hellre än bra

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From hellre (rather) +‎ än (than) +‎ bra (well), as in rather doing than being good at. Deliberately ungrammatical in Swedish as well.

Adverb

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hellre än bra (not comparable)

  1. (humorous) with pleasure, but without much skill
    Jag sjunger hellre än bra
    I sing rather than well