hellre än bra
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom hellre (“rather”) + än (“than”) + bra (“well”), as in rather doing than being good at. Deliberately ungrammatical in Swedish as well.
Adverb
edithellre än bra (not comparable)
- (humorous) with pleasure, but without much skill
- Jag sjunger hellre än bra
- I sing rather than well