WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| sting n | (stinger: of insect, etc.) | gadd s |
| | Bees usually lose their stings and die if they actually sting someone. |
| | Bin förlorar vanligen sin gadd och dör om de faktiskt sticker någon. |
| sting n | (wound from insect) | stick s |
| | | bett s |
| | The bee's sting came as a complete surprise to Susan, who hadn't noticed it crawl inside her shirt. |
| | Bisticket kom som en total överraskning för Susan som inte hade lagt märke till att det kravlade sig in under hennes skjorta. |
| sting n | (painful sensation) | stick, sting, stygn s |
| | Jason felt a sting on his leg and realised something had hit him. |
| | Jason kände sticket (or: stinget) på sitt ben och insåg att något hade träffat honom. |
| sting [sb]⇒ vtr | (insect: cause injury) | sticka, stinga vtr |
| | (vissa insekter) | bränna vtr |
| | The wasp stung Maggie on her foot. |
| | Getingen stack Maggie på hennes fot. |
| sting⇒ vi | figurative (cause stinging sensation) | stickas vitr |
| | | brännas vitr |
| | Don't touch that plant, it stings. |
| | Rör inte vid den där växten, den sticks. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| sting n | slang (swindle) (bli lurad) | blåsning s |
| | (bli lurad på pengar) | svindel, svindleri s |
| | The con men set up a sting to get their hands on the old lady's money. |
| sting n | (entrapment of criminal) | brottsprovokation s |
| | The police set up a sting to catch the gang's ringleader. |
| sting n | figurative (unpleasantness) | svidande s |
| | | brännande s |
| | Try as he might, Adam couldn't forget the sting of his wife's cruel words. |
| sting [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (hurt emotionally) (bildlig) | såra vtr |
| | (bildlig) | bränna vitr |
| | Jessica's words stung Dawn. |