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man blir två om det

English translation: you are two about it

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Swedish term or phrase:man blir två om det
English translation:you are two about it
Entered by: Patricia Nilsson

18:51 Nov 24, 2011
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research / doing things as a pair instead of alone (weight loss)
Swedish term or phrase: man blir två om det
If someone is there while you try to lose weight, it is easier than going it alone. But they expressed it with the term above.
Any exact translations?

Paragraph:
det är jobbigare att försöka klara det ensam än att ha en människa bredvid dig som vet vem du är och vad du vill. Man blir liksom två om det. En som peppar och en som tappar kilo efter kilo.
Patricia Nilsson
Local time: 17:22
you are two about it
Explanation:
I det här sammanhanget. Svenskan använder "blir" men "are" går bra på engelska här.
Selected response from:

Thomas Johansson
Peru
Local time: 10:22
Grading comment
thx.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2a shared burden is a lighter burden
Sven Petersson
3you are two about it
Thomas Johansson
3you can sort of support eachother
lena helson
3it'll take two of us to do/manage it
George Hopkins


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a shared burden is a lighter burden


Explanation:
:o)

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 17:22
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 51

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  trsk2000 (X): definitely something along these lines, and the imagery of burden/weight etc makes sense
1 hr
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Pernille Chapman
21 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
you are two about it


Explanation:
I det här sammanhanget. Svenskan använder "blir" men "are" går bra på engelska här.

Thomas Johansson
Peru
Local time: 10:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Swedish
PRO pts in category: 9
Grading comment
thx.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Sounds a little swenglish, I wrote "then you are two dealing with the challenge" which is similar

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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
you can sort of support eachother


Explanation:
this sounds like a conversational text. maybe this will fit

lena helson
Local time: 16:22
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
it'll take two of us to do/manage it


Explanation:
:-

George Hopkins
Local time: 17:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 33
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