Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
kasta sig huvudstupa utför en klippa
English translation:
throw oneself headlong off a cliff
- 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.)
Aug 20, 2014 18:09
9 yrs ago
Swedish term
kasta sig huvudstupa utför en klippa
Swedish to English
Art/Literary
Slang
Or a longer version (for context, in making the comparison): är som att kasta sig huvudstupa utför en klippa.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | throw oneself headlong off a cliff |
Michele Fauble
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| 3 +1 | throw yourself head over heals off a rock |
Agneta Pallinder
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Proposed translations
+4
38 mins
Michele Fauble
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Native English
Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
throw oneself headlong off a cliff
"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'.
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'.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
20 mins
Agneta Pallinder
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Swedish
&
English
United Kingdom
Your bridge between Swedish and English
Native in: Swedish 
, English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: Swedish to English, English to Swedish, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
throw yourself head over heals off a rock
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"
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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"
Note from 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 comment(s):
| agree |
George Hopkins
: But, "...off a cliff".
57 mins
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yes, you are right - off a cliff is better.
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| neutral |
shewid
: heals should be heels
2 days 12 hrs
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Indeed - a case of fingers running ahead of mind - thanks for pointing it out!
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