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kasta sig huvudstupa utför en klippa

English translation: throw oneself headlong off a cliff

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Swedish term or phrase:kasta sig huvudstupa utför en klippa
English translation:throw oneself headlong off a cliff

18:09 Aug 20, 2014
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2014-08-24 10:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang
Swedish term or phrase: kasta sig huvudstupa utför en klippa
Or a longer version (for context, in making the comparison): är som att kasta sig huvudstupa utför en klippa.
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 12:57
throw oneself headlong off a cliff
Explanation:
"So he'd thrown himself headlong off a cliff."
Dark Moon of Avalon: A Novel of Trystan & Isolde
books.google.com/books?isbn=1439164568
Anna Elliott - 2010 - ‎Fiction


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Note added at 2 days22 hrs (2014-08-23 16:37:15 GMT)
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You could also say 'throw oneself off a cliff head first'.
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Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 03:57
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4throw oneself headlong off a cliff
Michele Fauble
3 +1throw yourself head over heals off a rock
Agneta Pallinder


  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
throw yourself head over heals off a rock


Explanation:
or in your longer version " is like throwing yourself head over heals off a rock"

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Note added at 21 mins (2014-08-20 18:31:11 GMT)
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or - another thought: "throw yourself head first off a rock"

Agneta Pallinder
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:57
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes, that is the translation I got - but to me, it makes little sense in English. (and hence the difficulty here) Thanks though.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  George Hopkins: But, "...off a cliff".
57 mins
  -> yes, you are right - off a cliff is better.
neutral  shewid: heals should be heels
2 days 12 hrs
  -> Indeed - a case of fingers running ahead of mind - thanks for pointing it out!
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
throw oneself headlong off a cliff


Explanation:
"So he'd thrown himself headlong off a cliff."
Dark Moon of Avalon: A Novel of Trystan & Isolde
books.google.com/books?isbn=1439164568
Anna Elliott - 2010 - ‎Fiction


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Note added at 2 days22 hrs (2014-08-23 16:37:15 GMT)
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You could also say 'throw oneself off a cliff head first'.

Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 03:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Agneta Pallinder: bättre än mitt förslag
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  Hugh Curtis
2 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Donald Jacobson
6 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  shewid
2 days 12 hrs
  -> thanks
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