påskina
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
påskina
- to give the impression of or imply (something)
- De vill påskina att de gör allt de kan
- They want to appear to be doing everything they can
- Det är inte så farligt att gå ensam där på natten som vissa vill påskina
- It's not as dangerous to walk alone there at night as some would have you believe
- De borde erkänna sina misstag istället för att låta påskina att planen var fullkomligt rationell
- They ought to admit their mistakes instead of implying that the plan was completely rational
Usage notes edit
Normally uninflected and preceded by låta (“let”), vilja (“want”), försöka (“try”), or the like, though an inflection like for skina would be expected otherwise.