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hällde öskaret fullt med bönor

English translation: filled the bailer with beans

16:03 Sep 26, 2008
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Tove Janssons \\
Swedish term or phrase: hällde öskaret fullt med bönor
(Muminfamiljen ska spela teater. Inträdesavgiften är "Vad som helst som duger att äta". Snusmumriken betalar i bönor.)


Snusmumriken såg sig försiktigt omkring, men ingen skrattade åt dem. Alla hade ögonen på den upplysta ridån. Bara en äldre hemul rodde fram till dem och sa:

Entren, varsågod.

Snusmumriken lyfte upp bönkaggen.

Är det för allihop? frågade Hemulen och började räkna barnen.

Räcker det inte? sa Snusmumriken oroligt.

Herrn får lite tillbaka, sa Hemulen och hällde öskaret fullt med bönor. Rätt ska vara rätt.


Jag förstår inte riktigt vad som menas med det här - fyllde han öskaret med bönor (filled) eller tömde han det fulla öskaret (emptied)? Själv lutar jag åt det första alternativet.
A. Petrunova
Bulgaria
Local time: 21:28
English translation:filled the bailer with beans
Explanation:
obviously!

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-09-26 17:18:34 GMT)
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A wonderful piece of Swedish fiction, notwithstanding the fact that it was written in Finland ...
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asptech
Local time: 20:28
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Tack så mycket!
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4 +1filled the bailer with beans
asptech
4filled the bailer...
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filled the bailer...


Explanation:
One option ;)

Good luck!

De Novi
Sweden
Local time: 20:28
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
filled the bailer with beans


Explanation:
obviously!

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-09-26 17:18:34 GMT)
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A wonderful piece of Swedish fiction, notwithstanding the fact that it was written in Finland ...

asptech
Local time: 20:28
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Tack så mycket!

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