ett brus
Meaning
roar; noise; rush; disturbance
In Swedish: starkt väsande ljud, sus
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett brus |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | bruset |
brus is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort brus, det stora bruset. Check another noun
Practise brus
1 / 1Is it en brus or ett brus?
brus in a sentence
- storstadens brusthe roar of the city
- Du som stillar havens brus, deras böljors brus och folkens larm.Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the racket of the people. (Psalms 65:7)
- vitt bruswhite noise
- Jag får ingen bild på tv:n. Det är bara brus.I can't get a picture on the TV. It's just static.
Questions
What does brus mean in English?
brus means “roar, noise”.
Is it en brus or ett brus?
It is ett brus, and “the roar” is bruset.
Similar words
knastersorla
Origin
Deverbal from brusa.
Nearby common words
brus is number 9,257 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,253återstående remaining
- 9,254stationerad stationed
- 9,255mellanrum a gap, an opening, whitespace, space
- 9,256stadga prescribe, decree
- 9,258förskola preschool
- 9,259lydnad obedience
- 9,260smällare (fire)cracker
- 9,261spektakel scene, row
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