| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
tap (UK),
faucet (US) n | (water faucet) | kran s |
| | | tapp s |
| | Robert turned on the tap and let the water run into the sink. |
| | Robert satte på kranen och lät vattnet rinna ner i handfatet. |
| tap n | (knock made with finger) | knackning s |
| | Linda heard a tap at the window and looked up to see the postman with a parcel for her. |
| | Linda hörde en knackning på fönstret och tittade upp för att se brevbäraren med ett paket till henne. |
| tap n | (poke or pat) | klapp s |
| | Jim felt Peter's tap on his shoulder and turned to see what he wanted. |
| | Jim kände Peters klapp på sin axel och vände sig om för att se vad han ville. |
| tap [sth]⇒ vtr | (rap with fingers) | knacka vtr |
| | | slå lätt vtr + adv |
| | Jessica tapped the door before going in. |
| | Jessica knackade på dörren innan hon gick in. |
| tap [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (poke, pat) | klappa vtr |
| | Harry went up to Catherine and tapped her on the shoulder. |
| | Harry gick fram till Catherine och klappade henne på axeln. |
| tap [sth]⇒ vtr | (touch smart screen) | knappa vtr |
| | | trycka på ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (vardagligt) | tappa vtr |
| | Beth tapped the icon for the app she wanted to open on her phone screen. |
| tap [sth] vtr | (type: on keyboard) (allmän) | skriva vtr |
| | (specifik) | skriva på dator, skriva på skrivmaskin vbal uttr |
| | (slang) | knacka, knappra vtr |
| | The secretary was tapping the keys. |
| tap [sth] vtr | (music: mark beats with foot, etc.) | klappa vtr |
| | | slå vtr |
| | (med fötterna) | stampa takten vtr + s |
| | The music started and soon everyone was tapping their feet. |
| | Musiken började och snart stampade alla takten med sina fötter. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| tap n | (draught: for beer) | på fat prep + s |
| | The barman poured a pint from the tap. |
| tap n | informal, abbreviation (bug, wiretap) (vardagligt) | avlyssning s |
| | (försvenskat) | buggning s |
| | Caroline suspected someone had a tap on her phone. |
| tap n | (metal cutting tool) | gängtapp s |
| | | svängjärn s |
| | Jason used a tap to cut the threads in the nut. |
| tap n | (tap-dancing) | steppdans s |
| | Stephen does both ballet and tap. |
| taps npl | mainly US (nighttime bugle signal in camp) | kvällssignal s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | At taps, all the lights were extinguished. |
| tap [sb]⇒ vtr | US, figurative (designate, single out) | hämta vtr |
| | | utvinna vtr |
| | Senior figures in the party have tapped the young senator as a possible future president. |
| tap [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (make use of) | använda vtr |
| | | exploatera vtr |
| | The manager wanted to tap his team's potential. |
| tap [sth] vtr | (pierce to draw out sap) (sav, vätska) | tappa vtr |
| | The tree surgeon tapped the trunk of the big maple. |
| tap [sth] vtr | (draw liquid by opening faucet) | tappa upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The Smith family tap their water from a natural spring. |
| tap [sth] vtr | (cut screw threads) | gänga vtr |
| | Julie tapped a piece of metal to make a nut. |
| tap [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | informal, abbreviation (wiretap, bug) | avlyssna vtr |
| | (slang) | bugga vtr |
| | Adrian suspected someone was tapping his calls. |
| tap [sth]⇒ vtr | (resource: exploit) | exploatera vtr |
| | | utnyttja vtr |
| | (neutralt) | utvinna vtr |
| | The mine owner was pleased to hear the workers were tapping a new vein. |
| tap [sb] for [sth] vtr + prep | slang (money: borrow from) | låna vtr |
| | The teenager tapped her mother for £20. |