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Swedish–English Dictionary
The dictionary was developed as part of the project Sustainable Experiences in and between Siljan Geopark and the World Heritage Site Falun, funded by the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Tillväxtverket). All partners in VÄX have contributed to the content.
Swedish–English Dictionary for the World Heritage Site Falun
| Svenska | Engelska |
|---|---|
| Bebyggelse | Settlement |
| Bergmästare | Mine Master |
| Bergsman | Master Miner |
| Bergsmansbygd | Landscape of the Master Miners |
| Bergsmansgård | Mine Owners’ estate/estates |
| Bergskollegiet | The Royal Mine Board |
| Berguv | Eagle Owl |
| Borgare | Bourgeois |
| Bruksort | Industrial village |
| Bytesbrev | Deed of exchange |
| Carl Larsson-gården* | The home of one of Sweden’s most well-known artists |
| Dagbrott | Open-cast mine |
| Falu Gruva | Falun Mine |
| Falukorv | Falu sausage |
| Falu rödfärg* | Falu rödfärg |
| Faluröd | Falu red |
| Falu stad | The town/city of Falun |
| Faluån | Falun river |
| Fäbod | Summer pasture farm |
| Gamla mormor | Old Grandmother |
| Getabock | Billy goat |
| Gruvfrun | Lady of the mine |
| Gruvgång | Mine tunnel |
| Gruvliga och ljuvliga | The mine side / The fine side |
| Gruvrå | Mine nymph |
| Hantverkare | Craftsmen |
| Handelsplats | Trading center |
| Hjulhus | Water wheel house |
| Hytta | Foundry/smelting house |
| Hästvind/hästvinda | Horse whim |
| Industrisamhälle | Industrial society |
| Kallrost | Cold/Slow roasting |
| Kristine kyrka* | Kristine Church |
| Konstmästare | Master engineer |
| Kopparbergslagen | The Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain |
| Koppargruva | Copper mine |
| Kopparhytta | Copper foundry/smelting house |
| Kronan | The Crown |
| Krondike* | Ditch dug on the orders, and financed, by the crown |
| Kulturlandskap | Cultural landscape |
| Lave | Shaft head |
| Linnés bröllopsstuga* | The house where Carl von Linné got married |
| Malm | Ore mining/mining for ore |
| Malmbrytning | Ore mining |
| Markscheider | Mine surveyor |
| Myr | Wetlands |
| Månglare | Street vendors |
| Naturväsen | Elemental spirits |
| Odlingslandskap | Agricultural landscape |
| Ort | Village |
| Ort (gruva) | Drift |
| Privilegiebrev | Letters patent |
| Rostning | Roasting |
| Råkoppar | Raw copper |
| Rödfärg | Red paint |
| Rödmull | Ochre, red earth |
| Roströk | Smoke, sulfurous smoke |
| Rådhus | City hall |
| Sankt Örjans Gille | Sankt Örjan’s guild |
| Schakt | Shaft |
| Skräda | Sorting |
| Skrädhus | Sorting plant |
| Slagg | Slag |
| Slaggsten | Slag stone |
| Slaggvarp | Waste heaps |
| Smältning | Smelting |
| Socken | Parish |
| Spelhus | Hoist House |
| Stadsdel | City neighborhood |
| Stora Kopparbergs kyrka | Stora Kopparbergs church |
| Stora Stöten | The great pit |
| Stora torget | Main town/City square |
| Storhetstid | Glory Days |
| Stadsprivilegier | Town priviledges |
| Stadshus | Town hall |
| Stånggång | Flatrod system |
| Sänke | Winze/Sinker |
| Tillmakning | Fire-setting |
| Tjänsteman | Civil Servant |
| Tramhjul | Treadwheel |
| Träbloss | Wooden torch |
| Trästaden Falun | The wooden town of Falun |
| Trästadsområde | The wooden neighborhoods |
| Träkol | Charcoal |
| Uppfordring | Hoisting |
| Vandringsleder | Hiking trails |
| Varp | Waste rock |
| Varphög | Heaps of waste rock |
| Vattenhjul | Water Wheel |
| Vattenleder | Waterways |
| Vattenrännor | Water chutes |
| Vattnets väg | The flow of the water |
| Vitriol | Vitriol |
| Världsarv | World Heritage |
| Världsarvet Falun | The World heritage of Falun |
| Världsarvshuset | The World Heritage House and Visitor Centre |
| Ämbetsman | Goverment official |
*Namn översätts inte, förslag på förklaring anges.
Lexikonet är framtaget med finansiering från Tillväxtverket.
Sidan uppdaterad 2025-12-16