lottlös
Swedish
Adjective
lottlös (not comparable)
- empty-handed, shareless (receiving no share (of something distributed, for example prizes or an inheritance))
- Regissören blev lottlös på Oscarsgalan
- The director left the Oscars ceremony empty-handed ("was shareless at the Oscars ceremony")
- Sambon gick lottlös ur striden med arvingarna
- His partner came away empty-handed from her battle with the heirs ("went shareless out of the battle with the heirs")
Usage notes
Also literally means "ticket-less," which sometimes inspires puns.
Declension
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
See also
- tomhänt (“empty-handed”)
References
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