Swedish Proverbs

Some Swedish, Swenglish, and gibberish proverbs I collected.

Good to know! Try using them in Sweden, people will look at you with different eyes! (or über confused)

Meaning: To do it properly

Meaning: You shouldn’t forget the details

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Meaning: That was a very accurate statement

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Meaning: Can’t see the whole picture because of too much focus on the details

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Meaning: Close, but not close enough. (equivalent to: close, but no cigar)

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Meaning: You really got me there!

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Meaning: Everyone is stupid from time to time

(by the way, I welded that basket on the bike. We tried to re-enact E.T. movie scene here.)

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Meaning: You are allowed to point out if something is wrong

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Meaning: You are in the pipe line

Meaning: you got it

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Meaning: Peoples taste in matters differs.

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Meaning: ??

Meaning: Something you say to avoid bad luck

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Meaning: two birds, one stone

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Meaning:

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Meaning: waste a lot of heat and energy for something totally useless

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Written by Gimmy

13 Apr 2016