"jävel" meaning in Swedish

See jävel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈjɛːˌvɛl/
Etymology: See djävul. Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=c|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} jävel c, {{sv-noun|c}} jävel c Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], jävel [indefinite, nominative, singular], jävels [genitive, indefinite, singular], jäveln [definite, nominative, singular], jävelns [definite, genitive, singular], jävlar [indefinite, nominative, plural], jävlars [genitive, indefinite, plural], jävlarna [definite, nominative, plural], jävlarnas [definite, genitive, plural], djävel [alternative]
  1. (offensive, vulgar) a son of a bitch, a bastard, a motherfucker (sometimes used as a term of endearment) Tags: common-gender, offensive, vulgar
    Sense id: en-jävel-sv-noun-ATaK4Q0i Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 1 49 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 1 49 2 4 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 38 6 43 4 9
  2. (colloquial, mildly vulgar, in the expression "inte en jävel") a person, a soul Tags: colloquial, common-gender, mildly, vulgar Synonyms: kotte, käft
    Sense id: en-jävel-sv-noun-AKCghaPz
  3. (colloquial, mildly vulgar) a drink, a small amount of hard liquor Tags: colloquial, common-gender, mildly, vulgar
    Sense id: en-jävel-sv-noun-BDwUDSPj Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 1 49 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 1 49 2 4 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 38 6 43 4 9
  4. (colloquial, mildly vulgar) a demon (someone skilled) Tags: colloquial, common-gender, mildly, vulgar
    Sense id: en-jävel-sv-noun-iUWcDgjm
  5. (colloquial, mildly vulgar) a smack, a whack Tags: colloquial, common-gender, mildly, vulgar
    Sense id: en-jävel-sv-noun-wEUdz8lq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jäkel [euphemistic] Derived forms: danskjävel, finnjävel, gubbjävel, jävla, jävlig, kattjävel, nu jävlar, svenskjävel

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "När jag kom fram till mötesplatsen var det inte en jävel där.",
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          "text": "Han är en jävel på tennis!",
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        "(colloquial, mildly vulgar) a demon (someone skilled)"
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          "english": "Give him a smack!",
          "text": "Ge honom en jävel!",
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        "(colloquial, mildly vulgar) a smack, a whack"
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      "ipa": "/ˈjɛːˌvɛl/"
    }
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      "word": "finnjävel"
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      "word": "jävla"
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    {
      "word": "jävlig"
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      "word": "kattjävel"
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      "word": "nu jävlar"
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          "english": "When I got to the meeting place, not a soul was there.",
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        "(colloquial, mildly vulgar, in the expression \"inte en jävel\") a person, a soul"
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          "english": "She had a drink.",
          "text": "Hon tog sig en jävel.",
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          "english": "He's a demon at tennis (damn good at tennis)!",
          "text": "Han är en jävel på tennis!",
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      "glosses": [
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        "(colloquial, mildly vulgar) a demon (someone skilled)"
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          "english": "Give him a smack!",
          "text": "Ge honom en jävel!",
          "translation": "Give him a smack!",
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        "a smack, a whack"
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        "(colloquial, mildly vulgar) a smack, a whack"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjɛːˌvɛl/"
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    {
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        "euphemistic"
      ],
      "word": "jäkel"
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  ],
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}

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