strandsätta

Swedish

Etymology

strand (beach) + sätta (set)

Verb

strandsätta (present strandsätter, preterite strandsatte, supine strandsatt, imperative strandsätt)

  1. maroon, strand (to abandon someone on a beach)
  2. (figurative) strand (to bring into or leave in a difficult or helpless position)

Usage notes

Most often figuratively.

Conjugation

References

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