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det dagliga gnetet

English translation: the daily grind

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Swedish term or phrase:det dagliga gnetet
English translation:the daily grind
Entered by: Madelen Neikter

14:00 Aug 12, 2009
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
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Swedish term or phrase: det dagliga gnetet
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Plamen Nenchev
Bulgaria
Local time: 08:47
the daily grind
Explanation:
The difficult, routine, or monotonous tasks of daily work
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Madelen Neikter
Local time: 07:47
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6the daily grind
Madelen Neikter
4 +1the daily drudgery
Gunilla von Wachenfelt (X)
4daily labour
George Hopkins


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
the daily grind


Explanation:
The difficult, routine, or monotonous tasks of daily work

Madelen Neikter
Local time: 07:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Swedish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  George Hopkins: Yes, better expression than 'daily labour'.
2 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Nicklas Jonow: Definitely this one
8 mins
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agree  Tania McConaghy
5 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  egj_translation
5 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  Anna Herbst
13 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  Charlotte Lindgren: spot on
1 day 15 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
daily labour


Explanation:
Or, daily toil.

George Hopkins
Local time: 08:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the daily drudgery


Explanation:
I think it is a good variation on grind

Gunilla von Wachenfelt (X)
Local time: 08:47
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  amgt
1 day 3 hrs
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