Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
att bita i det sura äpplet
English translation:
to swallow the bitter pill of failure, to bite into the sour apple, to bite the bullet
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Swedish term
att bita i det sura äpplet
Swedish to English
Marketing
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Context - text from the course in Sales Techniques:
Det är alltid så att vissa försäljare lyckas bättre än andra. Vissa får smaka på framgångens saft, medan andra får bita i det sura äpplet.
Det är alltid så att vissa försäljare lyckas bättre än andra. Vissa får smaka på framgångens saft, medan andra får bita i det sura äpplet.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | bite into the sour apple |
Robb Kvasnak
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| 4 +3 | bite the dust |
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Proposed translations
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Swedish term (edited):
att bita i det sura �pplet
bite into the sour apple
bite into the sour apple = bite the bullet
to bite into the sour apple in Swedish refers to having to accept something that is unpleasant.
to bite into the sour apple in Swedish refers to having to accept something that is unpleasant.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jørgen Madsen
: "bite the bullet" is right
11 mins
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| agree |
Lisa Frideborg Eddy (X)
: bite the bullet
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Swedish term (edited):
att bita i det sura �pplet
bite the dust
works better in this context. Norstedts gives (approx.) swallow the bitter pill, but in a competitive context, "bite the dust" sounds better.
Peer comment(s):
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Peter Linton (X)
: I prefer "swallow the bitter pill of failure", because "bite the dust" is to me a bit too strong - it's what you do in a Wild West film after you've been shot.
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| agree |
Tess Whitty
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| agree |
David Shannon
: Agree completely with Peter Linton's response - "swallow the bitter pill of failure" - 'bite the dust' doesn't quite do it for me in this context
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