Erfarenhetsmässigt / hopa sig på allvar

English translation: pile/mount up

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Swedish term or phrase:hopa sig på allvar
English translation:pile/mount up
Entered by: Paula Ibbotson

20:55 Jan 17, 2003
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Swedish term or phrase: Erfarenhetsmässigt / hopa sig på allvar
Looking for some different ideas as to what you would do here.

Erfarenhetsmässigt vet vi att vid sådana “större vardagshändelser” så börjar problemen hopa sig på allvar, och det kan gå mycket snabbt.
Paula Ibbotson
Canada
Local time: 05:23
through experience / pile up
Explanation:
Through experience we know ...... that problems begin to pile up in a big way .....
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George Hopkins
Local time: 10:23
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through experience / pile up


Explanation:
Through experience we know ...... that problems begin to pile up in a big way .....

George Hopkins
Local time: 10:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 3143
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Tack!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  EKM
6 hrs

agree  Peter Linton (X): ...perhaps also a little more formally 'mount up'
12 hrs

agree  Anette Herbert
13 hrs

agree  Mats Wiman
16 hrs
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