darling

[US]/ˈdɑːlɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. älskad person (används som ett kärleksfullt uttryck); kära.
Word Forms
Pluraldarlings

Phrases & Collocations

little darling

kära älskling

Example Sentences

She's his darling daughter

Hon är hans älskade dotter

He called her darling

Han kallade henne älskling

Darling, can you pass me the salt?

Älskling, kan du räcka mig salt?

The little girl hugged her darling teddy bear

Den lilla flickan kramade sin älskade nallebjörn

Darling, let's go for a walk

Älskling, låt oss gå en promenad

He whispered sweet nothings to his darling

Han viskade söta saker till sin älskling

She's the darling of the family

Hon är familjens älskling

Darling, I missed you so much

Älskling, jag saknade dig så mycket

Their darling dog followed them everywhere

Deras älskade hund följde dem vart de än gick

Real-world Examples

Oh, darling, darling don't be such a baby.

Åh, älskling, älskling var inte en sådan bebis.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 2

Never look back darling, it distracts from the now.

Titta aldrig tillbaka, älskling, det distraherar från nuet.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

He becomes the darling of the French car manufacturers.

Han blir den bortskämde hos de franska bilproducenterna.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

" Oh, what a darling man." --" What a darling dog! "

”Åh, vilken älskvärd man.” –”Vilken älskvärd hund!”

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

So why are attachment styles the darlings of the Internet?

Så varför är anknytningsstilar internetets darling?

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2023 Collection

Oh, good boy. Hey, my darling.

Åh, bra pojke. Hej, min älskling.

Source: The mysteries of the Earth

From that day forward, I became the darling of the art world.

Från den dagen och framåt blev jag konstvärldens darling.

Source: Popular Science Essays

It is a huge one for Rappi, a Colombian food-delivery darling.

Det är ett stort steg för Rappi, en colombiansk darling för matleverans.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Every one of the quintuplets are their darlings, but the mother especially dotes on the youngest.

Alla femlingarna är deras darlings, men modern visar särskilt mycket omsorg om den yngsta.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

He is a cardinal and he becomes the darling of the people.

Han är en kardinal och han blir folkets darling.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

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