Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

än så länge

English translation:

For now, right now, for the time being, so far, still

Added to glossary by Eva-Marie Adams
Mar 6, 2008 15:28
16 yrs ago
Swedish term

än så länge

Swedish to English Art/Literary Other
Susanna svansar omkring och försöker prata med gästerna. Än så länge känner man på varandra. Alla väntar på att fyllan ska ta över och allt det nervösa försvinna.
Change log

Mar 12, 2008 00:00: Eva-Marie Adams changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/2383">Tara Chace's</a> old entry - "än så länge "" to ""For now, right now, for the time being, so far, still""

Proposed translations

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14 mins
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For now, right now, for the time being, so far, still

Än så länge..... -People are still ......
Or something like that .

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Note added at 15 mins (2008-03-06 15:43:28 GMT)
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People are still trying to get a feel for each other
Peer comment(s):

agree Larry Abramson
24 mins
Thank you Larry!
agree Lars Jelking : For the time being ...
2 hrs
Thank you Lars!
agree Annabel Oldfield
15 hrs
Thank you Annabel!
agree Peter Johansson (X) : For now... but I would drop "still".
16 hrs
Tank you!
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11 mins

So far

"So far, people are (only) trying to get a feel for each other."

Note from asker:
Thank you!
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1 hr

As yet

Positive about this
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Thank you!
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2 hrs

up to now

would be the closest counterpart in this context
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Thank you!
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3 hrs

They're still trying to get to get the feel of each other

Might work if you're still translating the "teenager" book (?).
Note from asker:
Thank you, Madeleine!
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