root

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root: part of a plant that absorbs nutrients
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Translation of root into Swedish,

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Noun

1.

botany

part of a plant that absorbs nutrients
  • The root of the tree spread wide underground.Trädets rötter spred sig brett under marken.
2.

starting point

origin or source of something
  • The root of the problem was a lack of communication.Roten till problemet var brist på kommunikation.
3.

mathematics

TECH.
number that when multiplied by itself equals another
TECH.
rot nollställe
  • The square root of 9 is 3.Kvadratroten ur 9 är 3.
4.

linguistics

TECH.
base form of a word without affixes
TECH.
  • The root of 'running' is 'run'.Roten av 'running' är 'run'.

Verb

1.

support

intr.US
cheer for a team or athlete
intr.US
  • Fans rooted for their team enthusiastically..Fans hejade på sitt lag entusiastiskt
2.

settling in

intr.
become established firmly
intr.
  • The tradition soon rooted in the village.Traditionen slog snart rot i byn.
3.

hold tight

tr.
establish something firmly
tr.
förankra rotfästa
  • Years of honesty rooted trust in the team.År av ärlighet förankrade förtroendet i teamet.
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Expressions with root: examples in English and translations in Swedish

heja på
stötta
She always roots for the underdog in any situation.
rycka upp
Farmers had to root up old trees to plant new crops.
slå rot
rota sig
The saplings will take root in a few weeks.
rota
leta
She rooted about in her bag for the keys.
roten till allt ont
Some say money is the root of all evil.
roten till
Poverty is often at the root of social issues.

Images of root

  • root: part of a plant that absorbs nutrients
    (botany) rot

Synonyms and analogies of root in English

Examples of root in a sentence

  • Nutrients travel from the root to the leaves.
  • The root of her anxiety was unknown.
  • They traced the root of the tradition.
  • The equation has two real roots.
  • Find the positive root of 49.
  • In 'unhappiness', the root is 'happy'.

Translations of "root" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
rotn.

Healthy habits must take root early if children are to benefit long-term.

Goda vanor måste slå rot tidigt om barn ska få långsiktiga fördelar.

grundn.

A similar session seems to me be the root of this text.

En liknande sammankomst tycks mig ligga till grund för den aktuella texten.

fästenn.

Without proper seeding, an idea might fail to take root effectively.

Utan en ordentlig start riskerar en idé att aldrig få riktigt fäste.

tandrotnmf.

The flora is rich in this area and includes species such as lungwort and coral root.

Också här är floran rik med arter som lungört och tandrot.

stamnmf.

The base form can serve as the root for all inflected variations.

Grundformen kan fungera som stam för alla böjda varianter.

Verb
rotav.

I often root about the fridge when I'm hungry.

Jag brukar rota runt i kylskåpet när jag är hungrig.

hejav.

He loves to root for rebellious musicians who criticize corrupt politicians.

Han älskar att heja på rebelliska musiker som kritiserar korrupta politiker.

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root: Examples and translations in context

Plucking is a method that pulls hair out from the root.

Noppning är en metod där man drar ut håret från roten.

Many people wrongly believe that money is the root of all evil.

Många människor tror felaktigt att pengar är roten till allt ont.

Some say ignorance is the root of all evil in our society.

Vissa säger att okunskap är roten till allt ont i vårt samhälle.

They joked that social media is the root of all evil nowadays.

De skämtade om att sociala medier är roten till allt ont nuförtiden.

They concluded that hatred is the root of all evil in history.

De drog slutsatsen att hat är roten till allt ont i historien.

In his speech, he called envy the root of all evil.

I sitt tal kallade han avundsjuka för roten till allt ont.

The documentary claimed corruption is the root of all evil there.

Dokumentären påstod att korruption är roten till allt ont där.

Some philosophers argue that selfishness is the root of all evil.

Vissa filosofer menar att själviskhet är roten till allt ont.

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