strapats
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German Strapaze, from Italian strapazzo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /straːˈpɑts/
- Hyphenation: stra‧pats
- Rhymes: -ɑts
Noun
strapats f (plural strapatsen)
- (chiefly derogatory, chiefly in the plural) prank, caper; antic (strange, excessive or frivolous action)
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- 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.
- Men bezag die overzeese politieke strapatsen met de grootste argwaan.
- Those political frivolities from overseas were looked at with the greatest suspicion.
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Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Strapaze, from Italian strapazzo. Compare with Danish strabads.
Noun
strapats c
- arduous bodily effort, strenuous hardship
Declension
| Declension of strapats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | strapats | strapatsen | strapatser | strapatserna |
| Genitive | strapats | strapatsens | strapatsers | strapatsernas |
References
- strapats in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- strapats in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- strapats in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)