Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations | | Swedish term or phrase: fasnar på näthinnan | Det är ingen reklam som fasnar på näthinnan!
Perhaps 'stays in one's mind' |
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| | it is not a commercial that sticks in ones mind | Explanation:
I assume this is a "slang expression" , as a Näthinnan is retina .
Would "it's not a commerical/ad that sticks in ones mind" work??
I looked up "fasnar" & should it be "fastnar" ?? See below.....
Swedish entry word
fastnar [²f'as:nar] fastnade fastnat fastna(!) verb
bli sittande (utan att komma loss), bli fast; stanna kvar
<A/x fastnar i y>
English translation
get caught
Examples
fastna i en bilkö---get caught in a traffic jam
fastna i minnet---stick in one's memory
Idiomatic phrases
fastna för något ("tycka om något, bestämma sig för något")---take a liking to something
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| Selected response from:
Rebecca Barath
United States
Local time: 15:18
| Grading comment Perfect! That is what I thought, but I don't think this is an ordinary expression.
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1 hr confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 | fasnar på näthinnan it is not a commercial that sticks in ones mind
Explanation:
I assume this is a "slang expression" , as a Näthinnan is retina .
Would "it's not a commerical/ad that sticks in ones mind" work??
I looked up "fasnar" & should it be "fastnar" ?? See below.....
Swedish entry word
fastnar [²f'as:nar] fastnade fastnat fastna(!) verb
bli sittande (utan att komma loss), bli fast; stanna kvar
<A/x fastnar i y>
English translation
get caught
Examples
fastna i en bilkö---get caught in a traffic jam
fastna i minnet---stick in one's memory
Idiomatic phrases
fastna för något ("tycka om något, bestämma sig för något")---take a liking to something
| Rebecca Barath
United States
Local time: 15:18
Native speaker of:  Norwegian, English
PRO pts in category: 4
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| | Grading comment | Perfect! That is what I thought, but I don't think this is an ordinary expression. |
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