What does kätten in Swedish mean?

What is the meaning of the word kätten in Swedish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use kätten in Swedish.

The word kätten in Swedish means gå som katten runt het gröt, Tusan!, tusan också, fan, jävlar, tusan, Skit, Herre gud!, gå som katten kring het gröt, gå som katten runt het gröt, tassa på tå, gå på tå. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word kätten

gå som katten runt het gröt

(figurative (avoid getting to the point) (bildlig, ordspråk)

Stop beating around the bush and give me the real reason!

Tusan!

(UK, vulgar, slang (frustration, anger) (vardagligt)

Oh, buggery! I've left my briefcase on the bus.

tusan också

(US, euphemism (damn: expressing anger) (vardagligt)

Dang! I don't think everything will fit in the suitcase!

fan, jävlar

(US, informal, euphemism (damn) (kan vara anstötande)

Mary stubbed her toe. "Darn!" she exclaimed.

tusan

(slang, euphemism (in annoyance) (vardagligt)

Heck, I didn't even have time to prepare.

Skit

(US, slang (frustration, disappointment) (vardagligt)

Nuts! I missed my bus.

Herre gud!

(expressing dismay)

gå som katten kring het gröt

(act cautiously) (bildlig)

Don't pussyfoot around; just tell me the truth!

gå som katten runt het gröt

(treat cautiously or evasively)

The government is pussyfooting around the issue.

tassa på tå, gå på tå

(figurative (speak tactfully) (bildlig)

No longer wanting to tiptoe around the topic, his boss came right out and fired him.

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