undanflykt

Swedish

Etymology

undan (“away”) +‎ flykt (“fleeing”)

Noun

undanflykt c

  1. an (improvised, dubious) excuse (made in order to avoid having to do something)
    Han säger att han måste ta hand om sin förkylda hamster och inte kan komma. Det låter som en undanflykt.
    He says he needs to take care of his hamster with a cold and can't come. It sounds like an excuse.

Declension

Declension of undanflykt
nominative genitive
singular indefinite undanflykt undanflykts
definite undanflykten undanflyktens
plural indefinite undanflykter undanflykters
definite undanflykterna undanflykternas

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