nacköga

English translation: eye in the back of his head

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Swedish term or phrase:nacköga
English translation:eye in the back of his head
Entered by: Larry Abramson

07:07 Nov 16, 2006
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Swedish term or phrase: nacköga
from a novel.
"jag är säker om att Hitler har ett nacköga som de första ödlorna hade..."
lo nathamundi
United States
Local time: 04:16
eye in the back of his head
Explanation:
Literally eye on his neck
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Larry Abramson
United States
Local time: 07:16
Grading comment
Thank you, Larry.
I was hoping for a more detailed discussion of this term and it's connotations and uses... Alas... you definitely had 'the right answer', though, and i do appreciate that, even if i was also looking for other layers...
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3 +1eye in the back of his head
Larry Abramson


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eye in the back of his head


Explanation:
Literally eye on his neck

Larry Abramson
United States
Local time: 07:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you, Larry.
I was hoping for a more detailed discussion of this term and it's connotations and uses... Alas... you definitely had 'the right answer', though, and i do appreciate that, even if i was also looking for other layers...

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