"nu jävlar" meaning in Swedish

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Interjection

Etymology: nu (“now”) + jävlar (“damn”). Probably a relatively newer construction, because no other Scandinavian language has a similar phrase (except when it is humorously used as an unadapted borrowing in Norwegian). Etymology templates: {{af|sv|nu|jävlar|t1=now|t2=damn}} nu (“now”) + jävlar (“damn”) Head templates: {{head|sv|interjection}} nu jävlar
  1. (colloquial) Said before something is going to happen or be done, usually very fast and/or dangerous, or before somebody is going to do a tough (part of) work Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-nu_jävlar-sv-intj-hfQWyBub Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header
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  "etymology_text": "nu (“now”) + jävlar (“damn”). Probably a relatively newer construction, because no other Scandinavian language has a similar phrase (except when it is humorously used as an unadapted borrowing in Norwegian).",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Now we gonna play (some) damn (music)!",
          "text": "Nu jävlar ska vi spela!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Let's bloody go, boys!",
          "text": "Nu jävlar kör vi, grabbar!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "\"Hell yeah!\", - she said when the motor started",
          "text": "\"Nu jävlar!\", - sa hon när motorn kom i gång",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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          "dangerous",
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          "tough",
          "tough#English"
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        "(colloquial) Said before something is going to happen or be done, usually very fast and/or dangerous, or before somebody is going to do a tough (part of) work"
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        "(colloquial) Said before something is going to happen or be done, usually very fast and/or dangerous, or before somebody is going to do a tough (part of) work"
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