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English translation: power punches
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| 20:36 May 13, 2013 |
| Swedish to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Government / Politics | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Anna Herbst Australia Local time: 00:13 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | power punches |
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| 4 | did not hold back the punches |
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| 3 | sharp shots |
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1 hr confidence: 
sharp shots Explanation: maybe a suggestion helps ? Seem to see this idiomatic usage in tennis and boxing/mma sports context 'Sharp shots flew when the ...' The Swe makes me think of 'sharpness in the shots' -- but can't get that to work, sounds stange. |
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7 hrs confidence:
did not hold back the punches Explanation: :o) |
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10 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1power punches Explanation: I would choose an English boxing term in this case - how does something like "There were plenty of power punches..." sound? Reference: http://www.ringsidebygus.com/boxing-terms.html |
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