visst fan

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Swedish

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Interjection

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visst fan

  1. (colloquial, with stress on "visst") Expresses suddenly remembering something; oh, right, oh, shit
    Synonym: javisst ja
    Visst fan! Vi skulle ju hämtat ungarna för tre timmar sen!
    Oh shit! We were supposed to have picked up the kids three hours ago!

Prepositional phrase

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visst fan

  1. (colloquial, with stress on "fan") sure as hell (it surely is), for bloody sure
    Vi borde inte köpa båten eftersom den är så dyr, men visst fan är det lockande
    We shouldn't buy the boat since it's so expensive, but it sure as hell is tempting
    – Är det ett hot? – Visst fan är det det!
    – Is that a threat? – It sure as hell is!
    Visst fan har jag ätit dålig pizza förr, men den här pizzerian tar fan priset
    I've had bad pizza before for bloody sure, but this pizzeria takes the damn cake
  2. (colloquial, with stress on "fan", in questions) for bloody sure (surely)
    Visst fan driver du med mig nu?
    I really hope you're just messing with me ("For bloody sure you're messing with me now?")

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