sminka en gris

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Swedish

Etymology

sminka (put makeup on) +‎ en (a) +‎ gris (pig)

Verb

sminka en gris (present sminkar en gris, preterite sminkade en gris, supine sminkat en gris, imperative sminka en gris)

  1. (idiomatic) to put lipstick on a pig (try to make something unappealing seem more appealing)

Conjugation

Conjugation of sminka (weak)
active passive
infinitive sminka en gris sminkas en gris
supine sminkat en gris sminkats en gris
imperative sminka en gris
imper. plural1 sminken en gris
present past present past
indicative sminkar en gris sminkade en gris sminkas en gris sminkades en gris
ind. plural1 sminka en gris sminkade en gris sminkas en gris sminkades en gris
subjunctive2 sminke en gris sminkade en gris sminkes en gris sminkades en gris
present participle
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.