överdängare

Swedish to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature literature

"Det är naturligtvis tamejfan omöjligt att få till en schackmatt på det där viset," konstaterade Sigge och sög energiskt på cigarretten."
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"Om man inte är en riktig överdängare och bestämmer sig för det från början, vill säga."
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"Den här överdängaren skulle vinna fruntimret ifråga om han satte matt genom e2-e4..."

Proposed translations (English)

4	Se explanation.	Lars Jelking
4 +4	hot shot	Madeleine Kamlin
4	overachiever	Sven Petersson
3	past master	arvendal

Proposed translations

32 mins

Lars Jelking

Israel

1378 answers

Native in Swedish

Selected

Se explanation.

I don't think you can find a straight translation. The word expresses that the person is superior, and in this case the chess player could be termed 'stormästare'. I would put this i.st.o. the source word.

4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: " thank you, lars. your explanation was most helpful... 'stormästare' is a big help... and sounds like the right direction..."

1 hr

Sven Petersson

Sweden

17354 answers

Native in Swedish & English

overachiever

:o)

2 hrs

Madeleine Kamlin

Sweden

77 answers

Native in Swedish

hot shot

Or how about 'ace', 'wizard' or even 'whizz'?
All suggestions of colloquial terms for someone who is really skilled in something..

Reference:

http://www.answers.com/%22hotshot

Peer comment(s):

agree	ojinaga : I like this one 2 hrs
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agree	Eva-Marie Adams 5 hrs
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agree	EKM 5 hrs
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