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spår i vinden

English translation: are(n't) predicting out of thin air

12:13 Aug 22, 2022
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Swedish term or phrase: spår i vinden
From a business performance presentation: "Han återknöt till sina excelbilder och menade att mycket av framgångarna ligger i att koncernen och bolagen inte spår i vinden."
Jan Schauseil
English translation:are(n't) predicting out of thin air
Explanation:
I don't think this is a great translation, but it captures the sense of the phrase. "Spå" = "to predict the future." The point of the sentence is that the company is using data to look at what will happen, rather than just guessing.
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Tim Kynerd
Sweden
Local time: 15:39
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4 +1are(n't) predicting out of thin air
Tim Kynerd


  

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are(n't) predicting out of thin air


Explanation:
I don't think this is a great translation, but it captures the sense of the phrase. "Spå" = "to predict the future." The point of the sentence is that the company is using data to look at what will happen, rather than just guessing.

Tim Kynerd
Sweden
Local time: 15:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2

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agree  Paul Gratwick: Completely agree, but have not seen that Swedish phrase in business context before.
16 hrs
  -> Thanks, Paul. I too think that it feels a little alien, but I don't see what else it could mean here.
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