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Oct 1, 2016 19:41
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English term

deer in headlights

English to Swedish Art/Literary Poetry & Literature literature
deer in headlights
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Proposed translations (Swedish)
4 hadlingsförlamad/förstummad (av rädsla) etc...
4 springer mot strålkastarna
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Proposed translations

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hadlingsförlamad/förstummad (av rädsla) etc...

beror på sammanhanget, grundbetydelsen att vara handlingsförlamad som rådjur av strålkastarna på bilen
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springer mot strålkastarna

Om minnet inte sviker mig beskriver det en situation då djuret rent logiskt borde ta sig bort från faran men blir så perplex att det i stället springer rakt mot den.
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Few links that may be useful to you

We had that in the English/Spanish pair a while ago.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Deer in headl...

A mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety, fear, panic, surprise and/or confusion, or substance abuse. A person experiencing the "deer in headlights" syndrome often shows behavioral signs reminding those of a deer subjected to a car's headlights, such as widely opened eyes and a transcient lack of motor reactions.

https://www.google.com/search?q="deer caught in the headligh...

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/poetry_literatu...
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