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Swedish translation: förstklassig


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English term or phrase:choose
Swedish translation:förstklassig
Entered by: Thomas Johansson
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12:26 Sep 2, 2004
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Other / adjektiv
English term or phrase: choose
Finns ingen direkt kontext. Reklam. Det ror sig om en "choose XXX" dar XXX ar produkten i fraga - ett visst smorjmedel for bilmotorer - och "choose" ar ett adjektiv. Ex. pa liknande konstruktioner vore:
"a choose tooth paste", "a choose lubricant", etc.
Thomas Johansson
Peru
Local time: 18:56
förstlassig
Explanation:
Eller "cool" om man ska snacka fjortisarnas språk
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Hans-Bertil Karlsson
Local time: 01:56
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2primaAngela Valenti
4 +2förstlassigHans-Bertil Karlsson
4exklusiv
Eva Gustavsson
4väljReino Havbrandt
2Den bästa...cologne


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
prima


Explanation:
Never heard of choose being used as an adjective. Choice is the adjective that makes sense to me in the examples, meaning first-rate or "prima" in Swedish.

Angela Valenti
Local time: 01:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Linn Arvidsson: Jag hittade en gammal ordlista där choose översätts med behaglig. Känns väl inte så säljande direkt men ger en riktning där t.ex. prima passar in. Tror du är på rätt spår Angela.
3 mins

agree  Kristina Thorne: You would see choice used as an adjective. Good suggestion!
20 mins

neutral  Hans-Bertil Karlsson: Prima är ett bra ord, om än dock lite gammaldags (prima vs sekunda)
26 mins
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
förstlassig


Explanation:
Eller "cool" om man ska snacka fjortisarnas språk

Hans-Bertil Karlsson
Local time: 01:56
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Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 91
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Tackar!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  EKM: 'förstklassig' är perfekt. Skulle inte använda 'cool' i detta sammanhang.
1 hr
  -> Tack Mårten. Cool var ju mera ett skämt...

agree  Sven Petersson: "förstklassig", med "k"!
4 hrs
  -> Tack Sven. Typo - så klart !! Mina fingrar är inte riktigt kuranta än :-(
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Den bästa...


Explanation:
bereoende pa hur meningen ser ut.

cologne
Germany
Local time: 01:56
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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exklusiv


Explanation:
är ytterligare ett förslag

Eva Gustavsson
Local time: 01:56
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välj


Explanation:
choose=välj
choise=val, alternativ, används ofta som superlativ
"your choise" = det bästa

Reino Havbrandt
Sweden
Local time: 01:56
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 181
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