Meaning of sprit | Babel Free

Definitioner

1. liquor, spirits; booze
   common-gender, uncountable
2. alcohol in general, chiefly as a solvent
   common-gender, uncountable

Ekvivalenter

Exempel

“Gyllensten fyller femtio år. Har alltid på spriten varit svår. Så när vi nu på hans bjudning går, så vet vi ju alla vad vi får.”

Gyllensten is turning fifty years old [today]. Has always been keen on the booze. So now when we go to his party [finer private party with invited guests], we all know what we're getting.

“Dricka sprit, och hålla käften. Dricka sprit, och hålla käften. Dricka billig sprit, och hålla käften. Jag vill dit.”

Drinking booze, and shutting up. Drinking booze, and shutting up. Drinking cheap booze, and shutting up. I want to get [to] there [thither].

“Spriten räddade [often clipped to "rädda" in speech] mig från sporten (tra-la ho ho). Spriten räddar folk från sporten, idag.”

Booze saved me from sports ["the sport" – definite is often idiomatic when referring to concepts] (tra-la ho ho). Booze saves people from sports, today.

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