undanflykt
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
undan (“away”) + flykt (“fleeing”)
Noun[edit]
undanflykt c
- an (improvised, dubious) excuse (made in order to avoid having to do something)
- Han säger att han måste ta hand om sin förkylda hamster och inte kan komma. Det låter som en undanflykt.
- He says he needs to take care of his hamster with a cold and can't come. It sounds like an excuse.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of undanflykt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | undanflykt | undanflykten | undanflykter | undanflykterna |
| Genitive | undanflykts | undanflyktens | undanflykters | undanflykternas |
See also[edit]
- förevändning (“pretext”)
- svepskäl (“false pretext”)
- ursäkt (“excuse”)