a collection of nests that a bird colony, such as rooks build for breeding
bokoloni, häckningsplats
money, goods, or property that a bride's family gives to the groom or his family at marriage
hemgift, medgift
the condition of dying without a valid will, leaving the distribution of one's estate to be determined by the laws of intestate succession rather than specific instructions in a will
intestat, död utan testamente
the act of stealing something from someone, especially without breaking into a building
stöld, snatteri
a form of government in which the absolute power is held by a single person
autarki, autokrati
a general lack of interest, concern, or enthusiasm toward things in life
apati, likgiltighet
the state of having peculiar, unusual, or strange trait or characteristic
egendomlighet, särprägel
a political system in which a small group of high-powered people control a country or organization
oligarki, styre av en liten grupp
a person or entity who agrees to be responsible for the debt or obligation of another person or entity
borgenär, garant
a person who performs a certain official purpose or duty, especially in government offices
funktionär, tjänsteman
the government of Roman Catholic Church
påvedöme, romersk-katolska kyrkans regering
the use of clever or dishonest schemes to mislead others
bedrägeri, vilseledande
the people from whom a person is descended
ursprung, släkt
the number of times an event recurs in a unit of time
frekvens, antal gånger
(phonetics) a subdivision of phonetics dealing with stress and intonation
prosodi, studie av betoning och intonation
a place, such as a factory, where dairy products, including butter and cheese, are prepared or sold
mejeri, ostfabrik
