Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
"sanning och säga"
English translation:
to tell the truth, frankly speaking
Added to glossary by
Charlesp
Nov 13, 2005 03:12
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Swedish term
"sanning och säga"
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As an expression.
to tell the truth ??
to tell the truth ??
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | to tell the truth |
Marianne (X)
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| 5 +1 | "om sanningen skall fram" |
Lars Jelking
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| 5 | frankly speaking |
Sven Petersson
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| 3 | truth and fiction |
Rebecca Barath
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Proposed translations
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Swedish term (edited):
sanning och s�ga
Selected
to tell the truth
as in: to tell you the truth, I would .....
and the Swedish expression is: sanningen att säga
and the Swedish expression is: sanningen att säga
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Rebecca Barath
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Swedish term (edited):
sanning och s�ga
truth and fiction
are you sure it's spelled 'säga'?
there are several books with same title, but not spelled as 'säga'
sanning - truth
saga- fable/fiction
there are several books with same title, but not spelled as 'säga'
sanning - truth
saga- fable/fiction
+1
3 hrs
Lars Jelking
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20
"om sanningen skall fram"
A literary expression not often used today.
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Note added at 5 hrs 17 mins (2005-11-13 08:30:34 GMT)
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Of curse "all truth told".
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Note added at 5 hrs 17 mins (2005-11-13 08:30:34 GMT)
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Of curse "all truth told".
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Sven Petersson
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English
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Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
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118
frankly speaking
:o)
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