Casual Outdoor Slang
Informal Swedish for the forest and being outside — with register notes.
Outdoor slang, second helping: ryggis and kokkaffe, inte ett skvatt, kolmörkt walks home — nu drar vi, snart framme.
- 1
dra ut
to head out
Tip: 'dra' = go; very common informal.
- 2
sticka ut
to nip out
Tip: Informal.
- 3
dra iväg
to bugger off
Tip: Informal, not rude.
- 4
skogen
the woods
Tip: Neutral.
- 5
mitt ute i skogen
the middle of the woods
Tip: Everyday.
- 6
en långpromenad
a trek
Tip: Neutral.
- 7
en rejäl promenad
a proper walk
Tip: 'rejäl' = proper, informal.
- 8
en sväng
a stroll
Tip: 'ta en sväng' — very common.
- 9
pyssla runt
to potter about
Tip: Informal, affectionate.
- 10
grejer
gear
Tip: Very common informal plural.
- 11
utrustning
kit
Tip: Neutral.
- 12
en ryggis
a rucksack
Tip: Informal for ryggsäck.
- 13
ett tarp
a bivvy
Tip: English loan among outdoor people.
- 14
en brasa
a fire
Tip: Neutral-warm.
- 15
få fyr på brasan
to get a fire going
Tip: Idiomatic.
- 16
dyngsur
soaking wet
Tip: Informal, vivid.
- 17
nerlerad
caked in mud
Tip: Informal.
- 18
helt slut
knackered
Tip: Informal.
- 19
dödstrött
shattered
Tip: Informal.
- 20
utsvulten
starving
Tip: Emphatic.
- 21
något att käka
a bite to eat
Tip: 'käka' is informal for eat.
- 22
käk
scran
Tip: Slang noun for food.
- 23
kokkaffe
a brew
Tip: Coffee boiled over a fire.
- 24
hur mycket bär som helst
loads of berries
Tip: Idiomatic quantity.
- 25
en rejäl skörd
a decent haul
Tip: Informal.
- 26
inte ett skvatt
nothing at all
Tip: Emphatic informal.
- 27
ett jäkla besvär
a right pain
Tip: 'jäkla' is mild swearing.
- 28
en mardröm
a nightmare
Tip: Hyperbolic, everyday.
- 29
en barnlek
a doddle
Tip: Idiomatic.
- 30
skitenkelt
dead easy
Tip: Informal intensifier.
- 31
milsvidare bort
miles away
Tip: Informal exaggeration.
- 32
runt hörnet
just round the corner
Tip: Everyday.
- 33
ute i ödemarken
in the middle of nowhere
Tip: Neutral-vivid.
- 34
kolmörkt
pitch black
Tip: Everyday.
- 35
kusligt
eerie
Tip: Neutral.
- 36
otäckt
creepy
Tip: Everyday.
- 37
riktigt mysigt
proper cosy
Tip: 'mysig' is untranslatable and everywhere.
- 38
skitkul
a right laugh
Tip: Informal.
- 39
asgrymt
awesome
Tip: Youth slang.
- 40
inte illa
not bad
Tip: Understated praise.
- 41
kunde varit värre
could be worse
Tip: Classic Swedish understatement.
- 42
det duger
it'll do
Tip: Everyday.
- 43
värt det
worth it
Tip: Everyday.
- 44
aldrig mer
never again
Tip: Said, and ignored.
- 45
samma tid nästa år
same time next year
Tip: Said immediately after.
- 46
polare
mates
Tip: Warm informal.
- 47
gänget
the gang
Tip: Everyday.
- 48
nu drar vi
let's go
Tip: Very common.
- 49
vänta lite
hang on
Tip: Everyday.
- 50
snart framme
nearly there
Tip: Everyday.