XXX has punk'd you!

23:07 Sep 17, 2008
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English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Software
English term or phrase: XXX has punk'd you!
I en lista med uttryck i ett chattprogram typ MSN, ICQ, osv. Själv är jag bara en måttlig användare av MSN och jag har inte snubblat över det här uttrycket där.
Perry Svensson
Taiwan
Local time: 02:24


Summary of answers provided
4 +2xxx har gjort sig lustig på din bekostnad!
Sven Petersson
3 +1xxx har blåst dig!
Magnus Rydberg (X)
Summary of reference entries provided
Reino Havbrandt (X)

  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
xxx has punk'd you!
xxx har gjort sig lustig på din bekostnad!


Explanation:
:o)


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punked
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 20:24
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 162

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lena Samuelsson: Eller: "har skojat med dig"
2 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!

agree  orhon int: Stämmer. Lenas "har skojat med dig" känns ändå lite naturligare i sammanhanget.
5 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
xxx has punk'd you!
xxx har blåst dig!


Explanation:
Punk´d = lurad, blåst.

Magnus Rydberg (X)
Czech Republic
Local time: 20:24
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Tack, det låter möjligt, men vid närmare eftertanke beslöt jag mig för att be kunden fråga deras slutkund efter en bättre beskrivning av sammanhanget. Funktionen kanske innebär att man sänder en bild eller ikon, och översättningen kan mycket väl komma att bero på vad det är för ikon/bild.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anders Ryman
1 day 12 mins
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4 days
Reference

Reference information:
MTV har ett TV-program där man blåser kändisar:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_celebrities_who_have_be...

Reino Havbrandt (X)
Sweden
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 124
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