I suppose you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.

Swedish translation: Jag antar att man inte kan slipa en diamant av en gråsten

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English term or phrase:I suppose you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.
Swedish translation:Jag antar att man inte kan slipa en diamant av en gråsten
Entered by: Linda Joelsson

12:47 Mar 14, 2007
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: I suppose you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.
Jag antar att detta betyder nåt i stil med att man inte kan göra nåt vackert av nåt som är fult, men det finns säkert nåt bra uttryck eller ordspråk för det...
Linda Joelsson
Sweden
Local time: 12:45
jag antar att man inte kan slipa en diamant av en gråsten
Explanation:
... står det i Norsteds EN-SV ordlista. Du kan säkert komma på andra varianter också.
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Maria Bertilsson
France
Local time: 12:45
Grading comment
Tusen tack! Jättebra.
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4 +2jag antar att man inte kan slipa en diamant av en gråsten
Maria Bertilsson


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
i suppose you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.
jag antar att man inte kan slipa en diamant av en gråsten


Explanation:
... står det i Norsteds EN-SV ordlista. Du kan säkert komma på andra varianter också.

Maria Bertilsson
France
Local time: 12:45
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Tusen tack! Jättebra.

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