spratt

See also: Spratt

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

spratt

  1. simple past of sprette (Verb 1)

Swedish

Noun

spratt n

  1. 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

Sometimes figuratively about getting tricked.

Declension
Declension of spratt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative spratt sprattet spratt spratten
Genitive spratts sprattets spratts sprattens

Verb

spratt

  1. past indicative of spritta

References
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