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Swedish translation: mellan


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11:47 Oct 24, 2011
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Twixt
Någon som vet vad twixt betyder? Meningen ä:

The house sits twixt the high and moyenne Atlas.

Obs, meningen kan ha stavfel eller sakna ord.
kittyangel
Swedish translation:mellan
Explanation:
betwixt, twixt, between... Betwixt och twixt ser man oftare i äldre eller poetisk litteratur

Norstedts: [bɪˈtwɪkst]Exempel
preposition
mest poet.se between
Exempel: betwixt and between vard. mitt emellan, varken det ena eller det andra
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Maria Jönsson
Local time: 01:54
Grading comment
Tack så mycket!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3mellan
Maria Jönsson
5 +1mellanLena Danielsson
5 +1mellan
Yvette Holman
4mittemellan
IAnita


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
twixt
mellan


Explanation:
betwixt, twixt, between... Betwixt och twixt ser man oftare i äldre eller poetisk litteratur

Norstedts: [bɪˈtwɪkst]Exempel
preposition
mest poet.se between
Exempel: betwixt and between vard. mitt emellan, varken det ena eller det andra

Maria Jönsson
Local time: 01:54
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Tack så mycket!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kristina Thorne
3 mins

agree  Anna Herbst: Först och klar förklaring får mitt stöd
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agree  Mario Marcolin
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
twixt
mellan


Explanation:
"gammal-engelska" för between.
i betydelsen mellan

Yvette Holman
Sweden
Local time: 01:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish

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agree  Kristina Thorne
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
twixt
mellan


Explanation:
Det är en förkortning av "betwix", "betwixt". Gammal engelska.

Lena Danielsson
Sweden
Local time: 01:54
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

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agree  Kristina Thorne
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1 day19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
twixt
mittemellan


Explanation:
...är också ett alternativ. Kanske mer 'mitt i prick'? :-)

IAnita
Sweden
Local time: 01:54
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PRO pts in category: 56
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