maxat

English translation: extreme/over the top

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Swedish term or phrase:maxat
English translation:extreme/over the top
Entered by: David Rumsey

03:18 Nov 23, 2020
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Swedish term or phrase: maxat
Det kanske låter maxat, men många hade gärna jobbat mer än så.

Is this "exaggerated", "crazy" or "trite"?
David Rumsey
Canada
Local time: 02:38
extreme/over the top
Explanation:
It would be helpful to see the previous source sentence.

I am assuming the speaker said they work a lot more than 40h/week i.e. the point they are making is that many others would like to work even longer hours, despite it already sounding like an excessive amount (an amount that should perhaps been seen as the maximum number of working hours).

I put low confidence as the broader context may be pointing in another direction.
Selected response from:

Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Local time: 10:38
Grading comment
Works really well in this case. Tusen tack!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +1extreme/over the top
Tania McConaghy


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extreme/over the top


Explanation:
It would be helpful to see the previous source sentence.

I am assuming the speaker said they work a lot more than 40h/week i.e. the point they are making is that many others would like to work even longer hours, despite it already sounding like an excessive amount (an amount that should perhaps been seen as the maximum number of working hours).

I put low confidence as the broader context may be pointing in another direction.

Example sentence(s):
  • Det låter maxat men enligt xxxx fungerar det som...
Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Local time: 10:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 26
Grading comment
Works really well in this case. Tusen tack!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Gratwick: I agree with Tania that context is required.
2 hrs
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