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gaffel
- löskokt
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Translated |
Övrigt |
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| gaffel | fork | (gaffeltruck= forklift, forklift truck) |
| gallon, gal. | U.S. (AE)= 3.785 L , U.K. (BR)= 4.546 L | 1 gallon= 8 pints = 4 quarts, 1 qt (AE)= 0.9 L / 1 qt (BR)= 1.1 L |
| game | vilt | |
| gammon |
pork,
fläsk och kassler fläsk, kassler & gris |
Svenskans kassler från tyskans 'kasseler', Also (Br) gammon steak (lightly smoked loin of pork) |
| garbage | sopor, skräp |
garbage, waste |
| gardin | curtain |
Compare curtains, drapes |
| garlic | vitlök |
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| garnera | garnish |
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| garnish | garnering, garnera |
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| gastric juice | magsaft | digestive fluid in the stomach containing pepsin and other enzymes |
| gastronome | a gourmet, epicure, also gastronomer |
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| gelè | jelly |
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| gelè (ex kokt fisk) | aspic | appetizing jelly as a garnish |
| giblets | inälvsmaten i en fågel (gås); the edible viscera of a fowl | see viscera, viscus (Inre organ som hjärna, hjärta, lever och inälvor) |
| gille, skrå | guild | guildhall= gilleshus, ibland även rådhus, där skrå eller gille träffas |
| gin | liquor from spirit & juniper berries mixed possibly with citrus, liquorice (licorice) and cinnamon, orig from Dutch chemistry professor as medicin (produced commercially since late 1500s, Bols) | GT, G & T, Gin & Tonic, drink with gin and Indian Tonic invented by British officers stationed in India. quinine water (Indian tonic) against malaria Serve in highball glass with lots of ice ... gin tillverkas av bl a sprit & enbär |
| ginger | ingefära | ginger cookie recipe |
| gingernut (bread) | pepparkaka | gingerbread cookie |
| girland | festoon, garland a string or chain of flowers, foliage or ribbon | festoonery = decoration of festoons, festoons collectively |
| give | ge | give it all you have= satsa helhjärtat |
| gizzard | en fågels "andra mage" | a bird's 2nd stomach for grinding the food mixed in the 1st |
| gjutjärn | cast iron | cast iron frying-pan |
| glas (Sw) | glass(Eng) |
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| glas, grogg- | tall glass | highball glass |
| glass | ice cream ice-cream (adjective)! | cream= grädde |
| glasyr, glasera | glaze | stock cooked down to a thin paste for applying to the surface of meats |
| glaze | glasyr, glasera | the coating of food, the substance itself (sugar or sugar syrup) |
| glögg | mulled wine | See mull... |
| go | åka, resa, färdas, gå men även passa till mm | go= belong, to have a place, eg. This box goes on the 2nd shelf |
| go Dutch | dela på notan, var och en betalar för sig |
each pay his or her share |
| go nuts | bli tokig,upprörd, vansinnig, reta gallfeber på etc. |
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| go with | harmonize with = passa bra ihop med, go well with | go over = genomgång av, ögna igenom (repeat) |
| godis, sötsaker | candy (AE), sweets (Br) | snask |
| gom | palate | gomsegel= soft palate |
| goose, geese | gås, gäss | See gås |
| grain | spannmål, sädeskorn, korn |
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| gram, gramme | 28.4 gram= 1 oz |
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| granulated | kornig, -t | granulated sugar = strösocker |
| grape | druva, vindruva |
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| grapevine | vinranka | "I heard it through the grapevine" a saying, and a well-known song |
| grate | spisgaller, riva, skrapa |
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| grated cheese | riven ost |
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| grayling | harr (fisk) |
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| grease | fett, flott, att smörja | greasy = fet, flottig, hal |
| green goose | shot and eaten younger than 4 months w/o stuffing |
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| green onion | lök, gul |
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| greenhouse | drivhus | also hothouse |
| grid iron | grillgaller | som man grillar eller halstrar på |
| griddle | stekpanna med låg kant, pannkaksjärn |
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| griddle cake | thin cake of batter cooked on a griddle, pancake, flapjack | pannkaka |
| grill (i ugn) | rotisserie |
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| grilla | barbeque,grill |
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| grillkol | charcoal |
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| grime | sot, smuts |
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| grind | mala, även "fimpa" om cig. i askfat | mald, malen= ground |
| grinder, food~ | köttkvarn, hushållskvarn, matkvarn grinder= kvarn, slipmaskin | see also food processor, food mixer |
| grindstone | slipsten | sharpener = bryne |
| gris | pig |
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| grisfötter | pigs' trotters |
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| gristle | brosk |
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| ground (v), p.t. grind | mald, slipad, även "fimpad" om cig. i askfat jorda (AE),el~ (earth,Br) | ground = mark, jord, terräng, område, plats, anledning, bakgrund grounded = jordad -t (AE) , flygförbud |
| ground beef | köttfärs | se köttfärs, minced meat minced meat (Br), ground beef (AE) |
| grounds (pl) | kaffesump, sump, bottensats | coffee-grounds (pl) |
