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Re:My parents collect cans for a living by _0ffh on Monday December 20, 2021 @07:59AM (#29624394)
>"Min pant"(roughly translates into "my cans)

Sounds more like "my deposit" to me.

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Re:My parents collect cans for a living by carlhjerpe on Monday December 20, 2021 @08:07AM (#29624473)
Sure, I find it easier to translate English to Swedish than the other way around I guess.

Though they are referring to your soon to be recycled cans and bottles when semi-agressively trying to steal them from you.

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Re:My parents collect cans for a living by Symbiote on Monday December 20, 2021 @05:21PM (#29631149)
It would be "my pawn", translated more literally.

Some people find this amusing.

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Re:My parents collect cans for a living by freeflight on Monday December 20, 2021 @08:32AM (#29624719)
Sounds like "Mein Pfand" to me.
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