May 26, 2023 21:21
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Swedish term

ytterligare ett ben att stå på

Swedish to English Marketing General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
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How would you express this idea in Swedish please?


Bilförsäljning – ***ytterligare ett ben att stå på*** om grunden läggs rätt

"A second leg to stand on" sound a bit naff to me, like they were previously disabled with only one leg and then grew a second one.

Thanks in advance

Proposed translations

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add aniother -> string to your bow -> (BrE:) push to your banger

om grunden läggs rätt : when standing your ground.

How would you express this idea in Swedish : you mean (British, American or Aussie etc.) English.
Example sentence:

Explore 10 listings for Banger cars for sale at best prices. The cheapest offer starts at £450. Check it out!

Peer comment(s):

neutral Andrew Zink : I don't really understand your explanation, but "Om grunden läggs rätt" means you get "your ducks in a row", properly take care of everything up front, have a solid foundation to build on, etc.
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'Get your ducks in a row' - the native Brit. translator may not be looking for a US Am- 'lame-duck' expression, besides which a 'bilförsäljning > car sale' doesn't clarify who is selling or buying, nor if a sales agency or distributorship is on offer.
neutral Christopher Schröder : Explanation is wrong
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Diversify your income streams/add another skill to your repertoire/add another tool to your toolbox

Obviously the literal, word-for-word translation of, "yet another leg to stand on" sounds odd, but that isn't to say that the average English speaker wouldn't know (or could guess) what you meant.

However, because there isn't an idiomatic equivalent (at least not one I can think of off the top of my head), I think you have to be a bit more creative and take the context into account. If I've understood the context correctly, this is advice from a lawyer to people wanting to dip their toes into the world of car sales as a side hustle. Because a person can have multiple streams of income, I feel like you could play around with "add an additional income stream" or "diversify your income streams".

If you wanted to get away from the "side gig"/financial aspect of the expression, you could try something along the lines of "add another skill to your repertoire", given the person would have to learn the ins and outs of car sales.

If you want to keep it neutral: "another tool to your toolbox".

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Note added at 19 hrs (2023-05-27 16:36:38 GMT)
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Forgot to include my reference! After reading it through, it looks like the article is about car/body shops wanting to diversify their business and starting selling used cars.

https://modernaverkstaden.se/bilforsaljning-ytterligare-ett-...
Peer comment(s):

neutral Adrian MM. : 'add another tool to your toolbox' is piggybacking my answer as a US AmE expression aimed at a native British asker. Otherwise, it's unclear from the context whether s car sale or distributorship is being offered.
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agree Michele Fauble : See now that you had mentioned “add to repertoire”.
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add another … to your repertoire

“…” depending on further context.

“It never hurts to add another income stream to your repertoire.”
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1 day 19 hrs

a second string to your bow

This is the classic phrase for this, or Adrian's suggestion. However, as it is relatively ancient in origin, maybe a considerable proportion of potential readers of the text will not know this phrase. In that case, "another tool to your toolbox", as suggested by Andrew, also would work well.
Peer comment(s):

agree Christopher Schröder : Another, not a second
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1 day 23 hrs

something else to fall back on

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