en talan
Meaning
suit
In Swedish: yttrande från någon av parterna i en rättegång
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en talan |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | talan |
talan is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor talan, den stora talan. Check another noun
Practise talan
1 / 1Is it en talan or ett talan?
talan in a sentence
- föra talan inför domstolar och andra myndigheterbe a party to legal proceedings
- rätt att föra talanrights to bring actions
- En sådan talan skall väckas inom två månaderSuch proceedings shall be instituted within two months
- att pröva talan som väcks av en medlemsstat'have jurisdiction in actions brought by a Member State
Expressions
- föra någons talanplead sby's cause
- hon har ingen talanshe has no say in the matter
Questions
What does talan mean in English?
talan means “suit”.
Is it en talan or ett talan?
It is en talan, and “the suit” is talan.
Origin
tala + -an
Nearby common words
talan is number 6,813 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,809brant steep, precipitous
- 6,810förtvivlan despair
- 6,811ohyfsad ill-mannered
- 6,812stöna groan, moan
- 6,814tango tango
- 6,815bu boo; a loud exclamation intended to scare someone, usually a child., boo; an exclamation used to indicate derision or disapproval of what has just occurred.
- 6,816oroande worrying
- 6,817olämplig unsuitable, inappropriate
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