Meaning of spruta | Babel Free
/²sprʉːta/Definitioner
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something that emits a jet of liquid (or several); a sprayer, a squirt common-gender
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a syringe common-gender
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a shot; an injection (focusing more on the contents) common-gender
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
CEFR-nivå
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.