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rökt på

English translation: smoked out, smoked weed (or hash)

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Swedish term or phrase:rökt på
English translation:smoked out, smoked weed (or hash)
Entered by: Charlesp

15:57 Aug 18, 2014
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang
Swedish term or phrase: rökt på
"rökt på"
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 15:51
smoked weed (or hash)
Explanation:
"Röka på," with the preposition, refers to smoking drugs like marijuana or hash.

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Note added at 24 mins (2014-08-18 16:22:24 GMT)
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I have never heard the expression "smoked out" before...but "röka på" is definitely not used to refer to smoking tobacco.
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Tim Kynerd
Sweden
Local time: 15:51
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4smoked weed (or hash)
Tim Kynerd
3deprived of / cheated out of
Agneta Pallinder
1 +1unwanted
Per-Erik Nordström
1 -1attacked
lena blondel


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
smoked weed (or hash)


Explanation:
"Röka på," with the preposition, refers to smoking drugs like marijuana or hash.

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Note added at 24 mins (2014-08-18 16:22:24 GMT)
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I have never heard the expression "smoked out" before...but "röka på" is definitely not used to refer to smoking tobacco.


    Reference: http://www.umo.se/Egna-berattelser/Skriv-din-egen-berattelse...
Tim Kynerd
Sweden
Local time: 15:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes, that's how I've seen it used. But is it equivalent to the expression "smoked out" - which implies smoking pot (and not tobacco or other drugs)?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Per-Erik Nordström: this expression needs a context. it could be drug-related, but it might be an inflection of bereave
17 mins
  -> Actually, I would agree with you. More context is needed (although I don't know what it could possibly have to do with bereavement).
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
unwanted


Explanation:
Impossible without context. Here a 3rd interpretation. http://www.affarsvarlden.se/hem/bank_finans/article3429978.e...

Per-Erik Nordström
Sweden
Local time: 15:51
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Actually, the context was left out on purpose.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LilianNekipelov: I think so, or used.
2 hrs
  -> For what reason? Disrespectful, extra work for colleagues. Hope you enjoyed it.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): -1
attacked


Explanation:
No context, so I am just guessing it is used to mean "attacked".

lena blondel
Sweden
Local time: 15:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Per-Erik Nordström: rykt ihop säger man om en attack. De två rök ihop på skolgården idag och har rykt ihop förut. Röka på är nåt annat.
18 mins
  -> Du har rätt. "Ryka på" = överfalla, attackera..
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1 day 17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
deprived of / cheated out of


Explanation:
All depends on how the stress lies:

with the stress on "på": smoked hash

with the stress on "rökt": cheated out of

Agneta Pallinder
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:51
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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