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The Swedish word for friend is
vän





friend



Translations for friend and their definitions

kamrat
     1. n-c. friend; mate, companion
     2. n-c. comrade; fellow socialist or communist
     3. n-c. comrade (title)


vän ©
     1. adj. (dated) fair, beautiful
     2. n-c. a friend
           De var bästa vänner under alla år i skolan. - They were best friends through all years in school.
           Vi är bara vänner. - We’re just friends (i.e. not a couple).


väninna
     1. n-c. a female friend (usually of a female)


anhängare
     1. n-c. a follower, a fan


pojkvän
     1. n-c. boyfriend, male romantic partner


hjälpa ©
     1. v. to help; give aid or assistance to
     2. v. to help; provide support to
     3. v. to relieve; to ease someone's troubles or problems
           De nya värktabletterna hjälpte verkligen - The new painkillers really helped the pain


bekant
     1. adj. (of a thing or subject) known, familiar
     2. adj. (of people) acquainted
     3. n-c. an acquaintance


allierad
     1. adj. allied


flickvän
     1. n-c. girlfriend, female romantic partner


gynna
     1. v. to benefit (someone or something)
           Det gynnar oss - It benefits us
           Vissa insekter gynnas av skogsbränder - Some insects benefit from forest fires (note that gynnas is in the passive here – the subject of gynna does the benefiting, while the (optional, but usua
     2. v. to favor (provide with benefit (at the expense of others))
           Domaren anklagades för att gynna hemmalaget - The referee was accused of favoring the home team


stödja
     1. v. to support


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