lät sy

English translation: commissioned

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Swedish term or phrase:lät sy
English translation:commissioned
Entered by: Patricia Nilsson

20:13 Jun 14, 2015
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Other / grammatik för en uttryck
Swedish term or phrase: lät sy
Klädesplagg som kung XXXX lät sy upp inför sin kröning

Jag vill få fram "had made for his coronation" utan att en icke engelskspråkig skulle tolka det som att han gjorde det själv om ni förstå hur jag menar. Skrev "had ordered to be made" men det känns inte rätt.
Patricia Nilsson
Local time: 16:39
commissioned
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zebung
Local time: 16:39
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worked well, thank you very much
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zebung


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
commissioned


Explanation:
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zebung
Local time: 16:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
worked well, thank you very much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anna Herbst
7 hrs
  -> Tack Anna!

agree  Deane Goltermann: Yes, this is what kings do...
12 hrs

agree  Michele Fauble
21 hrs
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