"spela allan" meaning in Swedish

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Verb

Etymology: Literally "play allan." Believed to be from the tough guy roles often played by actor Alan Ladd (1913 – 1964). Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|spelar allan|preterite|spelade allan|supine|spelat allan|imperative|spela allan|head=spela allan}} spela allan (present spelar allan, preterite spelade allan, supine spelat allan, imperative spela allan) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk|head=spela|nopp=1|noprepart=1|particle=allan}} Forms: spelar allan [present], spelade allan [preterite], spelat allan [supine], spela allan [imperative], weak [table-tags], spela allan [active, infinitive], spelas allan [infinitive, passive], spelat allan [active, supine], spelats allan [passive, supine], spela allan [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], spelen allan [active, archaic, imperative, plural], - [archaic, imperative, passive, plural], spelar allan [active, indicative, present], spelade allan [active, indicative, past], spelas allan [indicative, passive, present], spelades allan [indicative, passive, past], spela allan [active, archaic, indicative, plural, present], spelade allan [active, archaic, indicative, past, plural], spelas allan [archaic, indicative, passive, plural, present], spelades allan [archaic, indicative, passive, past, plural], spele allan [active, dated, present, subjunctive], spelade allan [active, dated, past, subjunctive], speles allan [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], spelades allan [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], - [participle, present], - [participle, past]
  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) to act tough or superior (with implied ridiculousness) Tags: colloquial, idiomatic Synonyms: spela Allan, spela Allan Ballan, leka allan
    Sense id: en-spela_allan-sv-verb-eTfy-I71 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "Literally \"play allan.\" Believed to be from the tough guy roles often played by actor Alan Ladd (1913 – 1964).",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spelat allan",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spela allan",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "form": "spela allan",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spelas allan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "passive"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "supine"
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "spela allan",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative"
      ]
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "spelen allan",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "spelas allan",
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    },
    {
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    },
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        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "6": "spelade allan",
        "7": "supine",
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        {
          "english": "A shirtless guy walked into the bar and wanted to act tough (\"was going to play allan\")",
          "text": "En kille i bar överkropp kom in på baren och skulle spela allan",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He kicked out the taillight to act tough in front of (\"play allan for\") his buddies",
          "text": "Han sparkade sönder baklyktan för att spela allan för polarna",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to act tough or superior (with implied ridiculousness)"
      ],
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          "tough"
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        [
          "superior",
          "superior"
        ]
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      ],
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          "word": "spela Allan"
        },
        {
          "word": "spela Allan Ballan"
        },
        {
          "word": "leka allan"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spela allan"
}
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      "form": "spelar allan",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spelade allan",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "spelat allan",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spela allan",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
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      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spelat allan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "supine"
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    },
    {
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        "passive",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spela allan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spelen allan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spelar allan",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spelade allan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "passive",
        "present"
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    },
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      "form": "spele allan",
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "speles allan",
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        "present",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
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        "passive",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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        "Swedish phrasal verbs",
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        "Swedish weak verbs"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "A shirtless guy walked into the bar and wanted to act tough (\"was going to play allan\")",
          "text": "En kille i bar överkropp kom in på baren och skulle spela allan",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He kicked out the taillight to act tough in front of (\"play allan for\") his buddies",
          "text": "Han sparkade sönder baklyktan för att spela allan för polarna",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to act tough or superior (with implied ridiculousness)"
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          "tough"
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        [
          "superior",
          "superior"
        ]
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    {
      "word": "spela Allan"
    },
    {
      "word": "spela Allan Ballan"
    },
    {
      "word": "leka allan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spela allan"
}

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