The Swedish word for can is
konservburk
Translations for can and their definitions
| konservburk | |
| 1. n. can (a tin-plate canister) |
| burk | |
| 1. n. pot, can, jar; an inflexible vessel, usually with lid and often approximately cylindrical, used for storage | |
| 2. n. (slang) TV set | |
| 3. n. (slang) computer case | |
| 4. n. (slang) sidecar (on a motorcycle, chiefly in the context of competitions) | |
| 5. n. (slang) idiot |
| konserv | |
| 1. n. can (a tin-plate canister); the content of such a tin can |
| kunna | |
| 1. v. can, to be able to | |
| 2. v. to know, to have as knowledge | |
| 3. v. to know, to understand | |
| 4. v. to know how to do |
| konservera | |
| 1. v. to preserve | |
| 2. v. to can (food) |
| vattenkanna | |
| 1. n. watering can (a container used to carry and dispense water for plants) |
| kanna | |
| 1. n. a pot, a jug - container for water, usually with handle | |
| töm vår kanna! | |
| (let's) empty our jugs! drink up! | |
| 2. n. a historic measure for liquid volume, 2.617 litres (1/10 cubic foot, when the Swedish foot was 0.297 metres) | |
| Till 8 lit. (3 kannor) lingon tages 4 lit. (1 och 1 half kanna) vatten. | |
| For 8 litres (3 jugs) of lingonberries take 4 litres (1 and 1 half jug) of water. | |
| 3. n. a piston (in the cylinder of an engine or pump) | |
| Om rök uttränger ur cylindern, sluter ej kannan tätt till | |
| If smoke emerges from the cylinder, the piston does not fit tight |
| lägga in | |
| 1. v. to put, to stow (something into some compartment or container) | |
| 2. v. to can, to pickle (to preserve) | |
| de här gurkorna har vi lagt in själva | |
| these cucumbers we have pickled ourselves | |
| 3. v. to send (a person) to hospital | |
| patienten lades in i onsdags | |
| the patient arrived (to this hospital on) Wednesday | |
| 4. v. to post or submit (a message) into an online message board | |
| jag lade in min kommentar innan jag hade läst hela tråden | |
| I posted my comment before I had read the entire thread |
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