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Typical Swedish : Some Swedish Idioms :-D
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 Message 1 of 5 in Discussion 
From: swe/maikki  (Original Message)Sent: 7/10/2004 10:20 PM
 
"Throw yourself against the wall!"
(Släng dig i väggen!)
--that is to say, "Get outta here!"
 
"Don't yell 'hi' until you're over the stream!"
(Ropa inte hej förräns du är över bäcken!)
--that is, don't claim success until you've actually reached your goal.
 
"There is no cow on the ice as long as the back legs are on land."
(Det är ingen ko på isen, så länge bakbenen står på land.)
-- There's nothing to worry about . . . yet.
 
"I sense owls in the moss."
(Jag anar ugglor i mossen.)
-- Something feels wrong.
 
"There's a dog buried here!"
(Här ligger en hund begraven!)
-- There's something fishy going on!
 
"If you are going to play the game, be sure you're not allergic to it."
(Den som sig i leken ger han får leken tåla.)
-- You'd better understand what you're getting into.
 
"He has planted his last potato."
(Han har satt sin sista potatis.)
-- He's had it.
 
"He doesn't have clean flour in the bag."
(Han har inte rent mjöl i påsen.)
-- He's up to something.
 
"Make magic with your knees."
(Trolla med knäna.)
-- Do the impossible.
 
"No matter how you twist and turn, your butt is always in the back."
(Hur man än vänder sig är alltid ändan bak.)
-- There are some things you just can't change.
 
"One more word and the shirt is empty!"
(Ett ord till och skjortan är tom!)
-- Shut up, or I'll slug you!
 
"This way no children will be made."
(Så här blir inga barn gjorda.)
-- It's time to go do something else.


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 Message 2 of 5 in Discussion 
From: swe/maikkiSent: 7/12/2004 5:48 PM
Here is another one:
"No danger on the roof"
(Ingen fara på taket)
-- Don't worry.

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 Message 3 of 5 in Discussion 
From: swe/maikkiSent: 1/23/2005 2:24 AM

Some more painful translations....

To talk seven cottages full
Prata sju stugor fulla
To talk a lot.

Hit as a kratt
Slå som en kratta
If you're playing for example golf and you miss the peg big time...

Mild forces!
Milda makter!
Good gracious!

Take oneself in the collar
Ta sig i kragen
Pull oneself together.

He doesn't spit in the glass
Han spottar inte i glaset
He is fond of the bottle.

Make the whistlings
Göra susen
Do the trick.

I bang off
Jag smäller av
I freak out
Brother-in-law politics
Svågerpolitik
Nepotism

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 Message 4 of 5 in Discussion 
From: MSN NicknameParchedMargaretSent: 5/6/2005 8:09 PM
My goodness, you are a very busy girl,do you have time to eat lol
                                                Margaret

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 Message 5 of 5 in Discussion 
From: swe/maikkiSent: 5/6/2005 10:29 PM
"No danger on the roof Margaret!"

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