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bathroom scissors

Swedish translation: nagelsax


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English term or phrase:bathroom scissors
Swedish translation:nagelsax
Entered by: xxxcharlotteb
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22:16 Jan 24, 2008
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Cosmetics, Beauty
English term or phrase: bathroom scissors
Är det nagelsax?
xxxcharlotteb
Sweden
Local time: 18:12
nagelsax
Explanation:
Förlåt om jag upprepar vad som redan skrivits här på sidan, men tanken innan jag ens öppnat sidan var helt enkelt direkt nagelsax.
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Lilian Sohlström-Kaustinen
Finland
Local time: 19:12
Grading comment
Tack så mycket! Ja, det får bli nagelsax helt enkelt.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1sax att ha i badrummetEva-Marie Adams
3 +1nagelsax
Lilian Sohlström-Kaustinen
3manikyr- och pedikyrsaxar
Lena Samuelsson


  

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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sax att ha i badrummet


Explanation:
skulle jag nog säga.. vem vet om det är en nagelsax eller inte?

Eva-Marie Adams
Local time: 09:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kathy Saranpa: I have scissors in my bathroom used to cut tags off clothes. They aren't "nagelsax" either.
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Kathy!

agree  Kjell-Erik: badrumssax
7 hrs
  -> Thank you Kjell-Erik!

disagree  Tania Samuelsson: låter inte så naturligt
8 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
manikyr- och pedikyrsaxar


Explanation:
Engelsmännen är kanske inte så noga med vad de har för saxar i badrummet. Det kan ju även röra sig om hårsaxar, eller till och med nageltänger.

Lena Samuelsson
Local time: 18:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 2

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tania Samuelsson: nagelsax täcker båda användningsområden
7 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
nagelsax


Explanation:
Förlåt om jag upprepar vad som redan skrivits här på sidan, men tanken innan jag ens öppnat sidan var helt enkelt direkt nagelsax.

Lilian Sohlström-Kaustinen
Finland
Local time: 19:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Tack så mycket! Ja, det får bli nagelsax helt enkelt.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  bofasching
5 hrs
  -> Tack så mycket för poängen!

agree  Tania Samuelsson
6 hrs
  -> Tusen tack Tania för poängen!

disagree  Eva-Marie Adams: Jag vet att jag har olika saxar i badrummet- inte bara för naglarna, - då jag använder en nagelklippare- jag tror inte man kan begränsa det till bara en nagelsax.
8 hrs
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