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Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
spratt
- simple past of sprette (Verb 1)
Swedish
Noun
spratt n
- 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
Verb
spratt
- past indicative of spritta
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