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Swedish
Etymology
From ängel (“angel”) + -a- + vakt (“guard”). First attested in 1748.
Noun
änglavakt c
- improbable luck in a dangerous situation ((figuratively) attributed to a guardian angel)
Ingen skadades när bilen körde utför stupet. De hade änglavakt.- No one was injured when the car drove off the cliff. They had (protection from) a guardian angel.
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