| grouse | skogshönsfågel (t.ex. orre och tjäder) | Se 'tjäder' |
| grov | coarse see coarse | grovmalen = coarsley ground |
| grova drag, i ~(uttryck) | roughly | see 'coarse' |
| grädda | bake |
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| gräddbakelse | cream cake |
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| grädddkanna | cream jug | gräddsnipa= cream jug |
| grädde | cream | whipping cream= vispgrädde (ovispad) |
| grädde,vispad | whipped cream |
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| gräddfil | sour cream |
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| gräddost | cream cheese |
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| gräsand | mallard, wild duck |
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| gräslök | chives | Klippa gräs= mow the lawn |
| grönsaker | vegetables | vegetable - grönsak |
| gröt | porridge | oatmeal |
| gul lök | green onion |
OBS!
'Green
onion'
is 'gul
lök' in
Swedish! |
| guild | skrå, gille | guildhall = ibland rådhus, gilleshus, där ett gille eller skrå träffas |
| gulp | to eat or drink something with big fast swallows, e.g. to gulp down a sandwich | guzzle = to drink something fast, e.g. to guzzle beer |
| gurka | cucumber | NB. ONLY fresh & whole |
| gut, clean | rensa fisk, ta ur | OBS! rinse= skölja |
| gås | goose geese (pl) | goose liver = gåslever, gåspenna = quill |
| gädda | pike |
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| gäl, -ar | gill | breathe by gills = andas med gälar |
| gäst | guest |
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| gästfrihet | hospitality | You are always welcome ! |
| gästvänlig | hospitable |
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| gös | pikeperch |
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| hacka (v) | chop | chop finely, mince = finhacka, finfördela |
| haddock | kolja (fisk) |
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| haggis (Scot) | made of liver, heart, etc. of sheep minced with oatmeal | sesoned and boiled in the stomach of the animal |
| hallon | raspberry | -ies |
| halvstekt, -rå | rare |
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| ham | skinka |
Christmas ham - julskinka |
| hare | jackrabbit, hare | Compare rabbit to hare |
| harm | skada | There's no harm in asking |
| harmful | skadlig |
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| harr (fisk) | grayling |
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| hash | mince, to chop into small pieces |
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| hash | pyttipanna | a dish of chopped meat and potatoes |
| hash browns | råstekt potatis | som i en riktig råraka t.ex. |
| hasselnöt | hazel-nut |
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| hatch | kläcka |
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| have a beer | dricka en öl, ta en... |
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| have a drink | ta ett glas |
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| have lunch | äta lunch | have dinner= äta middag etc. |
| havre | oat | a cereal grass widely grown for its edible seed, also this seed |
| hazel-nut | hasselnöt |
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| headache | huvudvärk |
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| heat | hetta | heat wave = värmebölja |
| heifer | kviga |
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| hel, -a | whole | NB. hole = hål |
| helgeflundra | halibut |
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| helhjärtat | whole-hearted | satsa ~ = give it all you have |
| helleflundra | halibut |
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| helnykterist | teetotaller | absolutist, total abstainer |
| helpension | full board and lodging |
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| hembränt | Moonshine |
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| hen | höna, höns also fowls in cooking usually called chicken | hen party = tjejträff, syjunta |
| herb | ört | herb tea = örttè |
| herring | sill | Baltic herring = strömming |
| herring,Baltic ~ | strömming |
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| hetta | heat | "In the Heat of the Night" (starring Sidney Pointier) |
| hicka | hiccup, hiccough |
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| highball | grogg | liquor diluted w water or seltzer etc and served in a tall glass |
| hinna(s/n) | film, skin | hinna (Sw v)= be in time, be in time for, catch |
| hip | höft | slang. ung = " ball " |
| hjort | venison (deer's flesh as food) | hjortkött, men även rådjurskött |
| hjortron | cloudberry, dwarf mulberry |
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| hog | svin | pig, sow or boar, a swine |
| hoggish | lortaktig, grisaktig | (jfr sv. lortgris) |
| hogwash | skulor, grismat | samt vard (slang) för struntprat |
| hole | hål | NB. whole = hel, -a, -t |
| honey | honung, raring, älskling |
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| hops(pl) | humle | malt=malt |
| hors-d'oeuvre | smårätter, diverse smått och gott |
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| horseradish | pepparrot |
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| hose | slang, att vattna med slang, spola | hose även strumpa |
| hospitable | gästvänlig |
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| hospital | sjukhus |
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| hospitality | gästfrihet | Offer your hospitality, not your hostility |
| host | värd | den som inbjuder och/eller upplåter plats |
| hostel | gästhem, härbärge, vandrarhem |
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| hostess | värdinna |
