prassel

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

prassel

  1. inflection of prasseln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from prassla.

Noun

prassel n

  1. rustle, rustling, crinkle, crinkling (of or like dry leaves or paper set in motion – sometimes of doing something that produces such a sound)
    prasslet från löven
    the rustling of the leaves
    sedelprassel
    the crinkling of bills
    slippa prasslet med sedlar
    not have to fiddle with bills ("not have to deal with the crinkling with bills")
    prasslet när hunden sätter sig i Ikea-kassen
    the crinkling noise when the dog sits down in the IKEA bag
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) philandering, affair, infidelity
    Synonym: vänsterprassel

Declension

Declension of prassel
nominative genitive
singular indefinite prassel prassels
definite prasslet prasslets
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

References

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