spratt
See also: Spratt
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Verb edit
spratt
Swedish edit
Noun edit
spratt n
- 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