Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
Nu jävlar!
English translation:
Finally!/Sheesh!/This is it!/Now, damn it!/Here we go!
Added to glossary by
Tara Chace
Dec 7, 2007 15:54
17 yrs ago
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Swedish term
United States
Reliable quality, attention to detail
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
Nu jävlar!
Swedish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
In a young adult novel, three underage girls are waiting in line to get into a nightclub with fake IDs. I'm looking for a way to translate "nu jävlar" that won't sound funny to American teenagers.
"De står och stirrar stelt framför sig. Fler och fler sveper förbi kön och får välkomnade leenden från vakterna. Efter något som känns som en evighet kliver paret framför dem in genom dörren. Nu jävlar!"
"De står och stirrar stelt framför sig. Fler och fler sveper förbi kön och får välkomnade leenden från vakterna. Efter något som känns som en evighet kliver paret framför dem in genom dörren. Nu jävlar!"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | Finally! |
lena blondel
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| 4 +4 | Now, damn it. |
George Hopkins
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| 3 +1 | This is it! |
Anders Östberg
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| 4 | That's [fucking] it, now. |
Hugh Curtis
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| 4 | Watch out! or Here I (we) go! |
Larry Abramson
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| 4 | Fucking finally! |
Max Gustavsson
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| 2 -1 | Sheesh! |
Peter Linton (X)
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Proposed translations
4 hrs
lena blondel
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
&
English
Sweden
Accredited professional
Native in: English 
, Swedish
Works in: English to Swedish, Swedish to English, French to Swedish
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
Finally!
In the context..
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
+4
4 mins
Now, damn it.
Or some similar expression of irritation.
Note from asker:
| Thank you! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Eva-Marie Adams
27 mins
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Thank you Eva-Marie.
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| agree |
Claudia Halas
32 mins
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Thank you clauswe.
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| agree |
Glenn Fallhorn
: Out of hte three, this is the better version for the sentence.
2 hrs
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Thank you Glenn.
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| agree |
Meadow Media
1 day 2 hrs
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Thank you Meadow Media.
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+1
1 hr
Anders Östberg
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
Sweden
Opera singer with a love of language
Native in: Swedish
Works in: Swedish to English, English to Swedish
Related KudoZ points
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4
This is it!
To me this is an expression of anticipation (in quite an in your face sort of way). Thus 'This is it' is closer to the actual meaning than the other proposals, although not ideal (I'll do some more thinking).
Note from asker:
| Thank you! |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Glenn Fallhorn
: Yes, it is somewhat of an expression of anticipation, but with more anger or frustration. Just using 'This is is!' dont really convey the same amount of feeling.
43 mins
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| agree |
asptech
: Don't let "jävlar" confuse you, it is a pretty commonplace expression.
52 mins
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-1
3 hrs
Sheesh!
My suggestion. See ref
Reference:
Note from asker:
| Thank you! |
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Max Gustavsson
: The novel would have to be set in a very specific time frame for someone to be using this phrase as it was only used for a few months in 2021 and even then it definitely wouldn’t be used in this context by a young girl that is aware current popular slang.
5738 days
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59 mins
That's [fucking] it, now.
Meaning "that's the last straw" but as a curse with great strength.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-12-07 19:39:23 GMT)
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Damn is considered very strong language by some. Language mostly has the power which is relative to one's upbringing. I'm a working class Irish girl so that's how I would express that Swedish phrase.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-12-07 19:39:23 GMT)
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Damn is considered very strong language by some. Language mostly has the power which is relative to one's upbringing. I'm a working class Irish girl so that's how I would express that Swedish phrase.
Note from asker:
| Thank you! |
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
George Hopkins
: Why use obscene language?
5 mins
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| agree |
Max Gustavsson
: George Hopkins is clearly not very bright asking why you would use obscene language to translate obscene language(???), ignore him.
5738 days
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19 hrs
Larry Abramson
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Use the Asian advantage (US lawyer&team)
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Watch out! or Here I (we) go!
See context
Note from asker:
| Thank you! |
5738 days
Fucking finally!
Used in the same context as finally but as the text doesn’t just read “Äntligen” and uses obscene language I would say this is the most fitting.
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