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| hostile | fientlig | avogt sinnad |
| hostility | fientlighet | ... is an enemy, YOUR ENEMY ! |
| hot | het, -t, kryddstarkt | mycket varm/-t |
| hot dish | varmrätt |
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| hot dog | varmkorv |
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| hot pot | (Br) mutton or beef with potatoes | in a covered pot |
| hotchpotch, hotch-pot | en maträtt med blandat innehåll såsom buljong på får med olika grönsaker i | dish of many mixed ingredients such as mutton broth with various vegetables |
| hothouse | drivhus (uppvärmt), växthus | also greenhouse |
| hothouse lamb | a lamb born in the fall or early winter | 9 - 16 weeks old, reared indoors |
| hotplate | kokplatta, värmeplatta | ibland varmrätt, varmrätt = hot dish |
| hot-tempered | hetlevrad, häftig | häftigt humör |
| hourly | per timme, varje timma, -a | hourly wage = timlön |
| household | hushåll |
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| household utensils | köksredskap (plural) |
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| housekeeper | hushållerska |
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| housekeeping | hushållning |
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| housemaid | husa |
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| house-trained | rumsren |
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| house-warming (party) | inflyttningsfest |
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| housewife | hemmafru | NB. husfru = housekeeper, matron |
| housework | hushållsarbete |
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| humle | hops | Sw humla= bumblebee |
| hummer | lobster hummer & räka i bild och mat |
hummerfiske,
fishing lobster |
| hurry | skynda på, raska på, brådska |
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| husfru | housekeeper, matron | husföreståndarinna = housekeeper |
| hush | stillhet, tystnad, att tysta ned | Hush a baby = Vyssja ett barn |
| Hush up ! | -Sch! Tyst! Tysta! -Håll tyst! | -Be quiet! -Shut up! -"Sit on it!" -Shut your face! |
| hushåll | household |
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| hushållerska | housekeeper |
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| hushållsavfall | domestic refuse/ kitchen waste | garbage |
| hushållspapper | kitchen tissue | kitchen paper |
| husk | skal, agn |
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| huvudrätt | main course |
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| hygien | hygiene |
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| hylla | shelf |
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| hårdkokt | hardboiled |
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| härbärge | hostel | vandrarhem |
| höns, höna | hen, fowls NB. in cooking always = chicken ! | The word 'hen' is rarely used in cooking… it's always 'chicken'… (!) |
| hönsfågel, skogs- | grouse | See ( Sw ) orre and tjäder -Good meat. Similar to pheasant |
| I see | Jag förstår |
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| I would like | Jag skulle vilja, Jag skulle vilja ha |
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| ice cream | glass | ice-cream= adjective |
| ignorance | okunnighet |
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| ignorant | okunnig |
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| indigested | osmält |
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| indigestible | svårsmält, osmältbar |
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| indigestion | dålig matsmältning |
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| indränkt | soaked | See soak, soaked |
| indulge | hänge sig åt, ge efter för, unna sig, tillfredsställa sitt begär | frossa (i) |
| influensa | flu, gastric influenza = maginfluensa |
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| inflyttningsfest | house-warming (party) |
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| ingefära | ginger |
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| ingrediens (Sw) | ingredient | ingredient of, the ingredients of a cake, the constituent element of anything |
| ingredient | ingrediens | key ingredient = huvudingrediens, huvudsakligt innehåll |
| inlagd, -t /om mat | pickled (about food) | pickled herring |
| inn | värdshus, gästgivargård, krog, pub, litet hotell | also Br= advokatsamfund för undervisning samt examinering av "barristers" also Br= byggnader i London tillhörande de fyra juristkollegierna also Br= ett juristinternat, även juristsällskap |
| innehåll | contents (pl) |
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| innehåll,belåten, nöjd | content |
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| inälvsmat | viscera,viscus, tripe (mage=djurmage) | tripe = djurmage i matlagningssammanhang |
| Irish Coffee | a drink containing coffee, whisky and whipped cream | see similar drink , Fogburner |
| Irish cream | liqueur from whiskey and cream |
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| ister, flott | lard, fat |
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| isterbuk | pot-belly |
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| It's on me | Jag bjuder, Jag betalar |
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| It's on the house | Huset bjuder ( Vi = firman bjuder ) |
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| jam | sylt | a preserve of whole fruit slightly crushed, boiled with sugar |
| Jamaica pepper | kryddpeppar | allspice, all-spice |
| jamare (Sw) | bracer, a stimulating drink | Sw. styrketår |
| Janssons frestelse |
Svensk
ansjovis är skarpsill i kryddig inläggning och
mycket gott!
