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måndagsexemplar

English translation: lemon

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Swedish term or phrase:måndagsexemplar
English translation:lemon

19:59 Sep 19, 2007
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
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
United States
Local time: 20:54
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This one did it, thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2lemon
Anders G
4duds
George Hopkins
4monday product
Sven Petersson


  

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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
duds


Explanation:
Defective items. Literally: monday-morning products

George Hopkins
Local time: 02:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 47
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
monday product


Explanation:
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OOPS!

Should be: "Monday product".

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 02:54
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 99
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 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
United States
Local time: 20:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
This one did it, thanks!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, hope the award thingie worked out


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5 hrs
agree  Hugh Curtis
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