tröst

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tröst

1. singular imperative of trösten

From Old Norse traust, from Proto-Germanic *traustą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *derw-, *drew-, *drū-.

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tröst c

1. comfort, consolation

   När man tröstar en person så ger man personen tröst

   When you comfort a person, you give that person consolation [comfort in that sense]

   Breven hon sparat från sin avlidne make har varit en stor tröst

   The letters she [have – implied from supine] saved from her deceased husband have been a great comfort

   Om det är någon tröst så hade det nog inte fungerat i vilket fall

   If it's any consolation, it probably wouldn't have worked in any case

   Att det finns andra med samma problem är en klen tröst när man kämpar för att få vardagen att gå ihop

   That there are others with the same problem is little comfort [a weak comfort] when you're struggling to make everyday life come together

   "en klen tröst" (a weak comfort) is a common collocation.

   Jag hoppas att det kan vara till tröst

   I hope it can be of comfort

2. (colloquial) a (baby's) pacifier

   Synonym: napp

• tröst in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tröst in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tröst in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• tröst in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

• stört, törst

Borrowed from English trust.

• IPA^(key): /tɾœst/

tröst (definite accusative tröstü, plural tröstler)

1. trust (a group of businessmen or traders)
   • 1938 July 22, Anadolu Agency, “Sekiz sinema kumpanyasını mahkemeye verdi [Eight cinema companies taken to court]”, in Kurun, page 6:

     Birleşik Amerika hükûmetleri trüst aleyhindeki kanuna istinaden başlıca sekiz Amerikan sinema kumpanyası aleyhinde Nevyork mahkemesi nezdinde dava açmıştır.

     The United States government filed a lawsuit in the New York court against eight major American movie companies based on the antitrust law.