See Janssons frestelse & sardell |
ansjovis, anchovy [=kryddad skarpsill] |
| jelling agent | gelébildare | e.g. pectin (E 440) |
| jelly | gelè | gelatin, or pectin, fruit juice, sugar |
| jerk 1) , jerk 2) | 1) ryck, -a 2) konservering av kött genom soltorkning, särskilt vilt, i form av smala remsor | Beef Jerky Also, see chipped beef: smoked dried beef sliced thin |
| Jerusalem artichoke | jordärtskocka | globe artichoke = kronärtskocka |
| jigger (AE) | mått = 1½ fl oz (ca 4½ cl) | measure used in cocktail recipes |
| joint | en led i ett ben, skarv, fog, förenad, gemensam, även en stek | out of joint= ur led, also slang= sylta, ställe, restaurang, krog (Även slang för marijuanacigarett) |
| jordgubbe -ar | strawberry | jfr Wild Strawberries |
| jug | kanna | stor glasflaska, a one gallon jug,, |
| juice | saft, ej utsp | även köttsaft o.d. |
| juicy | saftig |
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| julkorv, julmat | julmat - julskinka https://www.delicious.com.au/recipes/collections/gallery/christmas-ham-recipes-festive-season/q6guc9bf?page=5 | julkorv, julmat - julskinka ugnsbakad - julmat övrigt |
| jäsning | fermentation |
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| jäst | yeast |
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| kabeljo | dried cod | cod = torsk |
| kaffeblask | dishwater | when there isn't enough coffee |
| kaffebryggare | percolator, coffee percolator, coffee machine | brew = brygga, men icke om kaffe -But you make coffee! |
| kaffekanna | coffee pot | kaffekvarn = coffee-mill |
| kaffekask | laced coffee | coffee laced with "snaps" |
| kafferast | coffee break | se även tea (break for tea) |
| kafferep | coffee klatch (klatsch), coffee party | kaffelikör |
| kaffesugen | ...dying for a cup of coffee |
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| kaffesump | coffee-grounds (pl) grounds (pl) | sil = strainer |
| kagge | keg | tunnbindare = cooper using staves and hoops |
| kaka, mjuk | cake (soft) |
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| kakel | tile | See slate= skiffer |
| kakor | biscuits |
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| kakor | cookies |
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| kalkon | turkey |
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| kall | cold | kyld= chilled, cooled |
| kallskänka | pantry cook | Handling the cold food items |
| kalopskött | stewing beef, cubed |
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| kalv | calf, calves (usually under one year of age), calf = även vad, vadmuskel | "kill the fatted calf " (the fattened calf ) |
| kalvbräss | sweetbread | mat av bukspottkörteln (=pancreas) |
| kalvfilé | fillet of veal |
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| kalvfärs | minced veal | kalvrullad= veal roll stuffed=fylld |
| kalvkotlett | veal chop, veal cutlet (boneless)= benfri |
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| kalvkött | veal |
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| kalvlever | calf's liver |
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| kalvstek | veal roast |
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| Kan jag be att få... | Could I please have... |
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| Kan jag få se menyn? | Could I see the menu, please? |
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| kanel | cinnamon | cinnamon roll = kanelbulle, See cinnamon |
| kangaroo | känguru | 'kangaroo' is Aboriginal for "I don't know!" |
| kanna, krus, tillbringare | jug (w handle), pitcher | cream-jug= gräddkanna |
| kapsyl | cap, top, bottle top | skruvkork, kapsyl = screw cap, screw top |
| kardemumma | cardamon |
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| kart (Sw) | not ripe, unripe fruit | ripe = mogen |
| kask | casque | See keg, barrel, cooper |
| kassler | pork from loin
which has been salted and smoked, sometimes even lightly boiled before
smoked, and this piece of pork equals what is used for pork chops except
for the bones found in
pork chops German Kasseler: A Cured and Smoked Pork Loin |
Detta är fläsk
(kotlettrad på grisen) som benfritt har saltats och rökts, men ibland
även kokats före rökning.
