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Då var turen kommen till mig.

English translation: Then it was my turn.

15:50 Feb 11, 2012
Swedish to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Swedish term or phrase: Då var turen kommen till mig.
Could anybody help me with the translation of this sentence, please?
GunitaP
Local time: 07:57
English translation:Then it was my turn.
Explanation:
:- 19 000 000 Google hits.
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George Hopkins
Local time: 06:57
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4Then it was my turn.
George Hopkins
4Then my turn rolled around
Tania McConaghy
4Then my turn came.
Cynthia Coan


  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Then it was my turn.


Explanation:
:- 19 000 000 Google hits.

George Hopkins
Local time: 06:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tim Kynerd: Yep. It's less poetic/idiomatic than the Swedish original, but I can't think of a better way to put it in English. That's a comment about English, not about your answer, George! :)
33 mins
  -> Thank you Tim. A spade is a spade...
agree  Sven Petersson
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Sven.
agree  trsk2000 (X)
5 hrs
  -> Thank you Tariq.
agree  Anna Herbst
9 hrs
  -> Thank you Anna.
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Then my turn rolled around


Explanation:
another way of putting it

Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Local time: 06:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 26
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Then my turn came.


Explanation:
Another possibility.

Cynthia Coan
United States
Local time: 21:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19
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