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Swedish
Verb
ta åt sig (present tar åt sig, preterite tog åt sig, supine tagit åt sig, imperative ta åt sig)
- (reflexive, intransitive) to not be indifferent (to criticism, etc.); to not shrug off
Han tog inte åt sig av kritiken- He shrugged off the criticism
- (reflexive, transitive) to ascribe to oneself
Ta åt sig äran för något- Take the credit for something ("take for oneself the honor for something")
Usage notes
Antonym of English shrug off in (sense 1).
Conjugation
Conjugation of
ta (class 6 strong)
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