spektakel

From German Spektakel, from Latin spectaculum (“show”).

• IPA^(key): /spetakəl/, [sb̥eˈtˢɑɡ̊əl]

spektakel n (singular definite spektaklet, plural indefinite spektakler)

1. (uncountable) noise, din
2. (mostly plural) disturbances

• (noise): larm, støj
• (disturbances): ballade

• spektakelmager

From Old French spectacle, from Latin spectaculum (“a show, spectacle”), from spectare (“to see, behold”), frequentative of specere (“to see”). See species.

• IPA^(key): /spɛkˈtaː.kəl/

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• Hyphenation: spek‧ta‧kel

spektakel n (plural spektakels, diminutive spektakeltje n)

1. spectacle

From Latin spectaculum.

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spektakel n

1. a spectacle, a scene

   Ställ inte till något spektakel

   Don't make a scene

   Det var ett roligt och charmerande spektakel

   It was a fun and charming spectacle

2. (dated) a spectacle (laughing stock)

   göra sig till spektakel

   make a spectacle of oneself

   Med spott och spe och skymf och kränkningar. / På öppna torg man förde mig ikring / Som ett spektakel inför allmänheten. (Translation by Hagberg)

   With scoffs and scorns and contumelious taunts. / In open market-place produced they me, / To be a public spectacle to all: (Shakespeare, Henry VI, part 1, act 1, scene 4)

3. (dated) a show, a theatre play

• spela allan
• spela apa
• spex
• studentspex

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