |
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| marinad | marinade | also the verb |
| marinade | marinad, att marinera |
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| marinera | souse = lägga i marinad | soak = blötlägga i största allmänhet |
| marrow | märg ( benmärg ) | märg (bot)= pith |
| marrowbone | märgpipa |
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| marsipan | marchipane |
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| martini | a cocktail of gin + dry vermouth usually served with an olive or twist of lemon peel; 1 part London Dry Gin & 1 part Vermouth (Noilly Prat), stirred in ice with dash of orange bitter, pour w/o ice | Dry Martini (1910s, John D. Rockefeller at Knickerbocker Hotel , NYC, and Martini di Arma di Taggia at the bar), Martini = a brand name, producer of vermouth |
| maräng | meringue |
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| mashed | mosat, -d |
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| mashed potatoes | potatismos |
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| mat | food | jfr meat |
| matberedare | food processor |
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| matches | tändstickor |
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| matförgiftning | food poisoning |
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| matlagning | cooking, to cook | laga och bereda mat |
| matrester | left-overs, potluck; leavings (kan ha varit på tallrik?) ? | whatever food happens to be at hand |
| matsmältning | digestion | to digest food indigestion |
| matured | lagrad om ost och vin | lagrad om data och (torra) varor = stored |
| May I | Får jag, Får jag lov att | You may not ! |
| mayonnaise | majonäs |
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| meal, -s | mål,mjöl måltid, -er |
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| meat | kött | till skillnad från "pork" = fläsk |
| meat counter | köttdisk, -en i en butik |
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| mejram | marjoram |
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| Melba toast | rostade smala, tunna brödbitar | narrow slices of thin toast |
| mellow | mogen, fyllig (om smak och konsistens) | ofta om frukt och grönsaker |
| melon | melon |
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| meny | menu, få se~ | -Could I see the menu, please? |
| messmör | soft whey cheese spread | a brownish spread to put on crisp rye bread making a sandwich type snack |
| mikrovågsugn | microwave oven |
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| milk shake | a drink with milk, ice cream and flavoring; shaken together |
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| mince | att hacka fint, köttfärs |
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| mince meat | bl av finhackade äpplen, russin, citron mm |
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| minced | finhackat/d |
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| minced meat (Br) | köttfärs | se köttfärs |
| miscellaneous | blandat, övrigt salig blandning, uddagrejer, smått och gott | consisting of members or elements of different kinds,of mixed character |
| mjöl | flour, meal; ground grain product | See flour, pinole, cornflour etc. |
| mogen | ripe | omogen = unripe, not ripe (about fruits etc) |
| moist | fuktig |
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| mold | mögel |
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| money | pengar (NB. pl in Sw), ett mynt= a coin, en sedel = a bill (AE) /note(Br) | Where is the money? There's (There is) no money left, I'm afraid. A £10-note (Br), A $20-bill (AE) |
| Moonshine | hembränt, hemgjord sprit ("hemkört") | also literally moonlight |
| moose | älg | elk usually refers to a large deer similar to Sw kronhjort |
| morkulla | woodcock | morkullesträck, flykt = passage / flight of woodcocks |
| morot | carrot |
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| muffin(Eng) | bulle |
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| mug (Eng) | mugg (Sw) | bägare = beaker med vid överdel, med eller utan pip bägare,kopp = cup |
| mull | heat, sweeten and spice for drinking |
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| mulled cider | heated and spiced cider |
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| mulled wine | ung. sv. glögg | See mull |
| mumsig | yummy | mumsa (v) = munch |
| mungipa | corner of (one's) mouth |
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| munskänk | cupbearer |
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| muskot (nöt) | nutmeg | Also see mace = krydda gjord av skiktet mellan nöten och skalet (from layer betw nut & shell) |
| mussla | clam |
