May 6, 2014 20:10
10 yrs ago
Swedish term

Promenera ön runt

Swedish to English Art/Literary Geography article about a person
"Han gillar att promenera Kungsholmen runt" My mind is at a standstill, I want to write that he walks the perimeter of the island and not "around" the island which is the true meaning of the source text, but perimeter sounds too formal, the text is an article for tourism. What is problematic is finding a way to express "promenera X runt"

Thanks for your help!
Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (1): Christopher Schröder

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Proposed translations

+1
18 hrs
Selected

walk all the way round the island

"He likes to walk all the way round Kungsholmen" - by adding in the "all the way" the ambiguity is reduced, I think, and one gets the perimeter walk.
Note from asker:
Thx you can also say the whole way around
Peer comment(s):

agree LilianNekipelov : Yes, or around the island.
23 hrs
Yes - round in British English, around in US English - take your pick!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
-1
3 mins

walk the length and breadth of the island

This is my suggestion to keep it informal but still descriptive. I'm sure you'll receive many other suggestions, but I hope this helps :-)
Peer comment(s):

agree Deane Goltermann : I'll go for this one! ;-)
2 mins
There aren't any others!
disagree Christopher Schröder : This says "all over the island" to me, not round the edge
18 hrs
I didn't say around the edge :-)
disagree Agneta Pallinder : This to me sounds like he is criss-crossing Kungsholmen - but the questioner explicitly says "walking the perimeter" - which you can do, just, and from Google satellite could be quite a pleasant walk too.
18 hrs
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+1
12 hrs

see explanation

He likes to walk round Kungsholmen.
Peer comment(s):

agree Christopher Schröder : If it doesn't need to be precise, as it is ambiguous
5 hrs
Thank you Chris.
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