trissa upp

Swedish

Alternative forms

Verb

trissa upp (present trissar upp, preterite trissade upp, supine trissat upp, imperative trissa upp)

  1. to drive up, to raise (of something abstract, often to an excessive or unreasonable level or degree)
    mäklare som trissar upp priser genom skenbudgivning
    real estate agents that hike up prices through shill bidding
    1. to intensify (in a negative way), to inflame
      troll som bara kommer hit för att trissa upp stämningen
      trolls who only come here to provoke [stir up the mood in a negative way]
      trissa upp en konlikt
      cause a conflict to escalate

Conjugation

Conjugation of trissa (weak)
active passive
infinitive trissa upp trissas upp
supine trissat upp trissats upp
imperative trissa upp —
imper. plural1 trissen upp —
present past present past
indicative trissar upp trissade upp trissas upp trissades upp
ind. plural1 trissa upp trissade upp trissas upp trissades upp
subjunctive2 trisse upp trissade upp trisses upp trissades upp
present participle upptrissande
past participle upptrissad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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