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som filar på

English translation: who is putting the finishing touches to/working on a

11:31 Dec 1, 2011
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
Swedish term or phrase: som filar på
Den omåttligt folkkäre förre juristen, professorn, politikern och kompositoren, som filar på en opera om mordet på xxx när han inte helhjärtat forespråkar EU för folket, tvivlar inte på att hans landsmän kommer att lägga rätt lapp i urnan
stephen mewes
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:45
English translation:who is putting the finishing touches to/working on a
Explanation:
It could be either or depending on how far along he is with his "project" really - neither suggestion would be wrong though.
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acbonde
Local time: 18:45
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3who is putting the finishing touches to/working on a
acbonde
4who is polishing
Sven Petersson
4who is perfecting the opera on the murder
Andrei Gitch (X)


  

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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
who is polishing


Explanation:
:o)

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 18:45
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 93
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
who is putting the finishing touches to/working on a


Explanation:
It could be either or depending on how far along he is with his "project" really - neither suggestion would be wrong though.

acbonde
Local time: 18:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lena helson
38 mins
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agree  Anna Herbst
12 hrs
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agree  Paul Greer
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
who is perfecting the opera on the murder


Explanation:
Naturally

Andrei Gitch (X)
Sweden
Local time: 18:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Russian
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