Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
solkig
English translation:
messy / dirty / grubby / tainted
Added to glossary by
Peter Linton (X)
Jan 17, 2009 01:11
15 yrs ago
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Swedish term
Peru
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solkig
Swedish to English
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om kärlek
En dag kommer hennes svägerskas bror Robert från Amerika på besök. Aloma som redan i bokens första mening deklarerat att "kärleken äcklar mig" upptäcker vartefter att kärleken är både ljuv, solkig och att den har sina följder.
Proposed translations
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| 3 | messy |
Peter Linton (X)
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| 4 +2 | grubby |
ohemulen
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| 4 | tainted |
Madelen Neikter
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| 4 | dirty |
Kathy Saranpa
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| 4 | sullied |
Anna Herbst
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| 4 | shabby |
anneliesp
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Change log
Jan 26, 2009 08:32: Peter Linton (X) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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messy
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grubby
Another suggestion. Or 'soiled'.
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Anders Dalström
: or 'sullied'
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Yes, sullied would also be good!
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De Novi
: soiled
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Thank you!
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Madelen Neikter
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Highly professional
Native in: Swedish
Works in: English to Swedish, Swedish to English
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tainted
Baserat på vad texten säger skulle tainted kunna passa. Det beror ju förstås också på fortsatt förklaring om Alomas förhållanden/upplevelser sedan tainted är ett starkt uttryck.
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Kathy Saranpa
Finland
Finland
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Finland
Yale PhD, legal/medical spec.
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Works in: Swedish to English, Finnish to English, German to English, and 1 more.
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3
dirty
you could probably embellish this a bit -- "naughty" maybe? -- but really, that's what this word means
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2009-01-18 02:23:59 GMT)
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"dirty" also has the advantage of its double meaning -- as in a "dirty" joke" -- I've never seen love described as "grubby". Messy, yes. Another possibility would be "tawdry".
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2009-01-18 02:23:59 GMT)
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"dirty" also has the advantage of its double meaning -- as in a "dirty" joke" -- I've never seen love described as "grubby". Messy, yes. Another possibility would be "tawdry".
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Anna Herbst
Australia
Australia
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English
Australia
When quality matters more
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, English
Works in: English to Swedish, Swedish to English, Swedish, and 1 more.
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sullied
According to Macquarie Dictionary - "sully - to mar the purity or lustre of..."
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