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English translation: overcome obstacles
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|  Selected response from: Norskpro Norway Local time: 05:01 | ||||||
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| 3 | To get ahead of the game |
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| 3 | make headway |
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| 1 +1 | move past obstacles |
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| 1 | think outside the box |
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think outside the box Explanation: a suggestion which might inspire someone else to think of something more fitting! I think it captures part of the SV expression but not all of it |
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32 mins confidence:
To get ahead of the game Explanation: Maybe this can be an option. |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1move past obstacles Explanation: ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 hrs (2013-02-19 21:32:14 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "overcome obstacles" would work. |
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2 days 19 hrs confidence:
make headway Explanation: Basing myself on what the Swedish seems to means for others, (I don't know this expression), this is what we might well say in English in such a context Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/make+headway Reference: http://www.definitions.net/definition/make%20headway |
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