No. 3,510 in Swedish
dos
A dose.
In a sentence
Jag behöver en större dos av den medicinen.
I need a larger dose of that medicine.
In this sentence, 'dos' refers to the quantity of medicine that is administered or taken at one time.
Hon fick en dos av verkligheten när hon började arbeta där.
She got a dose of reality when she started working there.
Here, 'dos' is used metaphorically, signifying an exposure or an amount of experience regarding a situation.
För en jämn smak i såsen, tillsätt en liten dos av vinäger.
For an even taste in the sauce, add a small dose of vinegar.
In this example, 'dos' is used to indicate a precise small quantity of a substance for flavoring.
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