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spela som en kärring

English translation: play like an old woman

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Swedish term or phrase:spela som en kärring
English translation:play like an old woman
Entered by: Rosica Dimitrova

10:50 Oct 18, 2015
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
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Swedish term or phrase: spela som en kärring
De ”spelar som kärringar” eller ”kastar som en tjej” om de spelar eller kastar dåligt.
Rosica Dimitrova
Bulgaria
Local time: 00:33
play like an old woman
Explanation:
And 'throw like a girl'.
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George Hopkins
Local time: 23:33
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1play like an old woman
George Hopkins
4 +1play like a girl
sans22 (X)


  

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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
play like a girl


Explanation:
or if you want to get a bit more rough - play like a pussy

Example sentence(s):
  • They play like girls or throw like a girl if they play or throw badly.
sans22 (X)
Sweden
Local time: 23:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LilianNekipelov: or sissy, but it may not be PC.
21 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
play like an old woman


Explanation:
And 'throw like a girl'.

George Hopkins
Local time: 23:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Ek: Both are correct. (I erred re: plural form – I was looking at the whole sentence and not the term as posted.) There's even a campaign here in the U.S. that turns "throw like a girl" on its head to celebrate the accomplishments of girls and young women.
33 mins
  -> Thanks Charles, but why plural?
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