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"sanning och säga"

English translation: to tell the truth, frankly speaking

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Swedish term or phrase:"sanning och säga"
English translation:to tell the truth, frankly speaking
Entered by: Charlesp

03:12 Nov 13, 2005
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Swedish term or phrase: "sanning och säga"
As an expression.
to tell the truth ??
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 11:52
to tell the truth
Explanation:
as in: to tell you the truth, I would .....
and the Swedish expression is: sanningen att säga
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Marianne (X)
Belgium
Local time: 11:52
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1"om sanningen skall fram"
Lars Jelking
5frankly speaking
Sven Petersson
4to tell the truth
Marianne (X)
3truth and fiction
Rebecca Barath


  

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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sanning och säga
truth and fiction


Explanation:
are you sure it's spelled 'säga'?
there are several books with same title, but not spelled as 'säga'
sanning - truth
saga- fable/fiction

Rebecca Barath
United States
Local time: 02:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sanning och säga
to tell the truth


Explanation:
as in: to tell you the truth, I would .....
and the Swedish expression is: sanningen att säga

Marianne (X)
Belgium
Local time: 11:52
Native speaker of: Swedish
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"om sanningen skall fram"


Explanation:
A literary expression not often used today.

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Note added at 5 hrs 17 mins (2005-11-13 08:30:34 GMT)
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Of curse "all truth told".

Lars Jelking
Israel
Local time: 12:52
Native speaker of: Swedish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rebecca Barath: so, it would be 'if truth be told' then.....:)
7 mins
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
frankly speaking


Explanation:
:o)

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 11:52
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 118
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