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boy scout

Swedish translation: mönstergosse


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08:06 Oct 15, 2011
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / idiom/uttryck
English term or phrase: boy scout
Jag behöver en svensk motsvarighet till "boy scout" i betydelsen någon som anses vara oskyldig och en duktig pojke.
ME Translations
Sweden
Local time: 13:50
Swedish translation:mönstergosse
Explanation:
Det låter lite 50-tal, men det gör "boy scout" också.
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Joakim Braun
Sweden
Local time: 14:50
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3mönstergosseJoakim Braun
4oskuldsfull
Tomas Rosell
2 +2Bror Duktig?Stjernan
3pappas pojke
M Bergström


  

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pappas pojke


Explanation:
kanske...

M Bergström
Sweden
Local time: 14:50
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
mönstergosse


Explanation:
Det låter lite 50-tal, men det gör "boy scout" också.

Joakim Braun
Sweden
Local time: 14:50
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  M Bergström: inte dumt...
3 mins

agree  Sven Petersson
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agree  Anni Kallay
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Bror Duktig?


Explanation:
Fast Bror Duktig syftar väl mer på någon som är lite för präktig och alltid gör allt rätt...?

Stjernan
Sweden
Local time: 14:50
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Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

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agree  Joakim Braun
41 mins

agree  Marie Andersson (Allen): Tycker det passar bra
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
oskuldsfull


Explanation:
Often boy scout Slang A man whose attitudes and behavior are felt to be naive.

Referens: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/boy scout

Tomas Rosell
Local time: 14:50
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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