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pretty

Swedish translation: söt

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English term or phrase:pretty
Swedish translation:söt
Entered by: Hans-Bertil Karlsson (X)

18:34 Jan 31, 2002
English to Swedish translations [Non-PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / fashion
English term or phrase: pretty
pretty
milann
söt
Explanation:
Söt, is the Swedish word for "sweet", like in the song "Sweet little sixteen".
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Hans-Bertil Karlsson (X)
Sweden
Local time: 12:59
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3söt
Hans-Bertil Karlsson (X)
4 +1snygg, vacker, skön, nätt
Serge L
5nätt; snygg; vacker
Sven Petersson
5ganska
nasholm


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
snygg, vacker, skön, nätt


Explanation:
a few suggestions

HTH,

Serge L.


    experience
Serge L
Local time: 12:59

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sven Petersson: KudoZ to you! The speed of youth! I am a wee bit doubtful about "skön" in this context.
35 mins
  -> Youth? Thank you! About "skön": you're the native speaker, I'm not...
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
nätt; snygg; vacker


Explanation:
Implicit in answer.


    My geriatric brain.
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 12:59
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
söt


Explanation:
Söt, is the Swedish word for "sweet", like in the song "Sweet little sixteen".

Hans-Bertil Karlsson (X)
Sweden
Local time: 12:59
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sara Hagelstam: Even in fashion, this word is correct.
2 mins
agree  Elisabeth af Geijerstam Grothey (X): long time fashion editor
2 hrs
agree  Fredrik Larsson: söt eller vacker!
12 hrs
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ganska


Explanation:
Pretty means "vacker", "söt" etc. but it can also mean "ganska", depending on the context (there wasn´t any)

nasholm
PRO pts in category: 2
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