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fått fört sig

English translation: fått för sig

10:26 Nov 17, 2009
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Swedish term or phrase: fått fört sig
In my medical text, the patient decided not to have a test because 'att han hade fått fört sig att' ...[followed by reason].
Could someone clarify the meaning of this phrase in English please?

Thanks
ebell
Local time: 04:32
English translation:fått för sig
Explanation:
Typing error? Probably means 'had assumed'.
Selected response from:

George Hopkins
Local time: 05:32
Grading comment
many thanks for the clarification and suggestions
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4fått för sig
George Hopkins
5 +2got it into his head(imagined)
Ulla Lundquist
4had perceived
Sven Petersson


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
fått för sig


Explanation:
Typing error? Probably means 'had assumed'.

George Hopkins
Local time: 05:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52
Grading comment
many thanks for the clarification and suggestions

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aradai Pardo Martínez
1 min
  -> Thank you Aridai.
agree  Anna Herbst: Definitely a typo: assumed, believed, was under the impression that...
8 mins
  -> Thank you Anna.
agree  Tom Skold: Yes, it should be "att han hade fått för sig", meaning "had got it into his mind ... "
49 mins
  -> Thank you Hootntoot.
agree  Tim Kynerd: Clearly a typo.
5 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
got it into his head(imagined)


Explanation:
If you wanted the explanation in English

Ulla Lundquist
Italy
Local time: 05:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  De Novi
1 hr
agree  Madelen Neikter
22 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
had perceived


Explanation:
TYPO:
Source should read "fått för sig".

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 05:32
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 118
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