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Swedish
Etymology
From hända (“happen”) + -else (“-ing”).
Pronunciation
Noun
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- an occurrence (something that happens)
Jag vill dela med mig av en händelse i helgen- I want to share a thing that happened this weekend
- an event, an incident, etc. (usually more idiomatic)
en historisk händelse- a historic event
en tragisk händelse- a tragic event
en isolerad händelse- an isolated incident
en mycket sällsynt händelse- a very rare event
- (in "i händelse av") in case of, in the event of
- Synonym: vid
I händelse av brand, krossa glaset- In case of fire, break glass
i händelse av krig- in the event of war
- (in some expressions) chance, accident, happenstance
Vi möttes av en händelse- We met by accident
Av en händelse befann sig även hans ärkerival på festen- By chance, his arch rival was also at the party
Som av en händelse bär antagonisten i boken stora likheter med författarens exfru- By curious coincidence , the antagonist of the book bears great similarities to the author's ex-wife
– Har du med dig ett varuprov? – Som av en händelse har jag det!- – Do you have a product sample with you? – As it happens , I have!
Att dokumentären släpptes på tioårsdagen av bombdåden var en ren händelse och inte planerat- That the documentary was released on the 10th anniversary of the bombings was pure coincidence and not planned
Usage notes
A thing that happens (or happened, more commonly). Usually notable, since it is less likely to be brought up otherwise, but neutral beyond that. "Occurrence" is a good match in being neutral, but a bad match for tone. "Event" is the most common translation, but sometimes sounds off, like in the first example.
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