Kassler är saltad och varmrökt kotlettrad. -Se
svenskt styckningsschema för gris! "Kasseler", a salt-cured pork loin or pork chop smoked with beechwood or alder. "Kasseler" ready to cook is difficult to find in the US. The smoke imparts flavor in the meat, Germans use alder. The U.S. cuisine calls for maple or hickory smoke. |
| kastrull | saucepan, pan, pot | kettle= kittel, tekanna, vattenkokare, kaffepanna |
| kavaj | jacket, blazer | blazer = sports jacket |
| keep | behålla, bibehålla, hålla, uppfylla, underhålla, iaktta, avhålla, fortsätta mm |
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| Keep the change! | Behåll växeln! |
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| keg | kagge | See cooper |
| keso | cottage cheese, curd cheese | curd = ostmassa |
| ketchup | ketchup, catsup |
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| kettle | kittel, tekanna, vattenkokare, kaffepanna, elektrisk tekanna | teapot = tekanna av lera eller porslin |
| key | nyckel, facit, huvud- key ingredient = huvudsakligt innehåll | The key figure in this set-up = Huvudfiguren/ Huvudpersonen i denna organisation / uppsättning |
| kidney | njure |
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| kinkig, retlig | peevish |
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| kipper | rökt,salt sill |
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| kitchen | kök |
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| kitchen cabinet | köksskåp (överskåp och underskåp) | also unofficial group of advisers (to a president, governor etc) |
| kitchenware | cooking equipment or utensils |
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| kladdig, kletig | sticky |
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| kli | bran |
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| klick | nob | smörklick= nob of butter |
| klimp | lump |
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| klippa | cut | cut= skära, hugga, klippa |
| kläcka | hatch | uttrycket att kläcka ur sig = to blurt out |
| klädlina, tvättlina | clothes line |
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| knaprig | crunchy | spröd = crisp |
| knot (Eng!) | knop, knut | tie or untie a knot / The cruiser went ahead at full speed which was 26 knots |
| knot, slit & släp… | grumbling, murmuring |
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| knut | knot | also both 'knop & knut'= knot |
| knyta | tie | tie also = slips |
| knytkalas | potluck dinner | BYO (= bring your own) |
| knåda | knead |
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| knäck,kola | toffee,toffy |
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| knäckebröd | Swedish rye crisp bread | hard, dry and flat bread |
| koka | boil nykokt = freshly boiled | flottyrkoka = deep-fry / sjuda = simmer |
| kokt,hårdkokt | hardboiled |
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| kokt,löskokt | soft |
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| kolhydrat | carbohydrate |
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| kolja | haddock |
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| konserv | tinned food | canned food |
| konservera | preserve | to prevent spoilage |
| konserveringsmedel | preservative |
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| konserveringsmedel | preservative | e.g. sorbic acid (E 200) |
| konservöppnare | tin - opener |
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| kopp | cup / mugg = mug | cup = 8 fl oz/ 16 tbsp (approx 23.2 cl) |
| korg | basket |
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| kork | cork |
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| korka igen, täppa till | cork up | See Sw. "korka upp" ! NB. |
| korkskruv | corkscrew |
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| korn (sädesslag) | barley | Could be used when making whiskey/whisky |
| korv | sausage,franks | see sausage see franks |
| korv | wiener | short for wienerwurst (Vienna sausage) |
| korv,varmkorv | hot dog |
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| kotlettfisk | catfish (havskatt) | marulk = angler (fish) |
| kotlettrad | chine, hind loin...of pork ? | chine= the whole piece of the backbone with adjoining parts, cut for cooking |
| krabba | crab |
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| krus, kanna | jug | cream-jug= gräddkanna |
| krusbär | gooseberry |
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| krustad | croustade |
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| kryddnejlika | cloves, clove | Eugenia aromatica |
| kryddor | spices |
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| kryddpeppar | allspice, pimento | Jamaica pepper |
