foist in Swedish
foist in Swedish is pracka på — foist means to sneak something in or add it without permission.
foist in Swedish
pracka på
(transitive) To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit; to stick.
What does "foist" mean?
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verb To sneak something in or add it without permission.
"attempts to foist alleged grammatical “correctness” on native speakers of an “incorrect” dialect are nothing but the unacknowledged and oppressive exercise of social control"
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verb To trick or pressure someone into accepting something unwanted.
"It is only a decade or so since the air was thick with muttering that L.M.S. influence was far too strong on the newly-born Railway Executive and that too many L.M.S. practices were being foisted on the rest of the system."
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verb To present something false as if it were real or valuable.
"foist costly and valueless products on the public"
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foist in a sentence
- attempts to foist alleged grammatical “correctness” on native speakers of an “incorrect” dialect are nothing but the unacknowledged and oppressive exercise of social control
- It is only a decade or so since the air was thick with muttering that L.M.S. influence was far too strong on the newly-born Railway Executive and that too many L.M.S. practices were being foisted on the rest of the system.
- foist costly and valueless products on the public
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What is "foist" in Swedish?
"foist" in Swedish is pracka på. foist means: To sneak something in or add it without permission.
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