berusad
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
past participle of berusa
Pronunciation[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
berusad (comparative mer berusad, superlative mest berusad)
- intoxicated
- (usually) drunk, inebriated
- Synonym: full
- en berusad man hade blivit våldsam
- a drunken man had become violent
- (usually) drunk, inebriated
- (figuratively) drunk (with/on something)
- berusad av makt
- drunk with power
Usage notes[edit]
- Bit more formal compared to full, though not quite as formal as English intoxicated. "En full man" vs. "en berusad man" is similar to "a drunk man" vs. "a drunken man," where the latter might be more likely to appear in a newspaper.
- See full for synonyms.
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Participle[edit]
berusad
- past participle of berusa
References[edit]
- berusad in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- berusad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- berusad in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- berusad in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)