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komma av sig

English translation: To lose track

16:45 Feb 10, 2022
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Swedish term or phrase: komma av sig
What does "komma av sig" mean? I can see that it is an idiomatic expression.

Does it mean "lose one's thread", "lose one's concentration", "recover", "stop oneself"?

Examples:
- Hankommer av sig. ”Men vi kan väl hälsa?
- Hon kommer av sig och börjar skratta.
- Hon lyfter upp handen men kommer av sig mitt i hälsningen
- Hon kommer av sig och ser besviket på sitt tomma champagneglas
bendksu
Thailand
Local time: 06:34
English translation:To lose track
Explanation:
Lots of contexts. Some of the suggestions in the discussion threads are good too
Please grow a pair and offer them as answers! You might be right, you might be wrong. Just commit!!!
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Paul Lambert
Sweden
Local time: 06:34
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5 +1To lose track
Paul Lambert


Discussion entries: 2





  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
To lose track


Explanation:
Lots of contexts. Some of the suggestions in the discussion threads are good too
Please grow a pair and offer them as answers! You might be right, you might be wrong. Just commit!!!

Paul Lambert
Sweden
Local time: 06:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Matt Bibby
11 hrs
neutral  SafeTex: This is one translation but it does not work with all the examples given. I thnk that might be why there aren't many answers.
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