ett litet John Silver.

English translation: a small pack of John Silver

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Swedish term or phrase:	ett litet John Silver.
English translation:	a small pack of John Silver
Entered by:	Sven Petersson

19:14 May 24, 2006

Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / cigarettes

Swedish term or phrase: ett litet John Silver.

i don't smoke. never have. anyone who does want to shed some light?

taken from a novel.

"Vi går bort till Pressbyrån och köper ett litet John Silver."
"We'll go on over to the Pressbyrå shop and buy [you] a BLANK of John Silvers.

SHORT PACK? TALL PACK? JOHN SILVER LITES? JOHN SILVER LIGHTS? FILTER?
CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO A NON-SMOKER THE BASICS OF THESE DIFFERENCES AND WHICH ONE IS RIGHT FOR THIS PASSAGE?

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a small pack of John Silver

Explanation:
John Silver vas sold in soft packs, not boxes.

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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 01:57

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thank you sven, again. sven, sven, he's my man...
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a small pack of John Silver

Sven Petersson

4 -1

a small box John Silver

Lars Jelking

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peer agreement (net): -1

a small box John Silver

Explanation:
Cigarettes back then were availible in 20- and 10-boxes. cigarett

Lars Jelking
Israel
Local time: 02:57
Native speaker of: Swedish
PRO pts in category: 19

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

a small pack of John Silver

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 01:57
Native speaker of:

Swedish,

English
PRO pts in category: 36

Grading comment

thank you sven, again. sven, sven, he's my man...

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