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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German Strapaze (“strain, hassle”), from Italian strapazzo. The contemporary sense developed in the phrase strapatsen maken, originally “to cause hassle” and then by extension “to behave strangely, act out”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /straːˈpɑts/
- Hyphenation: stra‧pats
- Rhymes: -ɑts
Noun
strapats f (plural strapatsen)
- (chiefly derogatory, chiefly in the plural) prank, caper, antic (strange, excessive or frivolous action)
Men bezag die overzeese politieke strapatsen met de grootste argwaan.- Those political frivolities from overseas were looked at with the greatest suspicion.
2021, René Appel, Taalstukken: Alles over het Nederlands van nu, Amsterdam: Ambo|Anthos uitgevers, →ISBN, back cover:Zijn tocht voert ons langs het vocabulaire van verschillende media, , tot de verbale strapatsen van politici die bepaalde vragen liever niet beantwoorden.- His journey takes us from the vocabulary of various media outlets, , to the strange verbal antics of politicians who would rather not answer certain questions.
- (obsolete) strain, toil, hassle
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Strapaze, from Italian strapazzo. Compare with Danish strabads.
Noun
strapats c
- arduous bodily effort, strenuous hardship
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