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Tabasco | en stark pepparsås gjord av fruktmassan i någon av frukterna tillhörande Capsicum annum | name of a river and state in/of Mexico; Also, a story "highly spiced" |
table cloth | bordsduk | See spread, See duk |
table d'hôte (F) | host's table, "värdens/krögarens" bord | A common table for guests at a hotel or eating-house;a public meal served there at a stated hour and at a fixed price; an ordinary, table d'hôte dinner, table d'hôte lunch |
table-spoon, tbsp, tbs | bordssked, matsked= 3 teaspoons (3 tsp) | larger than a dessert-spoon used for taking soup and in a larger size for serving vegetables, puddings etc; 16 tbsp= 8 fl oz (= one cup) |
tableware | bordsservis (inkl samtl bestick) | for service of the table, a collective term for the articles which are used at meals as dishes, plates, knives, forks |
tall (Eng) | hög, lång (om människa) | tall drink= dryck i ett högt glas (grogglas), en grogg |
tallrik | plate |
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tap | kran, tapp, tappa (hälla upp/i), knacka, knackning, avlyssna, klackjärn, gängborr | beer on tap, draft beer= fatöl (draught-beer, Br); tap (Mil) A signal sounded on the trumpet or drum 15 minutes after the tattoo, meaning "Lights out !"; also sounded over the grave of a soldier |
tappning, upphällning | draft (AE), draught (Br) | tappning av öl, vin plus övriga "våtvaror" |
taproom | rum eller lokal där öl eller vin tappas, hälls upp | även utskänkningslokal, särskilt i anslutning till bryggeri |
tapster | vin- eller öltappare, kypare, krog- eller pubvärd | See tapstress |
tapstress | kvinnlig pub- eller krogvärd; a woman tapster, female tapster who draws the beer for customers in a pub (or bar) | See tapster |
tap water | kranvatten, vattenledningsvatten | water from a faucet; tap= faucet |
tartaric acid | vinsyra |
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taste | smak, -a | www.tasteline.com (recept & mattips) |
tasty | gott,smakligt |
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T-bone steak | steak= stek, men också biff | T-bone steaks are cut from the rump end of the sirloin, incl the bone & fillet |
te | Sw te |
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tea | te, terast | motsv coffee break (=kafferast) |
teapot | tekanna, av lera eller porslin oftast | See kettle |
tearoom | teashop | (Br) tea shop = a lunchroom |
teaspoon | tesked = 1/3 tbsp | förkortas t eller tsp (=1 1/3 fl dram)? 1 fluid dram also= one teaspoon (Br) |
teat, nipple | flasknapp (för nappflaska e.d.) | nipple= nippel, napp på flaska, "nipple" även bröstvårta |
teetotaller | helnykterist, absolutist | total abstainer |
tender | mör, känslig, öm | (tenderfoot= unused to hardships; a newcomer to ranching etc.) |
tenderloin | filè/er, sadel i vissa fall | between the sirloin and short ribs |
tendon | sena (anat) | also sena= sinew, sena på racket=string |
tepid | ljum, ljummen | tepefy= göra (bli) ljummen (ljum) |
t.ex. | e.g. (=for example) | exempli gratia; till exempel |
Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving | annual festival , the fourth Thursday of November (US) , a holiday, | in acknowledgment of divine favor; Note difference between Canada and US; 4th Thursday of October in Canada! |
thaw | tina, töa |
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thickening | redning |
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thyme | timjan |
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tie | slips, att knyta (verb) |
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tillbringare | pitcher |
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tilt | luta, lutning, tippa |
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timjan | thyme |
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timlön | hourly wage | weekly wage= veckolön |
tin | konservburk (Br) can(AE) | tenn, bleckplåt |
tina, töa (v) | thaw | melt= smälta; en tina (=bur)= creel (t.ex. hummertina) |
tinfoil | staniolfolie |
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tinned food | canned food = burkmat | tin= Br, can = AE |
tin opener | can opener = burköppnare | tin= Br, can = AE |
tip (v, n/s) | dricks, att ge dricks, tipp, tippa (över ända etc.), tippa (om vagnsflak o.d.), spets, topp | to give somebody a tip, to tip a person as a token of appreciation,for service rendered etc. overturn, tilt, topple, tumble; Porters and bell-boys always expect a tip |
tipping | att ge dricks |
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tjur | bull | ungtjur= steer |
tjäder (skogshönsfågel) | capercaille See also wood grouse tjädertupp=cock of the wood | Tetrao urogallus, a large bird of N. Europe, mainly black (cock) with a small red dash on head |
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toalett | toilet, rest room, lavatory, ladies, women, gents or gentlemen | Do not use Swedish VC!; Swedes talk refer to this as 'WC'! |
toast | rosta, rostat bröd, skåla för/med, skål; Skål!= Cheers | propose a toast= utbringa en skål, skåla |
toaster | brödrost |
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toastmaster | cermonimästare | Let's propose a toast |
Tom Collins | a tall drink containing gin, lemon or lime juice, and carbonated water | sweetened and served iced |
tonfisk | tuna |
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top | topp, överdel, övre del, överst, bäst ovanpå, på toppen, toppa, kröna, täcka, fylla ända upp, fylla på, höja sig över etc. | the highest or chief position, place or rank; the most perfect example or type of something, the best or choicest part |
toper | suput, fyllo, drinkare | a chronic drunkard, a hard drinker |
topper | "kronan på verket" i utsmyckning eller garnering | the largest and finest fruit displayed at the top of a punnet, package or pile |
topping | överdel, toppskickt, topp, garnering | Also the 2nd skimming of milk |
torsk | cod |
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tortilla chips | majschips |
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tratt | funnel |
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tray | bricka, serverings- | tray-lunch = bricklunch |
trickle | droppa, sippra, droppe, rännil | drip= droppa, drop= droppe; droppfri= non-drip, drip-proof |
trout | forell |
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tugga | chew, -ing | chewing gum verb |
tugga, en ~ | bite, a bite | Let's grab a bite to eat. |
tumbler | glass with flat bottom ,w/o handle or stem |
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tuna | tonfisk |
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turkey | kalkon= turkey is to Thanksgiving what baked ham is to Christmas | slang: go turkey= "balla ur", backa ur; (cold turkey= ung abstinensbesvär) |
turnip, swede | kålrot turnip = rova | rutabaga, Swedish turnip, yellow turnip |
tux, tuxedo | smoking (kläder) | dinner jacket |
tvätt, -a | laundry, do the...(AE) |
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tvättkläder, tvättbyk | laundry, dirty linen |
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tvättkvinna, tvätterska | laundry woman |
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tång, tänger | tongs, nippers | (pliers= verktyg, verkstadstång etc) |
tång (växt), bot. | seaweed, tang | blåstång= bladder wrack, kelp |
tårta | cake | a piece of cake= tårtbit, samt uttrycket "lätt som en plätt" |
tändstickor | matches |
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tärning | dice | samt att göra tärningar |
töa, tina | thaw | melt= smälta |
tömma | empty, drain | clear/clear out re. drawers, cabinets etc. |
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