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| mutton | fårkött the flesh of sheep | mutton chop = a rib piece of mutton having the bone chopped off at the small end |
| måltid, -er | meal, -s | See breakfast, lunch,dinner, supper |
| märg | marrow (=benmärg) | märg (bot) = pith |
| märgpipa | marrowbone |
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| mögel | mold, mould (Br) | Could possibly grow in the fridge |
| nae | nei | (Sc.), no | nej | Scottish, here identical to Swedish (pronunciationwise) |
| napkin, serviette, table-napkin | servett, bordsservett att torka fingrar och läppar med, att skydda kläder från matspill | jfr nappies = diapers; napkin(Br) = an infant's diaper; napkin (Sc) = a handkerchief |
| napp,flasknapp | nipple, teat | nipple = nippel, bröstvårta |
| nappies | blöjor | jfr napkin = servett |
| nappy | ett mindre fat, ofta av glas, planbottnat, med sluttande kant | nappie; See napkin |
| NB.=nota bene | lägg märke till, observera, ge akt på | note well |
| nest | bo, rede |
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| nest egg | sparad slant | sparkapital, reservkapital |
| nightcap | sängfösare, nattmössa | nightcap = nattmössa isn't that common at restaurants |
| nip | nyp,-a nafs, -a droppe, tår |
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| nipple | nippel, flasknapp, bröstvårta | nipple, teat |
| nitric acid | salpetersyra | kalisalpeter = potassium nitrate |
| njure | kidney |
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| noon | middagstid, klockan 12 på dagen | High Noon, western movie starring Gary Cooper |
| noon (v) | att göra uppehåll för, eller äta, lunch svenskans "dags att äta middag" (ca kl 12) | to stop or halt for a mid-day meal |
| nota | bill (Br), check (AE) | bill (AE)=sedel |
| note, a £1 note | sedel (Br), en enpundssedel |
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| note | lägga märke till, notera,anteckna, kommentar, anteckning |
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| nut, -s | nöt, kärna, mutter vard./slang= dumskalle | go nuts = bli vansinnig, tokig; I'm nuts about that girl |
| nutcracker | nötknäppare |
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| nuthouse | dårhus, mentalsjukhus | also funny farm |
| nutmeg | muskot, muskotnöt | see mace |
| nuts | tokig, knäpp be nuts about =(att) vara tokig i | go nuts = bli tokig, vansinnig, reta gallfeber på |
| nutshell | nötskal |
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| nutrition | näring |
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| nutritious | näringsrik |
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| nutty | med nötsmak, nötaktig, nöt- , knäpp | watch pronunciation nutty - naughty (naughty=stygg,elak,oanständig,olydig) |
| nykokt | freshly boiled | nymålad = freshly painted nyrökt = fresh-smoked |
| nypa | pinch | ...a pinch of salt. -Don't you dare pinch me again ! |
| nypon | rose hip | (A hip rose = ung. en "ball" ros) |
| nätt och jämnt | barely / NB. spelling not to be confused with barley |
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| nötter | nuts |
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| oatmeal | havremjöl | även havregröt Scottish=cornmeal ! |
| offer | erbjuda, erbjudande, offert | To offer your hospitality |
| offert | offer | offer = erbjuda, erbjudande |
| okunnig | ignorant | ignorance = okunnighet |
| olika, flera | various | vary = variera, vara olik, göra olik, avvika |
| omelett | omelet |
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| onion, green | gul lök | vegetable - grönsak |
| orange | apelsin | also the color orange |
| order | beställa, beställning; (även ordning,tystnad) | Can I order, PLEASE?; order = ordning, tystnad (i t.ex. rättssal o.d.) |
| orre (skogshönsfågel) | black grouse wood grouse | A big / large bird of the woods. See (Sw ) orre, tjäder |
| ost | cheese |
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| ost, lyckans~ | lucky dog (expression) | (uttryck, talesätt) |
| osthyvel | cheese slicer |
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| ost, riven | grated cheese |
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| ostrich | struts | the meat is said to besimilar to veal(beef), eggs can weigh approx. 3 lbs (1½ kg) ea. |
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Se både oz. & fl. oz. |
| outing | utflykt | picknick = utflykt med matsäck |
| oven | ugn | ovenproof = ugnseldfast |
| overdo | överdriva | driva för långt |
| overdue | förfallen till betalning, krediten överskriden | over due |
| oyster | ostron | See bluepoint (small oyster) |
| oz, ounce | 437 ½ grains /28.4 grammes | 16 oz= 1 lb |
| oz, ounce (fluid) | fl. oz. =ca 2.9 cl | oz=1/16 pint (AE), 1/20 pint (Br) |
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