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Meaning of osa | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2 Specialized
/²uːˌsa/

Definitioner

  1. to smell, to reek
  2. to scoop (move a fluid, one scoop at a time), pour, serve
  3. to bail (a boat; to move water out of it, by scoop or pump)
  4. to rain heavily, to pour
  5. to do something (that is implied from context) in a fast or intense manner
    colloquial

Ekvivalenter

English bucket Rsvp teem

Exempel

“Han osade av svett.”

He reeked of sweat.

“Det osar råtta här.”

It smells of rat here.

“Kocken öste upp soppan åt varje gäst.”

The cook poured the soup for each guest.

“Regnet öser ner.”

The rain is pouring down.

“Rosa lack och kromad list i '59 års modell. Jag öser på för fullt i stan som en 50-talsrebell. Jag sveper över landsvägar, ja, jag sveper genom natten. Och tar det coolt till Clarions sound, med en säker hand på ratten.”

Pink lacquer and chrome trim [chromed strip] of model year '59. I go full out / step on it [somewhat ambiguous as a generic intensity word] in the city like a 50s rebel. I sweep across roads [main road, usually smaller than a highway], yes, I sweep through the night. And take it cool to Clarion's sound, with a steady hand on the wheel.

CEFR-nivå

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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