Sprit

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (informal, masculine, no-plural, strong) petrol, gas (gasoline)
2. (colloquial, masculine, no-plural, slang, strong) brandy, spirits, or (loosely) booze, any alcoholic drink

Sinonieme

Alkohol

Treibstoff

Schnaps

Benzin

Kraftstoff

Fusel

Feuerwasser

Brennstoff

Otto-Kraftstoff

Sterbehilfe

alkoholisches Getränk

Branntwein

Spritus

Alk

Weingeist

Energieträger

Zielwasser

Hochprozentiges

Vertalings

spirit

alcohol

spirito

álcool

yakıt

benzin

spiritueux

alcool

alcohol

alcool

spirits

bebida espirituosa

strong drink

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ʃpʁɪt/

Etimologie (Engels)

19th century, short for Spiritus, probably of dialectal origin, though some assume influence by French esprit. Ultimately from Latin spiritus (“spirit”). The original meaning is “brandy”, later extended to petrol, perhaps from the idea of a “potent liquid”. This sense is now predominant and also widely used in media parlance, such that contemporary speakers may actually think it the original one.