Swedish

Verb

spela in

1. to record (audio or video), to film, to cut (a record)
   • 1908, Nordisk familjebok vol. 10, column 104

     Det, som skall återgifvas, sjunges (spelas, talas) in i en upptagningsapparats ljudtratt

     That, which shall be rendered, is sung (played, spoken) into the sound horn of a recording device

2. (archaic) to make a short appearance; göra ett inspel
3. (archaic) to bombard
4. to influence
5. to rehearse (a theatre play); öva in
6. to earn (of a show)

   filmen spelade in 3 miljoner kronor på premiärkvällen

   the movie sold 3 million crowns on the opening night

7. to move (inwards) in a sport or game
8. to play music with an intended direction, e.g. to make a wedding couple enter a house; spela in brudparet i stugan

Conjugation

Related terms

• inspel
• inspelning

References

• spela in in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.