Sting
01
sting, gadd
a painful infliction caused by a small sharp and pointed organ that some insects have and use to penetrate the prey and inject poison
Exempel
After the sting, his hand started swelling, so he took an antihistamine.
Efter sticket började hans hand svullna, så han tog ett antihistamin.
02
bedrägeri, svindel
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
03
fälla, hemlig operation
operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
04
sting, skarp smärta
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
05
sting, mental smärta
a mental pain or distress
to sting
01
sticka, bita
(of an animal or insect) to pierce the skin of another animal or a human, typically injecting poison, either in self-defense or while preying
Transitive: to sting sb
Intransitive
Exempel
The hornet stung the intruder repeatedly to defend its nest.
Bålgetingen stung inkräktaren upprepade gånger för att försvara sitt bo.
02
lura, snyta
to cheat or charge someone an unfairly high amount
Transitive: to sting sb
Exempel
Tourists were often stung by the high prices in the area ’s restaurants.
Turister blev ofta blåsta av de höga priserna på områdets restauranger.
03
såra, sticka
to cause emotional pain or discomfort with a comment or remark
Intransitive
Transitive: to sting sb
Exempel
He tried to brush it off, but the comment stung more than he expected.
Han försökte skaka av det, men kommentaren sved mer än han väntat sig.
04
stinga, bränna
to create a sudden, sharp pain or burning feeling
Transitive: to sting the skin
Exempel
The salty ocean water stung his sunburned shoulders.
Det salta havsvattnet sved i hans solbrända axlar.
05
sticka, bränna
to experience a sudden, sharp or burning pain
Intransitive
Exempel
His hands stung from the icy water as he washed the dishes.
Hans händer sved av det iskalla vattnet när han diskade.
Lexikalt Träd
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