utspel

Swedish

Noun

utspel n

(card games) lead (first card played in a round) [since 1817]
(figurative, politics) announcement of a new standpoint or proposal
utrikesministerns senaste utspel
the latest announcement from the Foreign Secretary
(theater) way of acting dramatically and expressively [since 1943]

Usage notes

In the figurative sense, especially common when the announcement is unexpected or startling. Most common in the sense of "something more-or-less outrageous someone well-known just said," especially in journalist lingo.

Declension

Declension of utspel
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	utspel	utspelet	utspel	utspelen
Genitive	utspels	utspelets	utspels	utspelens

Related terms

utspela

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