Stand and deliver!

Swedish translation: Pengarna eller livet!

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English term or phrase:Stand and deliver!
Swedish translation:Pengarna eller livet!

11:05 Aug 19, 2005
English to Swedish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - History / piracy
English term or phrase: Stand and deliver!
Jag skulle vilja ha ett svenskt uttryck som matchar detta klassiska rövaruttryck på engelska. "Upp med händerna och lämna över skatten" känns lite för omständligt. Flera förslag, och gärna källreferens, mottages tacksamt!
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Pengarna eller livet!
Explanation:
Det är nog den smidigaste varianten jag känner till, i alla fall.
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Emma Jansson
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Local time: 10:49
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5 +1Pengarna eller livet!
Emma Jansson
4 +1pengarna eller livet!
EKM


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
stand and deliver!
Pengarna eller livet!


Explanation:
Det är nog den smidigaste varianten jag känner till, i alla fall.

Emma Jansson
Sweden
Local time: 10:49
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

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agree  Renassans LS
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
stand and deliver!
pengarna eller livet!


Explanation:
...en klassiker.

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Note added at 14 mins (2005-08-19 11:19:52 GMT)
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Annars enbart \"Upp med händerna!\". Det finns så vitt jag vet ingen svensk fras som säger både och på samma gång.

EKM
Sweden
Local time: 10:49
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

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agree  Emma Jansson: Great minds think alike. :-)
0 min
  -> Tack Emma! :-)
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