up the river

Swedish translation: På kåken

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English term or phrase:up the river
Swedish translation:På kåken
Entered by: Lars Palmer

00:54 Feb 8, 2006
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: up the river
´30 years up the river had made him a stranger to society´
Lars Palmer
Brazil
Local time: 07:40
på kåken
Explanation:
:o)

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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-02-08 06:26:10 GMT)
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på kåken
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Sven Petersson
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Local time: 12:40
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Summary of answers provided
4i fängelse
EKM
4på kåken
Sven Petersson


  

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i fängelse


Explanation:
Om du vill använda kåkfararslang kan du skriva 'en volta på 30 år', men som alltid med slang så går bäst-före-datum ut snabbare än för ord i allmänspråket, plus att just 'volta' smakar lite söderkis. Tyvärr har jag inte koll på om 'volta' fortfarande används idag eller inte.


    Reference: http://www.alphadictionary.com/slang/U.html
EKM
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Local time: 12:40
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
på kåken


Explanation:
:o)

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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-02-08 06:26:10 GMT)
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på kåken


    Reference: http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:BsWSSqGarrUJ:www.dn.se/...
Sven Petersson
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Local time: 12:40
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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