/ˈtrʉːˌɡa/
UrsprungInherited from Old Swedish þruga (“threaten; force; urge someone to”), from Old Norse þrúga (“threaten, force”). Etymologically related to trycka (“to push”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk truga (“threaten”) and Danish true (“threaten”).
- to persistently urge or attempt to persuade someone to accept an offering, particularly of food or drink; to urge, to press, etc.
“De trugade gästerna att ta mer av efterrätten” — They urged the guests to help themselves to more dessert
“Jag blev trugad till att hjälpa honom med deklarationen” — I was persuaded to help him with his tax return
- common-gendera basket (usually disc-like piece attached near the bottom of a ski pole to prevent it from sinking too deep into the snow)
Formertrugar(present) · trugade(preterite) · trugat(supine) · truga(imperative) · truga(active, infinitive) · trugas(infinitive, passive) · trugat(active, supine) · trugats(passive, supine) · truga(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · trugen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · trugar(active, indicative, present) · trugade(active, indicative, past) · trugas(indicative, passive, present) · trugades(indicative, passive, past) · truga(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · trugade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · trugas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · trugades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)