strapats
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Strapaze, from Italian strapazzo.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]strapats f (plural strapatsen)
- (chiefly derogatory, chiefly in the plural) prank, caper; antic (strange, excessive or frivolous action)
- Men bezag die overzeese politieke strapatsen met de grootste argwaan.
- Those political frivolities from overseas were looked at with the greatest suspicion.
- 2021, René Appel, Taalstukken: Alles over het Nederlands van nu, Amsterdam: Ambo|Anthos uitgevers, →ISBN, back cover:
- Zijn tocht voert ons langs het vocabulaire van verschillende media, [...], tot de verbale strapatsen van politici die bepaalde vragen liever niet beantwoorden.
- His journey takes us from the vocabulary of various media outlets, [...], to the strange verbal antics of politicians who would rather not answer certain questions.
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Strapaze, from Italian strapazzo. Compare with Danish strabads.
Noun
[edit]strapats c
Declension
[edit]| Declension of strapats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | strapats | strapatsen | strapatser | strapatserna |
| Genitive | strapats | strapatsens | strapatsers | strapatsernas |
References
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