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cherry-picking

Swedish translation: plocka russinen ur kakan

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English term or phrase:cherry-picking
Swedish translation:plocka russinen ur kakan
Entered by: Anders Östberg

13:58 Oct 16, 2006
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Transport / Transportation / Shipping
English term or phrase: cherry-picking
Jag vet vad det betyder men jag har svårt att hitta en bra svensk variant.
Här är meningen:

Cherry-picking is more the rule than the exception.

Det gäller transportmarknaden där det finns mängder av företag att välja mellan.
Anders Östberg
Sweden
Local time: 14:34
plocka russinen ur kakan
Explanation:
...funkar bäst tycker jag, kanske även 'plocka ut[förse sig med] godbitarna', 'välja och vraka' eller dylikt.
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EKM
Sweden
Local time: 14:34
Grading comment
Tack så mycket
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +5plocka russinen ur kakan
EKM


  

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plocka russinen ur kakan


Explanation:
...funkar bäst tycker jag, kanske även 'plocka ut[förse sig med] godbitarna', 'välja och vraka' eller dylikt.

EKM
Sweden
Local time: 14:34
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Tack så mycket

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Renassans LS
1 hr
  -> Tack Jonas! :-)
agree  Charlesp: I think he picked the right term, he picked the raisin out of the cake. (though I've never heard that before.)
3 hrs
  -> Tack Charles! :-)
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
3 hrs
  -> Tack Marju! :-)
agree  Sven Petersson
6 hrs
  -> Tack Sven! :-)
agree  Monika Lebenbaum (X)
16 hrs
  -> Tack Monika! :-)
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