spratt

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Verb[edit]

spratt

  1. simple past of sprette (Verb 1)

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

spratt n

  1. a prank, a (playful) trick (played on someone)
    Han har spelat oss ett spratt
    He has pulled a prank on us ("He has played us a prank," idiomatic)
    Han trodde månen var ett UFO. Ögonen spelade honom ett spratt.
    He thought the moon was a UFO. His eyes played tricks on him.

Usage notes[edit]

Sometimes figuratively about getting tricked.

Declension[edit]

Declension of spratt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative spratt sprattet spratt spratten
Genitive spratts sprattets spratts sprattens

Verb[edit]

spratt

  1. past indicative of spritta

References[edit]

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