gå undan

16:10 Feb 21, 2005
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Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care
Swedish term or phrase: gå undan
Context: Viss förkänsla inför dessa attacker och kan lägga sig ner då ju inte benen bär eller gå undan.

What is the meaning of "gå undan" here?
Don Spade (X)


Summary of answers provided
5gå undan = go away
NorskSvenskEngl
4 +1viker sig
Marie Andersson (Allen)
3step away
Frederiqo


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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
gå undan
gå undan = go away


Explanation:
the attacks don't "go away", or stop, so it's necessary to lay down

NorskSvenskEngl
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
gå undan
viker sig


Explanation:
The Swedish sounds odd, as if not by a native. Therefore I wonder whether the meaning is "viker sig", as in the legs "give way".

Marie Andersson (Allen)
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:44
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Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sven Petersson: "give way"
1 hr
  -> Tack, Sven
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
gå undan
step away


Explanation:
The meaning is most likely "step away" however it is a bit out of place, the sentence should most likely have been phrased: "...can not lay down or step away since the legs do not..."


Frederiqo
Local time: 11:44
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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