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spö meaning in English

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spö [~et ~t ~n] substantiv
{n}

rod [rods](straight round stick, shaft, or bar)
noun
[UK: rɒd] [US: ˈrɑːd]
The rain came down in rods. = Regnet stod som spön i backen.

switch [switches](thin rod used as a whip)
noun
[UK: swɪtʃ] [US: ˈswɪtʃ]

spöa [~de ~t] verb

destroy [destroyed, destroying, destroys]((colloquial) to defeat soundly)
verb
[UK: dɪˈstro.ɪ] [US: də.ˌstrɔɪ]

thrash [thrashed, thrashing, thrashes](to beat mercilessly)
verb
[UK: θræʃ] [US: ˈθræʃ]

spöa upp verb

thrash [thrashed, thrashing, thrashes](to beat mercilessly)
verb
[UK: θræʃ] [US: ˈθræʃ]

spökbild [~en ~er] substantiv
{c}

apparition [apparitions](unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance)
noun
[UK: ˌæ.pə.ˈrɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌæ.pə.ˈrɪʃ.n̩]

spökbild [~en ~er] substantiv
{n}

ghost [ghosts](spirit appearing after death)
noun
[UK: ɡəʊst] [US: ɡoʊst]

spökboll substantiv
{c}

dodgeball(a sport)
noun

spökdjur [~et ~] substantiv

tarsier(insectivorous primate)
noun

spöke [~t ~n] substantiv
{n}

ghost [ghosts](spirit appearing after death)
noun
[UK: ɡəʊst] [US: ɡoʊst]
The ghost vanished suddenly. = Spöket försvann plötsligt.

specter [specters](ghostly apparition)
noun
[UK: ˈspek.tə(r)] [US: ˈspek.tər]

spook [spooks](spirit returning to haunt a place)
noun
[UK: spuːk] [US: ˈspuːk]

spökförare substantiv

wrong-way driver(Driver driving in the unpermitted direction)
noun

spökhistoria [~historien ~historier] substantiv

ghost story(story about ghosts)
noun
[UK: ɡəʊst ˈstɔː.ri] [US: ɡoʊst ˈstɔː.ri]

spökhus [~et ~] substantiv

haunted house(house believed to be a center for supernatural occurrences)
noun

spökjägare substantiv
{c}

ghosthunter(person who tries to track down ghosts)
noun

spöklik [~t ~a] adjektiv

spooky [spookier, spookiest](eerie; suggestive of ghosts)
adjective
[UK: ˈspuːk.i] [US: ˈspuːk.i]

spökraket substantiv

ghost rocket(rocket shaped UFOs sighted in 1946 in Sweden)
noun

spökskrivare [~n ~, ~skrivarna] substantiv
{c}

ghostwriter [ghostwriters](professional writer for another person)
noun
[UK: ˈɡəʊst.ˌraɪ.tə] [US: ˈɡəʊst.ˌraɪ.tə]

spökstad [~en ~städer] substantiv
{c}

ghost town(town which has become deserted)
noun
[UK: ɡəʊst taʊn] [US: ɡoʊst ˈtaʊn]

spöktimmen substantiv

witching hour(hour after midnight, when witches were thought to be active)
noun

spöktåg substantiv

ghost train(fairground attraction)
noun

spöregn [~et ~] substantiv
{n}

cloudburst [cloudbursts](sudden heavy rainstorm)
noun
[UK: ˈklaʊd.bɜːst] [US: ˈklaʊd.ˌbərst]

spöregna [~de ~t] verb

rain cats and dogs(to rain very heavily)
verb
[UK: reɪn kæts ənd dɒɡz] [US: ˈreɪn ˈkæts ænd ˈdɑːɡz]

spörja [sporde, sport, spord sport, pres. spörjer, pres. pass. spörjs vard. spörs] verb

ask [asked, asking, asks](request an answer)
verb
[UK: ɑːsk] [US: ˈæsk]

spörjning substantiv
{c}

question [questions](sentence, phrase or word)
noun
[UK: ˈkwes.tʃən] [US: ˈkwes.tʃən]

spörsmål [~et ~] substantiv
{n}

question [questions](sentence, phrase or word)
noun
[UK: ˈkwes.tʃən] [US: ˈkwes.tʃən]

fiskespö [~et ~t ~n] substantiv
{n}

fishing rod(rod used for angling)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ rɒd] [US: ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ ˈrɑːd]

metspö [~et ~t ~n] substantiv
{n}

fishing rod(rod used for angling)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ rɒd] [US: ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ ˈrɑːd]

rod [rods](fishing rod or pole)
noun
[UK: rɒd] [US: ˈrɑːd]

nyazeelandspökuggla substantiv

morepork [moreporks](Ninox novaeseelandiae)
noun
[UK: mˈɔːpɔːk] [US: mˈoːrpoːrk]

stå som spön i backen verb

rain cats and dogs(to rain very heavily)
verb
[UK: reɪn kæts ənd dɒɡz] [US: ˈreɪn ˈkæts ænd ˈdɑːɡz]

trollspö [~et ~t ~n] substantiv
{n}

magic wand(wand used to perform magic)
noun
[UK: ˈmæ.dʒɪk wɒnd] [US: ˈmæ.dʒɪk ˈwɑːnd]