| kräfta | crayfish , crawfish | I samband med stjärntecken cancer, ibland även crab vardagligt |
| kummin | caraway | cumin |
| kund | customer |
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| kviga | heifer |
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| kvällsmat | supper |
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| kyckling | chicken |
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| kyla,svalka | cool | svalka, svalka ned, kylslå |
| kylig, kyla, isa,köld | chill | avkyla, isig, frysning, rysning |
| kylskåp | refrigerator, fridge | See fridge |
| kål | cabbage |
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| kåldolme, -a | stuffed cabbage roll |
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| kålhuvud | head of cabbage, cabbage head |
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| kålrot | yellow turnip, rutabaga, swede (NB. not Swede!) | suede |sweid| = Sw mocka /skinn |
| källvatten | spring water (unprocessed, but may be carbonated) | vatten= water |
| känguru | kangaroo | 'kangaroo' is Aboriginal for "I don't know!" |
| kärl | vessel | förvaringskärl = receptacle, container |
| kärna (v) | churn | make butter |
| kärna(n/s) | kernel, pip, stone, pit | stone (Br), pit (AE): om stenfrukt |
| kärnfri, -a | seedless, pipless, stoneless | seeded, stoned = kärnad, urtagen, urkärnad |
| kök | kitchen | kitchenette = small kitchen |
| kökshandräcknings-tjänst(mil) | kitchen police (military) assisting the cooks, kitchen duty for soldiers |
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| köksredskap | utensil | domestic instrument |
| körsbär | cherry |
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| kött | meat |
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| kött | beef |
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| köttbestick | cutlery | köttknivar, skärverktyg |
| köttbullar | meatballs |
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| köttdisk | meat counter |
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| köttfärs | ground beef (AE), mince(Br), also minced meat | minced meat(Br) |
| köttfärslimpa | meat-loaf |
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| köttgryta | hotpot, steak casserole | kärlet= stew - pot |
| köttkvarn | grinder hushållskvarn | food mixer, food processor |
| köttsås | gravy | sky, eller på spad |
| köttyxa | cleaver (heavy knife, or long-bladed hatchet/axe) | as used by butchers ( cleave = klyva ) |
| ladle | slev | träslev, plastslev etc. att ösa t ex gröt med |
| lag (vätska) | pickling brine saltlag | pickled herring etc. |
| lager (about beer) | ljust öl, torrt | See Carnegie Beer Can(III) "Ljus LAGER" ! |
| lager, skikt | layer |
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| lagerblad | bay leaf |
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| lagra | store | lagrad= stored NB. Matured regarding wine and cheese |
| lagrad | matured (regarding wine and cheese) |
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| lamb | lamm | See hothouse lamb |
| lamm | lamb | See hothouse lamb, mutton etc. |
| lard | fett, flott, ister | lard also means 'späcka' as when bacon is inserted into meat before cooking |
| larder, pantry | skafferi, även ibland serveringsrum | where you store provisions, bread, silverware and plates |
| lather | lödder, löddra, löddra sig | Also suds = lödder |
| launder | tvätta och stryka kläder |
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| laundry | tvätt, tvättinrättning, om textil, kläder o.d. (AE) | laundry-mat, laundromat self-serve, coin-operated laundry |
| laundry woman | tvätterska, tvättkvinna | laundress, whose work is washing and ironing of clothes |
| laundryman | works in, or conducts, a laundry collects and delivers laundry |
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| lavatory, toilet, rest room | toalett, toa, WC pronounced | ve:se: | (Sw) | pronunciation sometimes a problem NB. Sw : WC = Engl VC (V/W)! |
| lax | salmon also pink=unglax | see parr, pink, salmon |
| laxative | laxermedel, purgative | purgative is stronger |
| lay the table | duka | set the table |
| layer | lager, skikt | a thin layer of = ett tunt lager med/av |
| Lazy Susan | karusellhylla, -or i hörnskåp |
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| lb./lbs. | pound= 0.45 kg | one lb= 16 ounces |
| leak | läcka |
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| lean | mager (Icke fet,-t) |
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| leaven, ferment | jäsningsämne | a mass of fermenting dough reserved for producing fermentation in a new batch of dough |
| leek | purjolök |
