Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
damsel in distress
Swedish translation:
jungfru i nöd
Added to glossary by
Sven Petersson
Nov 15, 2012 03:29
11 yrs ago
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damsel in distress
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damsel_in_distress
one scene involved coming to the rescue of a damsel in distress.
kallar man det kvinna i nöd på svenska?
one scene involved coming to the rescue of a damsel in distress.
kallar man det kvinna i nöd på svenska?
Proposed translations
(Swedish)
| 4 +4 | jungfru i nöd |
Sven Petersson
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| 5 | (skön) dam/kvinna i nöd |
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Nov 20, 2012 06:42: Sven Petersson Created KOG entry
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jungfru i nöd
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(skön) dam/kvinna i nöd
Undvik ordet "jungfru" på svenska, det är lite för kopplat till oskuldsbegreppet. ("Damsel in distress" används dessutom också gällande äldre kvinnor.) Använd hellre "kvinna" eller "dam" och lägg ev. till "skön" före för att ge uttrycket en lite skämtsam anstrykning.
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Sven Petersson
: Please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damsel_in_distress
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| agree |
Johan Sjöbom
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