spela upp

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Swedish

Verb

spela upp (present spelar upp, preterite spelade upp, supine spelat upp, imperative spela upp)

  1. to play back (a sound or video recording or the like)
    Telefonsamtalet spelades upp i rätten
    The phone call was played back in court
  2. to play, to perform (a piece of music or the like)
    Synonym: framföra
    spela upp till dans
    play music for people to dance to / strike up for dancing
  3. to perform, to act out (a play or the like)
    Synonym: framföra
  4. to gamble away (use up through gambling)
    Synonym: spela bort
    Hon spelade upp sitt arv
    She gambled away her inheritance

Conjugation

Conjugation of spela (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive spela upp spelas upp
Supine spelat upp spelats upp
Imperative spela upp —
Imper. plural1 spelen upp —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative spelar upp spelade upp spelas upp spelades upp
Ind. plural1 spela upp spelade upp spelas upp spelades upp
Subjunctive2 spele upp spelade upp speles upp spelades upp
Participles
Present participle uppspelande
Past participle uppspelad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

References

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