The English term "vis-à-vis" matches the Swedish term "visavi, gentemot"

other english words that include "vis" : swedish :
activist aktivist
advisable klokt, rådlig
advise råda
advised tipsade
advisedly överlagt
adviser rådgivare
advisor mentor
advisory rådgivande
be on visiting terms with umgås
devise tänka ut, hitta på
divisible delbar
division division, indelning, indelning, delat med
envisage betrakta, möta
farewell visit avskedsbesök
improvise prova dig fram
inadvisable oklok
invisibility osynlighet
invisible osynlig
knavish skurkstreck
lavish ymnig, slösaktig
mavis taltrast
night-vision mörkerseende
pay a visit göra visit
provision förråd, tillförsel, matvaror, proviant
provisional provisorisk
provisions matsäck, proviant, livsmedel
proviso förbehåll
provisory villkorlig, provisorisk
ravish hänrycka, hänföra
relativistic relativistisk
revise omarbeta, revidera
revised uppdaterad
revision ändring, revision
revisit besöka på nytt
subdivision underavdelning
supervise kontrollera
supervision uppsikt
supervison tillsyn
supervisor uppsyningsman, övervakare
tinned provisions konserv
visa visum
visable synlig
visage anlete
viscera inälvor
visceral invärtes, känslomässigt
viscount viscount
viscountess viscountess
viscous seg, tjockflytande
vise skruvstäd
visé visum, visera
visibility synlighet, sikt
visible synlig, synbar, skönjbar
visibly synligt
vision vision, syn
visit besök, visit, hälsa på
visitation hemsökelse
visitor besökande, gäst, besökare
visitors främmande
visits besök
visor visir, hjämgaller
vista perspektiv, utsikt
visuable synliga
visual synlig
visualize åskådliggöra
visually visuellt
vivisection minutiös
An Understandable Neighbor
Anyone who speaks Swedish or travels there quickly finds out that Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian languages are mutually understood between speakers. So learning Swedish is beneficial for anyone who has a goal of being multi-lingual.
Say Thank You
There is no real word for please in Swedish. The closest word is “Tack” which means “Thank you” but the word please doesn’t translate into Swedish. Saying “tack” in a respectful tone is the best way to solve this dilemma. Swedish also has a smaller vocabulary compared to other languages in part because of its concentrated population of speakers.
Articles After Nouns
One of the most difficult things to learn in a new language is figuring out which article goes with the noun. In Swedish the article comes after the noun. So “the dog” becomes “hund” and “en” or “hunden” making the process a little easier to remember.