Jul 2, 2004 09:17
19 yrs ago
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Swedish term
Gabriella
Det blev som det blev
Non-PRO
Swedish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
En standardfras/idiomatiskt uttryck kan man väl säga. Skulle vilja ha något liknande (med samma andemening iaf) på engelska.
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
2 days 10 hrs
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and nature, naturally, ran its course
Another suggestion, since I assume some pleasurable activities were on the agenda...?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I think this will fit best in this context, with some minor adjustment perhaps. Thanks! "
+3
6 mins
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Danish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
That's the way the cookie crumbles
Declined
I don't know if that is too colourful, but it's used.
Or simply:
'Such is life'
'That's the way it goes'
'So that was that!'
That's how that story ended.
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Note added at 24 mins (2004-07-02 09:42:17 GMT)
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That does make a difference - I quite see none of these fit here.
Or simply:
'Such is life'
'That's the way it goes'
'So that was that!'
That's how that story ended.
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Note added at 24 mins (2004-07-02 09:42:17 GMT)
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That does make a difference - I quite see none of these fit here.
Peer comment(s):
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cologne
: actually, though this answer has been declined it works very well here
52 mins
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Thanks, but I think myself they sound a bit flippant in this case - and when I made the suggestions I did not know the background. Maybe 'that's how that story ended' would do, but none of the others!
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Tess Whitty
: That´s the way it goes
6 hrs
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Shikamaru
: or maybe "Thats the way it went"
49 days
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Comment: "Well, it's not exactly "sånt är livet", but I want something that more specifically expresses "things became as they became because that's the way of things". Though "that's the way of things" should more be hinted than outspoken. I should perhaps have offered more background: the preceding lines are about a woman with a broken marriage and a handsome Italian man. Det blev som det blev."
+2
28 mins
stephen mewes
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
MA, BA, 20 years' freelance experience
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
And the rest is history
Just a suggestion
+1
2 hrs
'So it goes'
Again just a suggestion - this time borrowed from Kurt Vonnegut's 'Slaughterhouse-five'
Reference:
8 hrs
what will be, will be
Que sera, sera - what will be will be
A song made famous by Doris Day in the Hitchcock movie "The Man Who Knew Too Much".
A song made famous by Doris Day in the Hitchcock movie "The Man Who Knew Too Much".
1 day 23 hrs
Que sera, sera
I would go a step further than Heike Behl and use this. The expresson (and the song) are so well known that English readers will have no trouble knowing what it means, and the use of a foreign phrase adds a useful touch of stylistic spice and colour.
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