Hel mening

Swedish translation: whole sentence

15:07 Feb 26, 2007
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang / Undertexter
English term or phrase: Hel mening
My Dad used to say "When you life revolves around stealing other peoples' dimes, don't be surprised if it turns on one every now and then."

Nästa mening lyder: "Dad wasn't big on grammar…But he was the wisest man I ever knew."

Förslag mottages tacksamt. Det handlar om en yrkestjuv.
Monica Berntsson
Sweden
Local time: 22:58
Swedish translation:whole sentence
Explanation:
Om du ägnar livet åt att stjäla andras slantar ska man inte bli förvånad om det går en emot ibland.

..för att bevara felsyftningen från originalet som ger upphov till den följande kommentaren om dålig grammatik (your / one) använder jag (du - en).
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Local time: 22:58
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hel mening
whole sentence


Explanation:
Om du ägnar livet åt att stjäla andras slantar ska man inte bli förvånad om det går en emot ibland.

..för att bevara felsyftningen från originalet som ger upphov till den följande kommentaren om dålig grammatik (your / one) använder jag (du - en).

EKM
Sweden
Local time: 22:58
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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