Meaning of på bit | Babel Free

Definitioner

to drink tea or coffee while keeping a sugar cube between one's teeth

Exempel

“Tvenne koppar innefattade det vanliga qvantum, hvaraf den sista dracks på bit.”

Two cups contained the usual quantum, the last of which was drunk biting sugar.

“Adolfs rum hade hon hyrt ut åt en gammal expeditionssekreterare, som drack fläderthé på bit, grälade med sin hushållerska, samt bjöd fru värdinnan på pastiljer, hvar gång de möttes i tamburen.”

She had rented out Adolf's room to an old office secretary, who drank elderflower tea with bite, quarreled with the housekeeper, and offered the hostess pastilles, whenever they met in the hall.

“Kaffe på bit, alltså sockerbit, må vara tandläkarens värsta mardröm, men Bergvall lärde sig av sotaren och andra förebilder i barndomen att det också var mycket gott.”

Coffee with cube, i.e. a sugar cube, may be the dentist's worst nightmare, but Bergvall learned from the chimney sweep and other role models in childhood that it was also very delicious.

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