Apr 11, 2006 05:49
18 yrs ago
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Swedish term
United States
the long slow road to the perfect text
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Spanish to English
slöjd och slöjd...
Swedish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
literature
original context is a novel.
the character, a 14 year old boy, has just finished hammering in a bunch of nails into a dock he is building. Trä-Gustav is the boy's (wood-)shop teacher.
Jag tänkte på Trä-Gustav i skolan och på att det var en jävla skillnad på slöjd och slöjd.
I thought about Woodshop-Gustav from school and that there was a big (god-damn) difference between...
craftsmanship and craftsmanship?
one man's craftsmanship and another's?
hammering nails and sewing fabric?
swinging a hammer and making cabinets?
the character, a 14 year old boy, has just finished hammering in a bunch of nails into a dock he is building. Trä-Gustav is the boy's (wood-)shop teacher.
Jag tänkte på Trä-Gustav i skolan och på att det var en jävla skillnad på slöjd och slöjd.
I thought about Woodshop-Gustav from school and that there was a big (god-damn) difference between...
craftsmanship and craftsmanship?
one man's craftsmanship and another's?
hammering nails and sewing fabric?
swinging a hammer and making cabinets?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | woodwork and woodwork |
Clare Barnes
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| 3 | skill and skill |
Kathy Saranpa
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Proposed translations
+3
21 mins
Clare Barnes
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
Targeted translations, punctual delivery
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, English, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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9
Selected
woodwork and woodwork
I think in the context woodwork might be okay, at least from a UK point of view - both as a school subject and as something done outside of school. I also think you should keep the two words identical - shows that what appears to be the same thing can in fact be different.
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you clare, and kathy. still not sold on any answer... maybe something like artisan, or apprentice, master craftsman... we'll see..."
10 mins
Kathy Saranpa
Finland
Finland
Native in English
Specializes in field
Finland
Yale PhD, legal/medical spec.
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Finnish to English, German to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
skill and skill
it's not completely accurate -- slöjd would be something more like "crafts" -- but this might get it across
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