Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
på köpet
English translation:
thrown in in the bargain (for free when you buy something else)
Added to glossary by
Charlesp
Nov 8, 2005 13:32
18 yrs ago
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Swedish term
på köpet
Swedish to English
Marketing
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"en flaska på köpet"
Something like "I got this bottle in the deal." - but this doesn't sound too good. Something less formal than "included in the purchase price," yet less informal than "in the deal.."
(in British English colloquial speech)
Something like "I got this bottle in the deal." - but this doesn't sound too good. Something less formal than "included in the purchase price," yet less informal than "in the deal.."
(in British English colloquial speech)
Proposed translations
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| 5 +1 | thrown in |
Pernille Chapman
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| 5 +3 | for free |
Meadow Media
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| 4 | in the bargain |
Terence Ajbro
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| 4 | along with the rest... |
Clare Barnes
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Proposed translations
+1
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Pernille Chapman
United Kingdom
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Swedish term (edited):
p� k�pet
Selected
thrown in
Perhaps a bit too colloquial for your context, but same sort of idea.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "(Let's hope that nobody critizes the grammar of "in in")"
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Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Sweden
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Swedish term (edited):
p� k�pet
in the bargain
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Swedish term (edited):
p� k�pet
for free
"a bottle for free" could maybe be what you're looking for? As in "Buy one - get one free." Could be too informal for you though.
Peer comment(s):
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Catherine Brix
: Sounds exactly right to me.
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Helen Johnson
: Or: free of charge.
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Tess Whitty
: free of charge
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Rosica Dimitrova
: the meaning is more like "in addition" rather than "for free" free of charge is better.
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Clare Barnes
Sweden
Sweden
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Sweden
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Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, English, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
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Swedish term (edited):
p� k�pet
along with the rest...
Probably a bit too informal though.
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