Mar 17, 2021 11:31
3 yrs ago
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Swedish term

hur skulle det se ut?

Swedish to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature Sarcasm
This phrase is commonly used to sarcastically indicate some unlikely event. For example: "Det skulle innebära att tåget faktiskt kommer i tid och hur skulle det se ut?" - in other words, not only saying that it's unlikely that the train will be on time but also that everyone (including the train company) expects trains to always be late.
Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (1): Michele Fauble

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Proposed translations

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4 hrs
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What on earth woud people think?

i.e. people would be surprised/shocked
Peer comment(s):

agree Michele Fauble : Imagine the shock.
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you!"
1 hr

How would that work?, Where would that leave us? What would we do then?

All of the proposals above express the same sentiment as ‘hur skulle det se ut?”. Choosing which one to use could be influenced by the context.
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