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Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang | | Swedish term or phrase: lägg ner | Three teenagers are having tea and chatting. One starts to freak out that she's not going to get into gymnasiet because she has bad grades. She's worried she'll have to wait tables for the rest of her life. "Lägg ner" appears in the last line:
”Det kommer gå åt helvete för mej.”
De andra tittar upp från tidningen.
”Vad snackar du om?”
”Jag är skitdålig på allt.”
Lisa stirrar på Frida.
”Jag har apdåliga betyg.”
Therese tittar irriterat på henne.
”Men vad har vi då?”
”Jo, jo, men jag bara önskar, typ, att man var lite smartare.”
”Önska kan man alltid göra”, strålar Lisa. Therese tittar skeptiskt på henne.
”Ja, men det lärde man ju sig redan som treåring att det man hade överst på önskelistan kunde man glömma.”
”Man kanske kan bli smart om man tror att man är smart?” försöker Frida.
”Va? Lägg ner. Vissa är smartare än andra bara.” |
| Tara ChaceKudoZ activityQuestions: 172 (none open) ( 3 closed without grading) Answers: 166
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was what it meant when I was a teenager. To me it is a little less harsh than "cut it out" or "stop it", but I guess it's just a matter of opinion. |
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19 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +4 cut it out, stop it
Explanation:
I'm guessing the author means the same thing with "lägg ner" as "lägg av" meaning stop (thinking like that)
| niclashjerth
Local time: 21:19
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