Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
sila mygg och svälja kameler
English translation:
not see the forest for the trees
Added to glossary by
David Rumsey
May 3, 2013 23:13
11 yrs ago
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Swedish term
Canada
Fast, friendly and flexible.
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian) 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
sila mygg och svälja kameler
Swedish to English
Social Sciences
Poetry & Literature
”Man kan inte sila mygg och svälja kameler, då får man ont i halsen
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 | not see the forest for the trees |
Tania McConaghy
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| 4 +3 | strain at a gnat and swallow a camel |
Sven Petersson
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Proposed translations
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Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
Pharmacist and Translator
Native in: English (Variant: Australian)
Works in: Swedish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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not see the forest for the trees
this is an alternative which captures some of the meaning in case you don't want to use "strain at a gnat and swallow a camel"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks. It's what I suspected. "
+3
1 hr
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
&
English
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish 
, English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
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36
strain at a gnat and swallow a camel
:o)
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Matthew 23:24
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http://www.bibeln.se/skolan/amnen/amnen_svenska_ordsprak.htm...
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http://www.evl.fi/svenska/skola/bibel/bibelspar/bibelnosprak...
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Matthew 23:24
http://bible.cc/matthew/23-24.htm
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http://www.bibeln.se/skolan/amnen/amnen_svenska_ordsprak.htm...
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http://www.evl.fi/svenska/skola/bibel/bibelspar/bibelnosprak...
Peer comment(s):
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Tania McConaghy
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Thank you very much!
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Anna Herbst
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Thank you very much!
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Mats Wiman
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Thank you very much!
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