vända på byttan

English translation: turn it the other way round

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Swedish term or phrase:vända pĺ byttan
English translation:turn it the other way round
Entered by: Krzysztof Pedzich

13:20 Sep 25, 2004
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Swedish term or phrase: vända på byttan
Man vänder på byttan och arbetar underifrån och upp.
Krzysztof Pedzich
Poland
Local time: 19:24
turn it the other way round
Explanation:
If it's the saying "vända på byttan" or "vända på steken", it means to look at something from a different angle, try a different appraoch, go at it from the other direction, i.e. "You turn it the other way round and work from the bottom upwards)"
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Marie Andersson (Allen)
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:24
Grading comment
Tack så mycket
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4 +3turn it the other way round
Marie Andersson (Allen)
4turn the container
ohemulen


  

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vända på byttan
turn the container


Explanation:
You turn the container upside down and work from the bottom up.

ohemulen
France
Local time: 19:24
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 4
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
vända på byttan
turn it the other way round


Explanation:
If it's the saying "vända på byttan" or "vända på steken", it means to look at something from a different angle, try a different appraoch, go at it from the other direction, i.e. "You turn it the other way round and work from the bottom upwards)"

Marie Andersson (Allen)
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Tack så mycket

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