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Do you have 15 minutes to spare?

Swedish translation: Har du tid en kvart?


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19:53 Jan 31, 2012
English to Swedish translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: Do you have 15 minutes to spare?
I am looking for a catchy short translation.
lena blondel
Local time: 08:50
Swedish translation:Har du tid en kvart?
Explanation:
Kan du ge mig en kvart?
Kan du ta dig en kvart?
Kan du spendera en kvart?

Vi säger nog oftast en kvart, en halvtimme, ett halvår när engelsktalande säger 15 min, etc.
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Eva Gustavsson
Local time: 14:50
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4Har du tid en kvart?
Eva Gustavsson
5har du 15 minuter över?coastline
5 -1kan du undvara en kvart
Åsa Schoening


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
do you have 15 minutes to spare?
har du 15 minuter över?


Explanation:
Ett vanligt sätt att uttrycka sig.

Example sentence(s):
  • Har du 15 minuter över för en undersökning?
coastline
Local time: 14:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
do you have 15 minutes to spare?
Har du tid en kvart?


Explanation:
Kan du ge mig en kvart?
Kan du ta dig en kvart?
Kan du spendera en kvart?

Vi säger nog oftast en kvart, en halvtimme, ett halvår när engelsktalande säger 15 min, etc.

Eva Gustavsson
Local time: 14:50
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  EKM
4 hrs

agree  Stjernan: Ja, det här är det mest naturliga i talspråk, om man inte vill betona just antalet minuter av någon anledning.
10 hrs

agree  Melinda Willetts: låter bra!
14 hrs

agree  Tomas Rosell
17 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
do you have 15 minutes to spare?
kan du undvara en kvart


Explanation:
Skulle jag automatiskt säga.

Åsa Schoening
United States
Local time: 08:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Stjernan: Beroende på sammanhanget, men "undvara" är ganska formellt.
7 hrs
  -> Det tycker inte jag. Googla t.ex. undvara en minut/undvara någon timme/undvara en kvart.

neutral  Melinda Willetts: lite för formellt i det här sammanhanget
11 hrs

neutral  lars-erik: Låter översatt
3 days8 hrs
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