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att han då var i konen

English translation: typo: att han då var i koken/that he was boiling mad (over)

19:11 Jun 18, 2012
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense
Swedish term or phrase: att han då var i konen
Jag har följande fras: När jag fick tag på honom förstod jag att han då var i konen, det kan även en generallöjtnant vara. Det beskriver hur generallöjtnanten reagerar när han hör att albaner är på väg mot serbiska posteringar in Kosovo.
'Att vara i konen' är en fras jag inte träffat på tidigare. Är det någon som kan hjälpa mig med detta?
Walter Redfern
Local time: 22:16
English translation:typo: att han då var i koken/that he was boiling mad (over)
Explanation:
Could this be a typo for an intended way of saying that the lieutenant general was boiling mad or boiling over? The NATO forces in Kosovo have been commanded at various times by various lieutenant generals, presumably none of which would be pleased to hear that the Albanians were advancing on the Serbs.
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Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 00:16
Grading comment
This sounds most acceptable and logical
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5stressed out
Daniel Wengelin
1 -1typo: att han då var i koken/that he was boiling mad (over)
Charles Ek


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3 days 20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): -1
typo: att han då var i koken/that he was boiling mad (over)


Explanation:
Could this be a typo for an intended way of saying that the lieutenant general was boiling mad or boiling over? The NATO forces in Kosovo have been commanded at various times by various lieutenant generals, presumably none of which would be pleased to hear that the Albanians were advancing on the Serbs.

Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 00:16
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
This sounds most acceptable and logical

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daniel Wengelin: Nope, this is not correct.
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3027 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
stressed out


Explanation:
Att vara i konen, hamna i konen, etc (lit. being in the cone, falling in the cone) refers to the effect of loosing peripheral vision during high stress levels (i.e. seeing as inside a cone). The metaphore is typical Swedish armed forces and refers to lacking ability to see and notice anything outside the immediate focus. See https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stressed-out


Example sentence(s):
  • Han var helt i konen och såg inte fienden på flanken.

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stressed-out
Daniel Wengelin
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