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raised in a barn

Swedish translation: helt ouppfostrad

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English term or phrase:raised in a barn
Swedish translation:helt ouppfostrad
Entered by: Marie Andersson (Allen)

11:04 Oct 4, 2006
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: raised in a barn
The Swedish saying completely escapes me!!
TIA
Marie Andersson (Allen)
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:56
helt ouppfostrad
Explanation:
Best I can do
Selected response from:

Larry Abramson
United States
Local time: 07:56
Grading comment
Thanks Larry, opted for this one. Thanks to everyone else too!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3helt ouppfostrad
Larry Abramson
5 +1född bakom en mjölkpall
Lars Palmer
4helt bakom
Annika Hagdahl Manni
4tappad bakom en vagn
asptech
3växt upp i skogen
Kjelle
3född bakom en lagårdsdörr
bofasching (X)
3helt i avsaknad av hyfs och fostran
EKM


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
helt ouppfostrad


Explanation:
Best I can do

Larry Abramson
United States
Local time: 07:56
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks Larry, opted for this one. Thanks to everyone else too!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Emma Jansson: Jepp. Har mer att göra med uppfostran än med intelligens. "Dig kan man inte ha i möblerade rum", typ.
3 hrs
agree  Charlesp: yea, but it doesnt sound as funny nuf
10 hrs
agree  EKM: Jag gillar både ditt och Emmas förslag.
16 hrs
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
växt upp i skogen


Explanation:
..om man kommenterar slutresultet -och vill behålla lantlig prägel (typ "vara från landet")-


Kjelle
Local time: 13:56
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
född bakom en mjölkpall


Explanation:
This a really old expression meaning: I´m not stupid or I wasn´t born yesterday. (of course, I haven't seen the whole sentence)

Lars Palmer
Brazil
Local time: 08:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charlesp: I like this expression, but I am not sure that 'raised in a barn' means what you haved defined as how you have this Swsdish expression.
9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
helt bakom


Explanation:
When someone says Were you raised in a barn?, it means that you are completly stupid. And you answer I am not raised in a barn. In swedish: Jag är inte helt bakom heller.... Jag är väl inte dum etc

Annika Hagdahl Manni
Italy
Local time: 13:56
Native speaker of: Swedish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
född bakom en lagårdsdörr


Explanation:
Jag kan komplettera med en annan variant på samma sak.

bofasching (X)
Local time: 13:56
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tappad bakom en vagn


Explanation:
just to add to the confusion

asptech
Local time: 13:56
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
helt i avsaknad av hyfs och fostran


Explanation:
Om det handlar om folk som inte har vett att stänga dörren efter sig, så är den efterföljande kommentaren: "Bor du i tält, eller?"

The phrase "were you raised in a barn?" is generally used to indicate that a person is failing to engage in "human" behavior as opposed to living with animals in a barn where, for example, the animals do not care if you leave the door open, leave clothes and other objects strewn about, etc.

Annars är både Larrys och Emmas förslag är bra.


    Reference: http://www.oedilf.com/db/Lim.php?Word=raised%20in%20a%20barn
EKM
Sweden
Local time: 13:56
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 19
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