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Swedish term or phrase:	måndagsexemplar
English translation:	lemon

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19:59 Sep 19, 2007

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Manufacturing

Swedish term or phrase: måndagsexemplar

Swedish "måndagsexemplar" means a PRODUCT (e.g a Car) manufactured on a Monday and therefore is DEFECT since maybe the industrial workers had a big party on the weekend and a hangover on Monday.
Måndag = Monday, Exemplar = Specimen
So: Monday Specimen ?? nooo ...

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lemon

Explanation:
lemon refers to substandard products, especially cars. Most US States have "lemon laws" to protect buyers

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Anders G

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This one did it, thanks!
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lemon

Anders G

monday product

Sven Petersson

duds

George Hopkins

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33 mins confidence:

duds

Explanation:
Defective items. Literally: monday-morning products

George Hopkins
Local time: 08:14
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English
PRO pts in category: 47

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Asker: Thanks, very helpful!

32 mins confidence:

monday product

Explanation:
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OOPS!

Should be: "Monday product".

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 08:14
Native speaker of:

Swedish,

English
PRO pts in category: 88

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Asker: Thanks, the easy choice!

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

lemon

Explanation:
lemon refers to substandard products, especially cars. Most US States have "lemon laws" to protect buyers

Reference: http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lemon

Anders G
Native speaker of:

English,

Swedish
PRO pts in category: 4

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This one did it, thanks!

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Asker: Thanks, hope the award thingie worked out

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