Swedish Wildlife
Älg, lo, rovdjur, allemansrätten — the animals of the Swedish forest.
The Swedish bestiary: skogens konung and the four big predators, huggorm caution, älg collisions reported — man är i deras skog, inte tvärtom.
- 1
en älg
an elk
Tip: lit. the same — 'moose' in American English.
- 2
skogens konung
the king of the forest
Tip: lit. the same — the standard epithet.
- 3
ett rådjur
a roe deer
Tip: lit. the same — the one you actually see.
- 4
en kronhjort
a red deer
Tip: lit. the same.
- 5
en dovhjort
a fallow deer
Tip: lit. the same.
- 6
en ren
a reindeer
Tip: lit. the same — all of them owned by someone.
- 7
ett vildsvin
a wild boar
Tip: lit. the same — and increasing fast.
- 8
en räv
a fox
Tip: lit. the same.
- 9
en hare
a hare
Tip: lit. the same.
- 10
en skogshare
a mountain hare
Tip: lit. the same — turns white in winter.
- 11
en ekorre
a squirrel
Tip: lit. the same.
- 12
en grävling
a badger
Tip: lit. the same.
- 13
en mård
a pine marten
Tip: lit. the same.
- 14
en bäver
a beaver
Tip: lit. the same — back after near extinction.
- 15
en utter
an otter
Tip: lit. the same.
- 16
ett rovdjur
a large predator
Tip: lit. the same — the political word.
- 17
en björn
a brown bear
Tip: lit. the same.
- 18
en varg
a wolf
Tip: lit. the same — the most argued-about animal here.
- 19
ett lodjur
a lynx
Tip: lit. the same.
- 20
en järv
a wolverine
Tip: lit. the same.
- 21
de fyra stora rovdjuren
the four big predators
Tip: lit. the same.
- 22
en licensjakt
a licensed cull
Tip: lit. the same — and it goes to court every year.
- 23
ett ersättningssystem
a compensation scheme
Tip: lit. the same — for lost livestock.
- 24
ett rovdjursstängsel
a predator fence
Tip: lit. the same.
- 25
en huggorm
a viper
Tip: lit. the same — the only venomous snake here.
- 26
en snok
a grass snake
Tip: lit. the same — harmless.
- 27
en fästing
a tick
Tip: lit. the same — the animal that actually affects you.
- 28
kolla sig efter en promenad
to check yourself after a walk
Tip: lit. the same.
- 29
en mygga i juli
a mosquito in July
Tip: lit. the same.
- 30
en broms
a horsefly
Tip: lit. the same.
- 31
allemansrätten
a right of public access
Tip: lit. 'everyman's right' — walk anywhere, within limits.
- 32
inte störa, inte förstöra
do not disturb, do not destroy
Tip: lit. the same — the whole rule in four words.
- 33
hålla hunden kopplad
to keep the dog on a lead
Tip: lit. the same — from March to August, by law.
- 34
en häckningstid
a nesting season
Tip: lit. the same.
- 35
en viltvarningsskylt
an animal crossing sign
Tip: lit. the same.
- 36
en älgkollision
a collision with an elk
Tip: lit. the same.
- 37
man måste anmäla det
you must report it
Tip: lit. the same — even a scratch.
- 38
och märka ut platsen
and mark the spot
Tip: lit. the same — with the plastic tape in your car.
- 39
en eftersöksjägare
a wildlife tracker
Tip: lit. the same.
- 40
spår i snön
tracks in the snow
Tip: lit. the same.
- 41
läsa spåren
to read the tracks
Tip: lit. the same.
- 42
spillning
droppings
Tip: lit. the same.
- 43
en åtelkamera
a game camera
Tip: lit. the same.
- 44
inte se något på flera år
to see nothing for years
Tip: lit. the same.
- 45
och sedan allt på en gång
and then everything at once
Tip: lit. the same.
- 46
en älg i trädgården
an elk in the garden
Tip: lit. the same.
- 47
som äter äppelträden
eating the apple trees
Tip: lit. the same.
- 48
vacker och ovälkommen
beautiful and unwelcome
Tip: lit. the same.
- 49
man är i deras skog
you are in their forest
Tip: lit. the same.
- 50
inte tvärtom
not the other way round
Tip: lit. the same.