G - L
| 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 | |
| garbage | sopor, skräp | |
| gardin | curtain | |
| garlic | vitlök | |
| garnera | garnish | |
| garnish | garnering, garnera | |
| gastric juice | magsaft | digestive fluid in the stomach containing pepsin and other enzymes |
| gastronome | a gourmet, epicure, also gastronomer | |
| gelè | jelly | |
| 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 etc) |
| 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 | |
| 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) | |
| 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 | |
| gom | palate | gomsegel= soft palate |
| go nuts | bli tokig,upprörd,
vansinnig,
reta gallfeber på etc. |
|
| 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 |
| goose, geese | gås, gäss | See gås |
| grain | spannmål, sädeskorn, korn | |
| gram, gramme | 28.4 gram= 1 oz | |
| granulated | kornig, -t | granulated sugar = strösocker |
| grape | druva, vindruva | |
| grapevine | vinranka | "I heard it
through the grapevine"
a saying, and a well-known song |
| grate | spisgaller, riva, skrapa | |
| grated cheese | riven ost | |
| grayling | harr (fisk) | |
| grease | fett, flott, att smörja | greasy = fet, flottig, hal |
| green goose | shot and eaten younger than 4 months w/o stuffing | |
| greenhouse | drivhus | also hothouse |
| green onion | lök, gul | |
| griddle | stekpanna med låg kant, pannkaksjärn | |
| griddle cake | thin cake of batter cooked on a griddle, pancake, flapjack | pannkaka |
| grid iron | grillgaller | som man grillar eller halstrar på |
| grill (i ugn) | rotisserie | |
| grilla | barbeque,grill | |
| grillkol | charcoal | |
| grime | sot, smuts | |
| 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 | |
| grisfötter | pigs' trotters | |
| gristle | brosk | |
| 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 | |
| gräddbakelse | cream cake | |
| grädde | cream | whipping cream= vispgrädde (ovispad) |
| gräddfil | sour cream | |
| grädde,vispad | whipped cream | |
| grädddkanna | cream jug | gräddsnipa= cream jug |
| gräddost | cream cheese | |
| gräsand | mallard, wild duck | |
| gräslök | chives | Klippa gräs= mow the lawn |
| grönsaker | vegetables | vegetable - grönsak |
| gröt | porridge | oatmeal |
| 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 | |
| gäl, -ar | gill | breathe by gills = andas med gälar |
| gäst | guest | |
| gästfrihet | hospitality | You are always welcome ! |
| gästvänlig | hospitable | |
| gös | pikeperch | |
| hacka (v) | chop | chop finely, mince = finhacka, finfördela |
| haddock | kolja (fisk) | |
| 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 | |
| ham | skinka | |
| hare | jackrabbit, hare | Compare rabbit to hare |
| harm | skada | There's no harm in asking |
| harmful | skadlig | |
| harr (fisk) | grayling | |
| hash | mince, to chop into small pieces | |
| hash | pyttipanna | a dish of chopped meat and potatoes |
| hasselnöt | hazel-nut | |
| hash browns | råstekt potatis | som i en riktig råraka t.ex. |
| hatch | kläcka | |
| have a drink | ta ett glas | |
| have a beer | dricka en öl, ta en... | |
| 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 | |
| headache | huvudvärk | |
| heat | hetta | heat wave = värmebölja |
| heifer | kviga | |
| hel, -a | whole | NB. hole = hål |
| helgeflundra | halibut | |
| helhjärtat | whole-hearted | satsa ~ = give it all you have |
| helleflundra | halibut | |
| helnykterist | teetotaller | absolutist, total abstainer |
| helpension | full board and lodging | |
| hembränt | Moonshine | |
| 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 | |
| hetta | heat | "In the Heat of
the Night"
(starring Sidney Pointier) |
| hicka | hiccup, hiccough | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| hops(pl) | humle | malt=malt |
| hors-d'oeuvre | smårätter, diverse smått och gott | |
| horseradish | pepparrot | |
| hospitable | gästvänlig | |
| hospital | sjukhus | |
| hospitality | gästfrihet | Offer your hospitality, not your hostility |
| hose | slang, att vattna med slang, spola | hose även strumpa |
| host | värd | den som inbjuder och/eller upplåter plats |
| hostel | gästhem, härbärge, vandrarhem | |
| hostess | värdinna | |
| hostile | fientlig | avogt sinnad |
| hostility | fientlighet | ... is an enemy, YOUR ENEMY ! |
| hot | het, -t, kryddstarkt | mycket varm/-t |
| 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 |
| hot dish | varmrätt | |
| hot dog | varmkorv | |
| 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 pot | (Br) mutton or beef with potatoes | in a covered pot |
| hot-tempered | hetlevrad, häftig | häftigt humör |
| hourly | per timme, varje timma, -a | hourly wage = timlön |
| household | hushåll | |
| household utensils | köksredskap (plural) | |
| housekeeper | hushållerska | |
| housekeeping | hushållning | |
| housemaid | husa | |
| house-trained | rumsren | |
| house-warming (party) | inflyttningsfest | |
| housewife | hemmafru | NB. husfru = housekeeper, matron |
| housework | hushållsarbete | |
| humle | hops | Sw humla= bumblebee |
| hummer | lobster | |
| hurry | skynda på, raska på, brådska | |
| husfru | housekeeper, matron | husföreståndarinna = housekeeper |
| hush | stillhet, tystnad, att tysta ned | Hush a baby = Vyssja ett barn |
| Hush up ! | -Sch! Tyst! Tysta! -Håll tyst! |