Swedish noun

ett trassel

trouble, cotton waste

Meaning

trouble; cotton waste

In Swedish: krångel, besvär

Forms

Forms of trassel
Singular, indefiniteett trassel
Singular, definitetrasslet

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

Practise trassel

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Is it en trassel or ett trassel?

trassel in a sentence

  • ställa till trassel
    cause trouble

Words built with trassel

  • nervtrassel weak nervous condition, weak (shattered) nervs

Questions

What does trassel mean in English?

trassel means “trouble, cotton waste”.

Is it en trassel or ett trassel?

It is ett trassel, and “the trouble” is trasslet.

Similar words

problembesväroredahärva

Origin

Deverbal from trassla.

Nearby common words

trassel is number 9,182 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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