hur skulle det se ut?

English translation: What on earth woud people think?

11:31 Mar 17, 2021
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Sarcasm
Swedish term or phrase: hur skulle det se ut?
This phrase is commonly used to sarcastically indicate some unlikely event. For example: "Det skulle innebära att tåget faktiskt kommer i tid och hur skulle det se ut?" - in other words, not only saying that it's unlikely that the train will be on time but also that everyone (including the train company) expects trains to always be late.
ehnsio
Sweden
Local time: 22:27
English translation:What on earth woud people think?
Explanation:
i.e. people would be surprised/shocked
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Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Local time: 22:27
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Summary of answers provided
4How would that work?, Where would that leave us? What would we do then?
Paul Gratwick
3 +1What on earth woud people think?
Tania McConaghy


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
How would that work?, Where would that leave us? What would we do then?


Explanation:
All of the proposals above express the same sentiment as ‘hur skulle det se ut?”. Choosing which one to use could be influenced by the context.

Paul Gratwick
Sweden
Native speaker of: English
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
What on earth woud people think?


Explanation:
i.e. people would be surprised/shocked

Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Local time: 22:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you!

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agree  Michele Fauble: Imagine the shock.
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