Meaning

2 senses
  1. A small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass.

    Teelöffel

    ча́йная ло́жкаčájnaja lóžka, ло́жечкаlóžečka

    a small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee; holds about one fluid dram

  2. A unit of measure, equivalent to one-third of a tablespoon in the United States or one-quarter of a tablespoon in Australia, or roughly five milliliters.

    Teelöffel

    ча́йная ло́жкаčájnaja lóžka

Examples

38 sentences
  1. Mix in one teaspoon of salt.

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  2. I put three teaspoons of sugar in your tea.

    ruЯ тебе в чай три ложки сахара положил.

    deIch habe dir drei Teelöffel Zucker in den Tee getan.

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  3. Please put a teaspoon of honey in my tea.

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  4. Where are the teaspoons?

    ruГде чайные ложки?

    deWo sind die Teelöffel?

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  5. Using only a teaspoon, Tom dug the tunnel that he used to escape from prison.

    deSeinen Fluchttunnel aus dem Gefängnis hat Tom nur mit Hilfe eines Teelöffels gegraben.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
small spoon:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
small spoon:

Origin

From tea + spoon.

From tea + spoon.

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Forms

plural: teaspoons
Singularteaspoon
Pluralteaspoons

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
teaspoonfultspf℥j
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
teaspoon — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto