Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
gå vind för våg
English translation:
let things take care of themselves
Added to glossary by
Viachaslau
Oct 29, 2009 12:44
15 yrs ago
Swedish term
Sweden
Russian translator in Stockholm
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia) 
, Belarusian
Works in: English to Russian, Swedish to Russian, Norwegian to Russian, and 4 more.
gå vind för våg
Swedish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Hon blir till en början älskarinna ('förtrogna') hos en general och som qvasi-änka tar hon steget fullt ut och blir allmän glädjeflicka ('låter snart allt gå vind för våg').
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | let things take care of themselves |
amgt
|
| 4 | left adrift |
De Novi
|
| 4 | just muddled along |
e-beth (X)
|
Proposed translations
11 hrs
Selected
let things take care of themselves
not exactly idiomatic more the correct translation, but a possibility...
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Comment: "thank you, Ann-Marie."
8 mins
left adrift
My option here... ;)
10 hrs
just muddled along
Might also be a possibility:-)
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