lite till mans
English translation: everyone a little bit
| 09:13 Jan 28, 2015 |
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|  Selected response from: LilianNekipelov United States Local time: 09:57 | ||||||
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| 4 | (we all did/was/had) somewhat |
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| 4 | everyone a little bit |
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| 3 | quite a few |
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| 3 | mostly, most of us (them) |
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5 mins confidence: 
quite a few Explanation: I assume this is what it means, as a synonym to "lite till mans" is "rätt många". |
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15 mins confidence:
(we all did/was/had) somewhat Explanation: It means that each of us/them did/was/had something (at least) to a small degree. |
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17 mins confidence:
everyone a little bit Explanation: This should be close. |
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2 days 6 hrs confidence:
mostly, most of us (them) Explanation: OK, found a reference for you... http://www.betydelse.se/av.php?q= lite till mans (många av o... This fits what my consultant explains...this is a very vague way of saying most of us/you/the group. Kind of like you're hiding behind a generalisation about how other people act. Your context will tell you more precisely. Maybe you found this reference. Vi är väl människor lite till mans! (Pun intended!) which can be (more or less...) 'We're all human, to a man! (Pun intended)' Example sentence(s):
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