Swedish noun

ett fusk

cheating, bungling, shoddy/fɵsk/

Meaning

cheating; bungling; shoddy

In Swedish: användning av otillåtna metoder för att vinna fördelar

Forms

Forms of fusk
Singular, indefiniteett fusk
Singular, definitefusket
Plural, indefinitefusk
Plural, definitefusken

fusk is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort fusk, det stora fusket. Check another noun

Practise fusk

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Is it en fusk or ett fusk?

fusk in a sentence

  • valfusk
    electoral fraud
  • skattefusk
    tax evasion
  • fuskpäls
    fake fur
  • fuskläder
    fake leather
  • fuskbygge
    jerry-built construction
  • fuskverk
    shoddy piece of work

Words built with fusk

  • valfusk electoral (ballot) rigging
  • skattefusk tax evasion
  • fuskbygge shoddy building

Questions

What does fusk mean in English?

fusk means “cheating, bungling”.

Is it en fusk or ett fusk?

It is ett fusk, and “the cheating” is fusket.

What is the plural of fusk?

fusk doesn't change in the plural: ett fusk, två fusk (definite: fusken).

Similar words

fiffelmygel

Origin

From fuska (“to cheat”).

Nearby common words

fusk is number 6,475 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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