"föra bakom ljuset" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Swedish]

Forms: för bakom ljuset [present], förde bakom ljuset [preterite], fört bakom ljuset [supine], för bakom ljuset [imperative]
Etymology: Calque of German hinters Licht führen, from föra (“bring”) + bakom (“behind”) + ljuset (“the light”). Etymology templates: {{calque|sv|de|hinters Licht führen}} Calque of German hinters Licht führen, {{af|sv|föra|bakom|ljuset|t1=bring|t2=behind|t3=the light}} föra (“bring”) + bakom (“behind”) + ljuset (“the light”) Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|för bakom ljuset|preterite|förde bakom ljuset|supine|fört bakom ljuset|imperative|för bakom ljuset|head=}} föra bakom ljuset (present för bakom ljuset, preterite förde bakom ljuset, supine fört bakom ljuset, imperative för bakom ljuset)
  1. (idiomatic) to deceive (someone) by misleading or hiding the truth; to deceive, to keep in the dark, to pull the wool over someone's eyes, etc. Tags: idiomatic

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "form": "förde bakom ljuset",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fört bakom ljuset",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "för bakom ljuset",
      "tags": [
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          "english": "I was completely unaware that the other board members were breaking the law. They deceived me. / I was kept in the dark. (\"I was brought behind the light.\" / \"They brought me behind the light.\")",
          "text": "Jag var helt ovetande om att de andra styrelseledamoterna bröt mot lagen. Jag blev förd bakom ljuset. / De förde mig bakom ljuset. (same meaning, alternative phrasing)",
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        "to deceive (someone) by misleading or hiding the truth; to deceive, to keep in the dark, to pull the wool over someone's eyes, etc."
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          "keep",
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          "in the dark"
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          "pull the wool over someone's eyes",
          "pull the wool over someone's eyes"
        ]
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        "(idiomatic) to deceive (someone) by misleading or hiding the truth; to deceive, to keep in the dark, to pull the wool over someone's eyes, etc."
      ],
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      ]
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      "form": "för bakom ljuset",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "förde bakom ljuset",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fört bakom ljuset",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "för bakom ljuset",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "föra bakom ljuset (present för bakom ljuset, preterite förde bakom ljuset, supine fört bakom ljuset, imperative för bakom ljuset)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish multiword terms",
        "Swedish phrasal verbs",
        "Swedish phrasal verbs formed with \"bakom ljuset\"",
        "Swedish terms calqued from German",
        "Swedish terms derived from German",
        "Swedish terms with usage examples",
        "Swedish verbs"
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      "examples": [
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          "text": "Jag var helt ovetande om att de andra styrelseledamoterna bröt mot lagen. Jag blev förd bakom ljuset. / De förde mig bakom ljuset. (same meaning, alternative phrasing)",
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        }
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "keep",
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          "in the dark",
          "in the dark"
        ],
        [
          "pull the wool over someone's eyes",
          "pull the wool over someone's eyes"
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        "(idiomatic) to deceive (someone) by misleading or hiding the truth; to deceive, to keep in the dark, to pull the wool over someone's eyes, etc."
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "föra bakom ljuset"
}

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