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To: dennisw

What does “gripen” mean?


4 posted on 01/13/2015 12:35:33 PM PST by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: dennisw

Moved?


6 posted on 01/13/2015 12:39:58 PM PST by Arlis
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Caught?


8 posted on 01/13/2015 12:40:21 PM PST by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
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To: dennisw

One meaning in Swedish is “grab” (or “attack”).

I think it means the person has been captured.


12 posted on 01/13/2015 12:42:50 PM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: dennisw
What does “gripen” mean?

Seized, arrested, caught

13 posted on 01/13/2015 12:42:56 PM PST by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: dennisw

It means they’ve been caught.


15 posted on 01/13/2015 12:44:42 PM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature ($1.84 - The price of a gallon of gas on Jan. 20th, 2009.)
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To: dennisw

It took some work but the Swedish word “grip” translates to “capture” so I guess it is “captured.”


16 posted on 01/13/2015 12:45:18 PM PST by freedumb2003 (AGW: Settled Science? If so, there would only be one model and it would agree with measurements)
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To: dennisw
Gripen = Griffin, Touched, Seized

Prolly the third definition.

18 posted on 01/13/2015 12:54:00 PM PST by sauron ("Truth is hate to those who hate Truth" --unknown)
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To: dennisw

“Gripen” is probably related to the English “Grip.” I would guess it means “caught,” or “captured.”


25 posted on 01/13/2015 1:05:09 PM PST by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: dennisw

Handcuffed? LOL


28 posted on 01/13/2015 1:16:36 PM PST by miele man
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To: dennisw

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_JAS_39_Gripen


30 posted on 01/13/2015 1:23:41 PM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: dennisw
What does “gripen” mean?

Best translation in this context is "Seized" or "Arrested".

36 posted on 01/13/2015 1:37:09 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users contnue...)
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“Gripen” is just one step below “Bitchen”. I know this as I am often complainen.


41 posted on 01/13/2015 1:50:01 PM PST by MeganC (You can ignore reality, but reality won't ignore you.)
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