spränga

See also: spranga

Swedish

spränga (present spränger, preterite sprängde, supine sprängt, imperative spräng)

to blow up, to blast (make (something) explode)
Vi sprängde fiendens bas med en bomb
We blew up the enemy's base with a bomb

att sprängas i bitar
to be blown to pieces
1. (billiards) to break
(figuratively) to cause something (abstract) to (more or less violently) disintegrate, for example by (quickly) arresting enough people in a criminal gang or organization to cause it to break up
Polisen sprängde spritsmugglarligan
The police broke up ("blew up") the liquor smuggling ring
(passive voice) to explode
Synonyms: explodera, smälla
1. to go off, to burst, to detonate, to blow
  Synonyms: detonera, brisera
  
  Bomben sprängs om tio sekunder
  The bomb goes off in ten seconds
to hurt (as from (imagined) internal pressure)
sprängande huvudvärk
a splitting headache
to ride quickly (on a horse or the like)
Riddaren sprängde fram mot slottet
The knight charged towards the castle
to cure (poultry) in brine
sprängd anka
salt-cured duck