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Swedish translation: varenda

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English term or phrase:each
Swedish translation:varenda
Entered by: Sven Petersson

11:51 Feb 20, 2015
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Medical - Surveying / patient survey
English term or phrase: each
Did you have difficulty falling asleep each night?

I am proofreading this and it says "svårt att somna på kvällarna"

Would that be okay, or would it be better to say "svårt att somna varje kväll"?
aventura22
Sweden
Local time: 09:14
varenda
Explanation:
:o)
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 09:14
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3varenda
Sven Petersson
4 +2"svårt att somna på kvällarna"
ehnsio
3på kvällarna
Victor Andreasson (X)


Discussion entries: 1





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
varenda


Explanation:
:o)

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 09:14
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 69

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  larserik: Jag tror att "each" är avsiktligt exakt, alltså "varenda" eller en synonym. Eftersom jag inte är född engelskspråkig kan jag inte vara säker men jag föreställer mig att den vagare varianten skulle ha varit "falling asleep at night". 144 000 googleträffar.
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agree  Ann Kapborg: En undersökning kräver den sortens tydlighet
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agree  Mario Marcolin: alt. 'på kvällen' som är mer absolut än 'på kvällarna'
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
"svårt att somna på kvällarna"


Explanation:
I think that "svårt att somna på kvällarna" sounds better than "svårt att somna varje kväll" or "svårt att somna varenda kväll". The phrase "på kvällarna" implies something like "every night" or "most nights".

ehnsio
Sweden
Local time: 09:14
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

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agree  Victor Andreasson (X)
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agree  Tess Whitty
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neutral  Mario Marcolin: 'på kvällarna' = most nights, 'på kvällen' = each and every night
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
på kvällarna


Explanation:
I wouldn't mark it as an error unless the context suggests that the question is specifically about whether it happens *every single night*, and not just whether it happens often. I'm not a native English speaker, but I suspect the intended meaning is no different from "at night".

To me, "varenda kväll" sounds more informal (implying sympathy, like something out of an ad), whereas "på kvällarna" sounds more like what a medical professional would say. Come to think of it, if the context suggests that the question is indeed about whether it happens *every single* night, then it should be "svårt att somna varje kväll".

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Note added at 2 hrs (2015-02-20 13:56:56 GMT)
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Sorry, I didn't read the entire question properly - you did suggest "varje kväll" yourself. I still think "på kvällarna" is good, though.

Victor Andreasson (X)
Sweden
Local time: 09:14
Native speaker of: Swedish
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