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English translation: comes from a musical family

17:51 Feb 9, 2014
Swedish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Music
Swedish term or phrase: påbrå
han har musikaliskt påbrå
jolenton (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:56
English translation:comes from a musical family
Explanation:
Rephrasing the concept a little...perhaps you could use something like:
He comes from a musical family.
or
There are many musicians in his family.

In your example phrase it is not clear whether the person has one, two or even more musical relatives.
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Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Local time: 22:56
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Summary of answers provided
4genes
Leif Ohman
4(Music) is in his blood
Sven Petersson
3comes from a musical family
Tania McConaghy


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
genes


Explanation:
See example below

Example sentence(s):
  • Music is in his genes, too. In the late 1970s, his father started Buffalo Sound Studios...

    Reference: http://www.magazine.tcu.edu/TCUPeople/Article.aspx?articleId...
Leif Ohman
United States
Local time: 14:56
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
comes from a musical family


Explanation:
Rephrasing the concept a little...perhaps you could use something like:
He comes from a musical family.
or
There are many musicians in his family.

In your example phrase it is not clear whether the person has one, two or even more musical relatives.

Example sentence(s):
  • McKenzie comes from a musical family consisting of nine siblings and grew up at home surrounded almost exclusively by the sound of American gospel music.
  • Folky singer Martha Wainwright comes from a musical family. She is the daughter of singer Loudon Wainwright III and sister of Rufus Wainwright.
Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Local time: 22:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(Music) is in his blood


Explanation:
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http://thefestfl.com/fest12/band/173/Tim-Barry

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 22:56
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
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