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på köpet

English translation: thrown in in the bargain (for free when you buy something else)

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Swedish term or phrase:på köpet
English translation:thrown in in the bargain (for free when you buy something else)
Entered by: Charlesp

13:32 Nov 8, 2005
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations
Swedish term or phrase: på köpet
"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)
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 17:35
thrown in
Explanation:
Perhaps a bit too colloquial for your context, but same sort of idea.
Selected response from:

Pernille Chapman
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:35
Grading comment
(Let's hope that nobody critizes the grammar of "in in")
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3for free
Meadow Media
5 +1thrown in
Pernille Chapman
4in the bargain
Terence Ajbro
4along with the rest...
Clare Barnes


Discussion entries: 1





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
på köpet
in the bargain


Explanation:
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Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 17:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
på köpet
thrown in


Explanation:
Perhaps a bit too colloquial for your context, but same sort of idea.

Pernille Chapman
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
(Let's hope that nobody critizes the grammar of "in in")

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  asptech: add "for good measure"
17 hrs
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
på köpet
for free


Explanation:
"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.

Meadow Media
Local time: 18:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catherine Brix: Sounds exactly right to me.
1 hr
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agree  Helen Johnson: Or: free of charge.
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  Tess Whitty: free of charge
3 hrs
  -> thanks
neutral  Rosica Dimitrova: the meaning is more like "in addition" rather than "for free" free of charge is better.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
på köpet
along with the rest...


Explanation:
Probably a bit too informal though.

Clare Barnes
Sweden
Local time: 17:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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