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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse djǫfull, ultimately from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).
Noun
djävel c
- (offensive, vulgar) a son of a bitch, a bastard, a motherfucker
- Synonyms: fan, (euphemistic) jäkel
Din jävel!- You son of a bitch!
- (colloquial, mildly vulgar) a son of a bitch, a bastard (of an object)
- Synonyms: fan, (euphemistic) jäkel
Biljäveln startar inte- The damn car won't start
- (colloquial, mildly vulgar) a bastard (in a positive sense)
- Synonyms: fan, (euphemistic) jäkel
en rolig jävel- a funny bastard
- (colloquial, mildly vulgar, in "inte en jävel") a person
- Synonyms: käft, kotte, (euphemistic) jäkel
När jag kom fram till mötesplatsen var det inte en jävel där- When I got to the meeting point, not a single bastard was there
- (colloquial, mildly vulgar) a small amount of hard liquor
att ta sig en jävel- to have a drink
- (colloquial, mildly vulgar) a demon (someone skilled)
- Synonym: (euphemistic) jäkel
Han är en jävel på tennis!- He's a demon at tennis (damn good at tennis)!
- (colloquial, mildly vulgar) a punch, whack, or the like
Ge honom en jävel!- Give him a smack!
Usage notes
Less common compared to jävel. Might look slightly quaint spelled with a d outside literary writing.
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