Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
ett litet John Silver.
English translation:
a small pack of John Silver
Added to glossary by
Sven Petersson
May 24, 2006 19:14
17 yrs ago
Swedish term
United States
the long slow road to the perfect text
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Spanish to English
ett litet John Silver.
Swedish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
cigarettes
i don't smoke. never have. anyone who does want to shed some light?
taken from a novel.
"Vi går bort till Pressbyrån och köper ett litet John Silver."
"We'll go on over to the Pressbyrå shop and buy [you] a BLANK of John Silvers.
SHORT PACK? TALL PACK? JOHN SILVER LITES? JOHN SILVER LIGHTS? FILTER?
CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO A NON-SMOKER THE BASICS OF THESE DIFFERENCES AND WHICH ONE IS RIGHT FOR THIS PASSAGE?
taken from a novel.
"Vi går bort till Pressbyrån och köper ett litet John Silver."
"We'll go on over to the Pressbyrå shop and buy [you] a BLANK of John Silvers.
SHORT PACK? TALL PACK? JOHN SILVER LITES? JOHN SILVER LIGHTS? FILTER?
CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO A NON-SMOKER THE BASICS OF THESE DIFFERENCES AND WHICH ONE IS RIGHT FOR THIS PASSAGE?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | a small pack of John Silver |
Sven Petersson
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| 4 -1 | a small box John Silver |
Lars Jelking
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Proposed translations
+4
20 mins
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
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English
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish , English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
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36
Selected
a small pack of John Silver
John Silver vas sold in soft packs, not boxes.
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Note added at 21 mins (2006-05-24 19:35:18 GMT)
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http://www.swedishmatch.com/pressreleases/eng/1997061300220....
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Note added at 21 mins (2006-05-24 19:35:18 GMT)
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http://www.swedishmatch.com/pressreleases/eng/1997061300220....
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you sven, again. sven, sven, he's my man... "
-1
11 mins
Lars Jelking
Israel
Israel
Native in Swedish
Israel
For professionals by professionals.
Native in: Swedish
Works in: English to Swedish, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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19
a small box John Silver
Cigarettes back then were availible in 20- and 10-boxes. cigarett
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Sven Petersson
: Were not sold in boxes, but packs. See my answer and reference.
10 mins
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