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The Swedish word for can is
konservburk





can



Translations for can and their definitions

konservburk
     1. n-c. a can with (or for) canned goods


burk ©
     1. n-c. pot, can, jar; an inflexible vessel, usually with lid and often approximately cylindrical, used for storage
     2. n-c. (slang) TV set
     3. n-c. (slang) computer case
     4. n-c. (slang) sidecar (on a motorcycle, chiefly in the context of competitions)
     5. n-c. (slang) idiot


konserv
     1. n-c. (often, plural) canned goods


kunna
     1. v. can, to be able to
     2. v. to know, to have as knowledge
     3. v. to know, to understand
     4. v. to know how to do


konservera
     1. v. to preserve
     2. v. to can (food)


vattenkanna
     1. n-c. watering can (a container used to carry and dispense water for plants)


kanna
     1. n-c. a pot, a jug - container for water, usually with handle
           töm vår kanna!
             (let's) empty our jugs! drink up!
     2. n-c. a historic measure for liquid volume, 2.617 litres (1/10 cubic foot, when the Swedish foot was 0.297 metres)
           Till 8 lit. (3 kannor) lingon tages 4 lit. (1 och 1 half kanna) vatten.
             For 8 litres (3 jugs) of lingonberries take 4 litres (1 and 1 half jug) of water.
     3. n-c. a piston (in the cylinder of an engine or pump)
           Om rök uttränger ur cylindern, sluter ej kannan tätt till
             If smoke emerges from the cylinder, the piston does not fit tight


lägga in
     1. v. to put (something in something – see lägga for the sense of put where this applies)
           Han lade in datorn i bakluckan på bilen - He put the computer in the trunk of his car
           lägga in en prilla - put in a portion of snus ("lägga in" is idiomatic in this case)
     2. v. to can, to pickle (to preserve)
           De här gurkorna har vi lagt in själva - We've pickled these cucumbers ourselves
     3. v. to admit (a person) to hospital
           Patienten lades in i onsdags - The patient was admitted on Wednesday
     4. v. to add a piece of information to some record
           Hon lade in hans biometriska uppgifter i databasen - She added his biometric data to the database
     5. v. to post or submit (a message) to an online message board
           Jag lade in min kommentar innan jag hade läst hela tråden - I posted my comment before I had read the entire thread


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