utspel
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Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
utspel n
- (card games) lead (first card played in a round) [since 1817]
- (figurative, politics) announcement of a new standpoint or proposal
- utrikesministerns senaste utspel
- the latest announcement from the Foreign Secretary
- (theater) way of acting dramatically and expressively [since 1943]
Usage notes[edit]
In the figurative sense, especially common when the announcement is unexpected or startling. Most common in the sense of "something more-or-less outrageous someone well-known just said," especially in journalist lingo.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of utspel | ||||
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| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | utspel | utspelet | utspel | utspelen |
| Genitive | utspels | utspelets | utspels | utspelens |