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Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

peka med hela handen

English translation:

forcefully instruct/suggest

Added to glossary by Helen Johnson
Mar 12, 2008 11:21
16 yrs ago
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Swedish term

peka med hela handen

Swedish to English Other Other expression
..; ett traditionellt kvalitetsregister skapas inte sällan för att någon uppifrån pekar med hela handen och säger ”mata in”.
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Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 forcefully instructs/suggests
5 point with your whole hand
4 orders, commands
Change log

Mar 13, 2008 09:41: Helen Johnson changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/47012">Helen Johnson's</a> old entry - "peka med hela handen"" to ""forcefully instructs/suggests""

Proposed translations

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forcefully instructs/suggests

I magine an army major pointing at a cadet and saying "march over there" and pointing using his whole hand and arm to indicate it, rather than vaguely pointing. It's a metaphor for guidance delivered in a forceful manner so that it's difficult to ignore. (I think you could probably use "banging their fist on the desk" here...)
Peer comment(s):
agree Sven Petersson
13 mins
Thank you!
agree Catherine Brix : Forcefully instructs - doesn't get much better
31 mins
Thanks!
agree Madelen Neikter
2 hrs
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks!"
18 mins

orders, commands

Idiomatic....and reminiscent of a Nazi salute (in my opinion)
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34 mins

point with your whole hand

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