Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
upphört land
English translation:
former country
Added to glossary by
Deane Goltermann
Jul 10, 2018 10:37
5 yrs ago
Swedish term
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upphört land
Swedish to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Seems like it means undisclosed/unknown, but I'm not sure why upphört in that case:
Kärande
[Namn], [Personnummer], Medborgare i Upphört Land, [Adress]
Kärande
[Namn], [Personnummer], Medborgare i Upphört Land, [Adress]
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | former country |
Deane Goltermann
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| 2 +5 | defunct country |
Tim Kynerd
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| 5 | country that no longer exists |
Sven Petersson
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Change log
Jul 16, 2018 11:31: Deane Goltermann Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Deane Goltermann
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former country
Here's the idea at least... as in
"Citizen of former country"
Some reading to get ideas, tho certainly not definitive. https://www.quora.com/What-if-someone-was-from-a-country-tha...
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Note added at 25 mins (2018-07-10 11:03:48 GMT)
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Wiki even has a page... 'historical (sovereign) state'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_former_sovereign_state...
"Citizen of former country"
Some reading to get ideas, tho certainly not definitive. https://www.quora.com/What-if-someone-was-from-a-country-tha...
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Note added at 25 mins (2018-07-10 11:03:48 GMT)
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Wiki even has a page... 'historical (sovereign) state'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_former_sovereign_state...
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+5
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Tim Kynerd
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defunct country
If this fits your context, I'm thinking the reference could be to a country that no longer exists. I'm also not sure "defunct country" is the best (or even a standard) way to express this idea, but I couldn't think of a better brief term.
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Christopher Schröder
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Thanks, Chris!
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Agneta Pallinder
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Tack Agneta!
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Tariq Khader (X)
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Thank you, Tariq!
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Thank you, Michele!
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Helen Johnson
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Thank you, Helen!
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Sven Petersson
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country that no longer exists
:o)
Discussion
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