The Swedish word for monkey is
apa

Translations for monkey and their definitions

apa	©
1. n. A primate; ape, monkey.
De visade en dokumentär om apor på teve. - They showed a documentary about primates on TV.
2. n. (slang) A dumb or annoying person; idiot.
Vad gör den där jävla apan här? - What's that moron doing here?
3. n. (colloquial idiomatic) A bad smell.
Det luktar apa här inne. - It smells terrible in here.
4. n. (nautical, historical) A sail on the main mast or mizzen mast of a sailing ship.
5. v. To (attempt to) imitate without a sense of originality, usually with the particle efter; to ape, to monkey.
De apade bara efter det jag hade skrivit. - They just aped what I had written.
6. v. To behave in a whimsical or foolish manner; to clown around.
Hon apade sig inför hela klassen. - She monkeyed around in front of the whole class.

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