barrel in Swedish
barrel in Swedish is fat, tunna, oljefat — barrel means a large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
barrel in Swedish
fat
(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
tunna
(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
oljefat
(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
päron
Such a cask of a certain size, holding one-eighth of what a tun#Noun holds. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
pipa
A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
lopp
A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
What does "barrel" mean?
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noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
"The wine had been aging in oak barrels for over a decade."
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noun A unit of volume, especially for measuring oil.
"The price of oil rose to over ninety dollars a barrel."
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noun The long metal tube of a gun through which a bullet travels.
"He checked that the rifle's barrel was clean before loading it."
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verb To move very fast, often in an uncontrolled way.
"The truck came barreling down the highway well over the speed limit."
barrel in a sentence
- The wine had been aging in oak barrels for over a decade.
- They rolled the barrel of beer down the ramp into the cellar.
- The price of oil rose to over ninety dollars a barrel.
- He checked that the rifle's barrel was clean before loading it.
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Frequently asked questions
What is "barrel" in Swedish?
"barrel" in Swedish is fat, tunna, oljefat. barrel means: A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
How do you use "barrel" in a sentence?
Example: "The wine had been aging in oak barrels for over a decade." In Swedish, "barrel" is fat, tunna, oljefat.
Are there other ways to say "barrel" in Swedish?
Yes — Swedish has 6 translations listed for "barrel": fat, tunna, oljefat, päron, pipa, lopp.
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