Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
slår oss på fingrarna
English translation:
nobody can beat us
Added to glossary by
Jan Schauseil
Dec 31, 2010 03:22
13 yrs ago
Swedish term
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Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Swedish to English
slår oss på fingrarna
Swedish to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Det är det vi gör varenda dag och på det området finns det ingen som slår oss på fingrarna, det vågar vi lugnt påstå.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | nobody can beat us |
George Hopkins
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| 4 +1 | catch us out |
trsk2000 (X)
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References
| smack our fingers/hand |
lena helson
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Proposed translations
+4
6 hrs
Selected
nobody can beat us
In the context of this particular question. Getting your fingers slapped is something that happens to children in most parts of the world if they do something wrong, but not in Sweden -- it's against the law of the land.
Peer comment(s):
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shewid
: This better fits the context.
1 hr
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Thank you shewid.
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| agree |
e-beth (X)
2 hrs
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Thank you e-beth.
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| agree |
Bianca Marsden-Day
: Agree this works best here.
1 day 4 hrs
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Thank you Bianca.
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Katarina Lindve
: It can also refer to the game when you are supposed to pull away your hands before being slapped- but this is a good solution
4 days
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Thank you lindve.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
7 mins
catch us out
to catch smn out, or to rap smn over the knuckles.
i.e. forcing someone to own up, fess up to something, admit their mistake - that sort of idea
i.e. forcing someone to own up, fess up to something, admit their mistake - that sort of idea
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Anna Herbst
: However, your explanation is not correct - what the idiom means in both languages is to show someone is wrong, i.e. the onus is on the other party to show we have done something wrong.
1 hr
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Reference comments
7 hrs
Reference:
smack our fingers/hand
to correct or punish children for being " naughty"
Example sentence:
ie. nobody is there to smack your fingers/correct you/punish you
Discussion
It is widely used internationally, also by people who are totally unaware of its origin in Paul´s second letter to the Ephesians.
However, I am leaning hard on Anna Herbst's comments, so thanks to Anna, for confirming my vague thought - and no points for me.