What does dos in Swedish mean?

What is the meaning of the word dos in Swedish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use dos in Swedish.

The word dos in Swedish means dose, dosage, dos, dosering, DOS, dos, dosering, dos, dos, ranson, en dos av ngt, en dos av ngt, ta droger, ta en överdos, ta en överdos av ngt. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word dos

dose, dosage

dos, dosering

(medicine: measure)

Karen got the bottle of medicine and measured out the correct dose.

DOS

(acronym (computing: Disk Operating System) (datorer, förkortning)

DOS was the primary computer operating system until the mid-1990s.

dos

(drug: correct amount)

The dosage of this drug should not exceed two tablets every four hours.

dosering

(giving of medicine doses)

On the ward, the nurses are responsible for dosages.

dos

(amount of radiation)

The doses of radioactivity were well beyond the lethal level.

dos

(slang (drug)

Another hit from the pipe satisfied the addict.

ranson

(fixed portion of sth)

The dog had already had his allowance of food for the day, but he was still asking for more.

en dos av ngt

(figurative (unpleasant treatment) (bildlig)

I'd like to give Neil a dose of the same treatment he gave his poor girlfriend.

en dos av ngt

(figurative (amount, quantity of sth) (bildlig)

Lora is so arrogant. She could use a dose of humility.

ta droger

(slang (take drug)

People addicted to street drugs will do just about anything to get a fix.

ta en överdos

(drug: take fatal amount)

We attended the funeral of a teenager who had overdosed.

ta en överdos av ngt

(drug: take harmful amount of)

Matt's friends called an ambulance when he overdosed on painkillers.

Let's learn Swedish

So now that you know more about the meaning of dos in Swedish, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in Swedish.

Do you know about Swedish

Swedish (Svenska) is a North Germanic language, spoken as a mother tongue by 10.5 million people living mainly in Sweden and parts of Finland. Swedish speakers can understand Norwegian and Danish speakers. Swedish is closely related to Danish and Norwegian, and usually anyone who understands either can understand Swedish.