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äga (in this context)

English translation: own

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Swedish term or phrase:äga (in this context)
English translation:own
Entered by: Charles Ek

19:57 Jan 10, 2012
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Swedish term or phrase: äga (in this context)
Som Zlatan, vill han också äga fotbollsplanen.
King of the football pitch??
he also wants to rule the pitch???
Annabel Oldfield
Local time: 06:13
own
Explanation:
This is strictly a U.S. English suggestion, as I don't know what the Brits would do with this. It's very common over here to assert that an American-style football team "owned the field" during a game. See the link for some examples.

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Note added at 25 mins (2012-01-10 20:22:51 GMT)
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Annabel, I'd go with "Mackan Rules" in the book title. "Own" wouldn't be used in a title, IMO, even as "Mackan Owns The Pitch". And "Mackan Rules" has a nice double meaning to it, implying that it's REALLY his game.
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Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 23:13
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own


Explanation:
This is strictly a U.S. English suggestion, as I don't know what the Brits would do with this. It's very common over here to assert that an American-style football team "owned the field" during a game. See the link for some examples.

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Note added at 25 mins (2012-01-10 20:22:51 GMT)
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Annabel, I'd go with "Mackan Rules" in the book title. "Own" wouldn't be used in a title, IMO, even as "Mackan Owns The Pitch". And "Mackan Rules" has a nice double meaning to it, implying that it's REALLY his game.


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Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 23:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sven Petersson
6 mins
agree  trsk2000 (X)
1 hr
agree  Bianca Marsden-Day: Good choice, IMO.
4 hrs
agree  Tim Kynerd: I agree with all of the above. "Own" in this sense is U.S. English slang that actually has been adopted into Swedish using the word "äga" exactly this way.
5 hrs
agree  Tatiana Ozerov (X)
2 days 22 hrs
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