The Swedish word for face is
ansikte
| Declensions | |
|---|---|
| a face | ett ansikte |
| the face | ansiktet |
| faces | ansikten |
| the faces | ansiktena |
Translations for face and their definitions
| ta itu med | |
| 1. v. (idiomatic, transitive) to resolutely start dealing with or taking care of (something) | |
| Dags att ta itu med deklarationen - Time to tackle the tax return | |
| Han kände att det var dags att ta itu med spelberoendet - He felt it was time to start dealing with his gambling addiction | |
| Förr eller senare måste du ta itu med dina problem - Sooner or later, you will have to face up to your problems |
| ansikte |  © | |
| 1. n-n. a face; front side of the head | ||
| vända sig mot | |
| 1. to face, position oneself towards |
| anlete | |
| sitt anletes svett - sweat of one's brow | |
| 1. face |
| nuna | |
| 1. n-c. (colloquial) face |
| yta | |
| 1. n-c. surface; upside of a flat object | |
| 2. n-c. surface; the outside hull | |
| 3. n-c. (mathematics) surface; locus of an equation | |
| 4. n-c. area (measure of extent) |
| min | |
| 1. n. min; minute | |
| 2. n. min; minimum | |
| 3. pron. my | |
| 4. pron. mine | |
| 5. n-c. a facial expression |
| käft | |
| 1. n-c. a jaw or (open) mouth of an animal (especially one with a powerful bite) | |
| hajens käftar - the jaws of the shark | |
| Hunden hade ett ben i käften - The dog had a bone in its mouth | |
| 2. n-c. (colloquial mildly offensive) a mouth of a human | |
| slå någon på käften - punch someone in the face (or "mouth," literally – aggressive-sounding) | |
| slänga käft - talk (literally "throw jaw") | |
| vara slängd i käften - be quick to answer, have the gift of gab (literally "be thrown in the jaw") | |
| att låta käften gå - to keep talking | |
| 3. n-c. (colloquial in the expression "inte en käft") a person | |
| Jag kom till kontoret kl. 8 och det var inte en käft där - I came to the office at 8 o'clock and not a soul was there | |
| 4. interj. shut up (short for håll käften) |
| anseende | |
| 1. Participle. present participle of anse | |
| 2. n-n. a reputation | |
| 3. prep. sv-prep | |
| 4. prep. regard, concerning |
| vetta | |
| 1. v. be oriented towards | |
| Fönstret vetter mot sjön - The window is oriented towards the lake |
| prestige | |
| 1. n-c. , prestige |
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