faen homograph 1
noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønndamn, hell (as a swearword) · the devil, Satan
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EtymologyOpphav
norrønt fjándinn Old Norse fjándinnSenses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
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djevelen (1)Satan;
fanden (I)the devil, fan (II)the devil · damn (as an oath) Satandjevelen (1);
the devil – compare fanden (I)the devil and fan (II)the devil · damn (as an oath) -
brukt forsterkende i spørsmål
used as an intensifier in questions
- hva faen skal det bety? what the hell is that supposed to mean?
- hvem faen er det? who the hell is that?
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brukt i uttrykk med visse verb i konjunktiv (1)the subjunctive
used in expressions with certain verbs in the subjunctivekonjunktiv (1)
- faen spare! well, I'll be damned!
- faen ta deg! damn you!
- det går faen ta meg ikke an it bloody well won't do
- han dukker faen steike meg opp he bloody well turns up
- nå må du faen skjære meg ta deg sammen now you'd damn well better pull yourself together
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brukt i uttrykk som betegner en person
used in expressions denoting a person
- en fattig faen a poor sod
- en sleip faen a slippery bastard
Set phrasesFaste uttrykk
det er som faen
det er utgjort
it is outrageous
Eng. phraseit's the bloody limit
faen i helvete
brukt for å uttrykke sinne
used to express anger
Eng. phrasebloody hell
- faen i helvete, så kaldt det er! bloody hell, it's cold!
- hold kjeft, for faen i helvete! shut up, for fuck's sake!
faen meg
brukt for å forsterke et utsagn
used to reinforce a statement
Eng. phrasebloody well
- nå får det faen meg være nok that's bloody well enough now
for faen
brukt for å forsterke et utsagn
used to reinforce a statement
Eng. phrasefor fuck's sake
- la meg for faen få litt fred for fuck's sake, let me have some peace
full av faen
ondskapsfull
malicious, spiteful
Eng. phrasefull of the devil
gi faen
ikke bry seg
not to care
Eng. phrasenot to give a damn
- jeg sa han skulle gi faen I told him he shouldn't give a damn
gi faen i
ikke bry seg om;
være likegyldig til not to care about;
to be indifferent to Eng. phrasenot to give a damn about
være likegyldig til not to care about;
to be indifferent to Eng. phrasenot to give a damn about
gi faen med fett på
være fullstendig likegyldig til
to be utterly indifferent to
Eng. phrasenot to give a flying fuck about
gå en faen i
få lyst til å gjøre noe galt
to get the urge to do something bad
Eng. phrasefor the devil to get into someone
- det gikk en faen i henne the devil got into her
ikke faen
neimencertainly not
certainly notneimen
Eng. phraseno bloody way
- ikke faen om jeg betaler så mye no way in hell am I paying that much
jeg vet da faen
(opphavlig det vet da faen ‘det er det bare faen som vet’) brukt for å uttrykke uvisshet og ansvarsfraskrivelse
(originally det vet da faen ‘only the devil knows that’) used to express uncertainty and to disclaim responsibility
Eng. phrasehow the hell should I know
som faen
med stor kraft;
intenst with great force;
intensely Eng. phraselike hell
intenst with great force;
intensely Eng. phraselike hell
- sjalu som faen insanely jealous
- løpe som faen to run like hell
- vi jobber som bare faen we're working like hell