spränga

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish sprængia, from Old Norse sprengja, from Proto-Germanic *sprangijaną, causative of Proto-Germanic *springaną. Doublet of springa.

Verb

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

  1. 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
  2. (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
  3. (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
  4. to hurt (as from (imagined) internal pressure)
    sprängande huvudvärk
    a splitting headache
  5. to ride quickly (on a horse or the like)
    Riddaren sprängde fram mot slottet
    The knight charged towards the castle
  6. to cure (poultry) in brine
    sprängd anka
    salt-cured duck

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