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| left-overs | matrester (som ej varit på tallrik) | leavings=kan ha varit på tallrik ? |
| leg of lamb/mutton | fårstek, fårlår | boned legs=stekar med ben i |
| lemon | citron Citrus limon | clear, light yellow, not to confuse with lime |
| letter | brev MEN OCKSÅ BOKSTAV | siffra = figure |
| lettuce | sallad (grönsak) | salladsblad |
| lever | liver | fried in butter, salt and black pepper with onion; served with boiled potatoes, gravy and lingonberries |
| leverbullar | liver patties | ground liver, pork, onion, eggs & butter |
| leverpastej | liver pastry | a sandwich type spread delicatessen boiled or baked in oven from liver, onion, butter, milk, flour, egg, lard, anchovy etc |
| light | ljussken, ljus,-t, lätt, a light= tända eld (till rökverk etc) | Have you got a light ? He lit a cigarette as if... |
| lighter | cigarettändare |
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| lime | Citrus aurantifolia, allied to the lemon | släkt med citron, liten och gröngul |
| ling (fish) | långa (fisk) is used to make LUTFISK from stockfish (torkad fisk) |
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| lingon | lingonberry -ies |
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| lingonberry, -ies | lingon | red berries from the woods |
| liqueur | likör | usually strong,sweet and flavored as chartreuse, curacao (a cordial) |
| liquid | vätska, flytande |
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| liquor, spirits | starkvaror, sprit |
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| liver | lever |
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| liver pastry | leverpastej | a sandwich type spread delicatessen boiled or baked in oven from liver, onion, butter, milk, flour, egg, lard, anchovy etc |
| liver patties | leverbullar | ground liver & pork & onion |
| livsfilosofi | philosophy of life (livsåskådning), livsfilosofi = philosophy | outlook on life = livssyn |
| livsföring | way of life, life |
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| livsglädje | joy of living | spark of life = livsgnista |
| livsmedel | provisions, food stuff |
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| livsmedelsbrist | food shortage |
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| livsmedelslagstiftning | food legislation |
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| livsmedelsranson | food ration |
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| livsmedelsteknik | food technology | College of Food Technology |
| livsmedelstillsats | food additive |
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| ljum, ljummen | tepid luke-warm = ljummen | tepefy = göra (bli) ljum (ljummen) |
| ljus, sken | light |
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| ljus, stearin | candle |
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| ljusstake | candlestick |
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| loaf | limpa, även 'meatloaf' = köttfärslimpa | limpa, brödlimpa, brödbit |
| lodge (n/s, v) | inkvartera, inhysa, bo,förvara, | t ex placera i stuga, sportstuga, jaktstuga (robust typ) |
| lodger | hyresgäst |
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| lodging | logi, husrum, ~s= möblerat rum, hyresrum | inkvartera = accomodate |
| loin | fransyska, ländparti | side and back of the body between ribs and hip-bone |
| lollipop | godisklubba | toffee or candy on a stick |
| long hours | lång arbetstid, långa dagar | Keep early hours = ha tidiga vanor |
| loppa | flea | fly = fluga |
| lukewarm | ljummen | tepid = ljum, ljummen tepefy = göra(bli) ljum |
| lukt | smell, odor (Br)=odour | se väldoftande = fragrant |
| lump (Eng) | klimp |
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| lunch | lunch, luncheon | have lunch = äta lunch lunch break, lunch hour = lunchrast (10.30 AM - 2 PM) |
| luta, lutande, lutning | tilt, slant | NB. lut,tvättlut = lye (See lutfisk) |
| lutfisk | boiled ling (from stockfish) |
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| långa (fisken) | ling |
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| läcka | leak |
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| läcker | delicious | tasty |
| lätt | easy |
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| lätt mål/rätt | sandwich | See menu |
| lätt som en plätt | piece of cake | uttryck |
| lätt (om vikt) | light | light beer= kalorifattig öl |
| lödder | lather, suds |
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| lök | onion | purjolök= leek |
| lök, gul | green onion |
OBS!
'Green
onion'
is 'gul
lök' in
Swedish! |
| lön | wage=korttidslön (under en månad) månadslön= salary | pay = betalning, ersättning |
| löskokt | soft | löst stekt, vändstekt= over easy! |
