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flak

Swedish translation: **Stryk**

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English term or phrase:flak
Swedish translation:**Stryk**

18:47 Jan 12, 2011
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2011-01-16 09:54:09 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English to Swedish translations [PRO]
IT (Information Technology) / IT
English term or phrase: flak
we have drawn some **flak** over our sites allegedly serving the sole purpose of mass copyright breach.
Cathrine Mikaela Rudolfsson (X)
Sweden
Local time: 16:33
**Stryk**
Explanation:
Vi har fått en del **Stryk**
Eller kritik.. eller likn.... se referensen och välj styrka efter tycke, smak och sammanhang :-)
Refererar till luftvärnseld som bombplan utsattes för under kriget....

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Note added at 25 mins (2011-01-12 19:12:25 GMT)
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well, I interpret it as if they have "drawn some flak" over the fact that their sites have been used for copyright breach, and because of that they need to do something about it. But you have the entire context :-)

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Note added at 15 hrs (2011-01-13 10:05:13 GMT)
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Finfint :-)
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Michael Larsson
Sweden
Local time: 16:33
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4arga kommentarer
Nils Andersson
3 +1**Stryk**
Michael Larsson


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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
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Explanation:
Problemet med "stryk" är att det antyder att det verkligen
gjorde ont, slog in.

Flak (inklusive i grundbetydelsen med luftvärn) KAN ju
däremot vara helt verkanslöst.

Nils Andersson
United States
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Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
**Stryk**


Explanation:
Vi har fått en del **Stryk**
Eller kritik.. eller likn.... se referensen och välj styrka efter tycke, smak och sammanhang :-)
Refererar till luftvärnseld som bombplan utsattes för under kriget....

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Note added at 25 mins (2011-01-12 19:12:25 GMT)
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well, I interpret it as if they have "drawn some flak" over the fact that their sites have been used for copyright breach, and because of that they need to do something about it. But you have the entire context :-)

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Note added at 15 hrs (2011-01-13 10:05:13 GMT)
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Finfint :-)


    Reference: http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/take+the+flak.h...
Michael Larsson
Sweden
Local time: 16:33
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Its about drawing flak over websites in order to protect them from copyright breach.

Asker: Hård kritik blev det till slut.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anna Grynfeld Smith: Tror jag med. "Vi har fått en del (stark) kritik mot våra sajter, vars enda syfte påstås vara att bryta mot upphovsrätten" eller liknande.
3 hrs
  -> tack :)
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