en vacker dag

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Swedish

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Etymology

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en (one) +‎ vacker (beautiful) +‎ dag (day)

Phrase

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en vacker dag

  1. (idiomatic) one day, someday, one of these days (just like that)
    En vacker dag när du minst anar det kommer jag ta hämnd
    One day, when you least expect it, I will take my revenge
    En vacker dag lär han blanda fel där ute i kemilabbet och spränga sig själv i luften
    One day, he's bound to accidentally mix the wrong stuff [mix wrong] out there in the chemistry lab and blow himself up [in the air] [not implying it's a good thing]
    En vacker dag kom Nisse på besök
    One day, Nisse came to visit [adds a bit of a "out of the blue" tone compared to "en dag"]

Usage notes

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Not necessarily of positive things.

References

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