Betydelse av spruta | Babel Free

Definitioner

1. something that emits a jet of liquid (or several); a sprayer, a squirt
   common-gender
2. a syringe
   common-gender
3. a shot; an injection (focusing more on the contents)
   common-gender

Ekvivalenter

Exempel

“vattenspruta”

water sprayer [generic, like in English]

“brandspruta”

fire engine [including older and non-vehicle equipment – compare brandbil (“fire truck”)]

“sprutor på en bricka”

syringes on a tray

“sprutor och nålar”

syringes and needles

“Sköterskan satte sprutan i armen”

The nurse put the needle [the syringe] in my arm

“vara rädd för sprutor”

be afraid of needles ["syringes" – idiomatic]

“sprutfobi”

needle phobia

“Sköterskan gav henne en spruta”

The nurse gave her a shot

“en spruta mot difteri, stelkramp och kikhosta”

a shot against diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough

“ta en stelkrampsspruta”

take a tetanus shot

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