cotton swab
A small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod, made of wood, rolled…A small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod, made of wood, rolled paper, or plastic, most commonly used in aural hygiene and cosmetics application.
» I clean my ears using cotton swabs.
Ich reinige meine Ohren mit Wattestäbchen. — Yorwba
Я чищу уши ватными палочками. — odexed
Lepotdeterre · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod, made of wood, rolled paper, or plastic, most commonly used in aural hygiene and cosmetics application.
Wattestäbchen
ва́тный ту́пферvátnyj túpfer, ту́пферtúpfer, ва́тная па́лочкаvátnaja páločka
ва́тяна па́личкаvátjana pályčka, ва́тна па́личкаvátna pályčka
Examples
5 sentencesI clean my ears using cotton swabs.
ruЯ чищу уши ватными палочками. — odexed
deIch reinige meine Ohren mit Wattestäbchen. — Yorwba
Tom regularly cleaned his ears out with cotton swabs.
ruТом регулярно прочищал уши ватными палочками. — Ooneykcall
Tom used a cotton swab to clean his ear.
ruТом прочистил ухо ватной палочкой. — Wezel · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom threw the used cotton swab in the trash.
Once the sample is taken, put the cotton swab in a test tube and label with the patient's name.
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Forms
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