straffa

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

straffa

  1. inflection of straffe:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

straffa f

  1. definite singular of straff

Swedish

Etymology

straff +‎ -a

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Verb

straffa (present straffar, preterite straffade, supine straffat, imperative straffa)

  1. to punish
  2. (reflexive) to have negative consequences, to be tempting (for the moment) but cause trouble later
    Att festa till sent kan straffa sig på jobbet dagen därpå.
    Partying until late can lead to misery at work the next day.
    Sluta med det där. Det kommer straffa sig.
    Stop doing that. It will come back to bite you.

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