Feb 4, 2011 15:42
13 yrs ago
Swedish term
krigsvägrare
Swedish to English
Law/Patents
Medical: Health Care
Med krigsvägrare avses en utlänning som har övergett en
krigsskådeplats eller som har flytt från sitt hemland
krigsskådeplats eller som har flytt från sitt hemland
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +2 | war resistor/war resister | trsk2000 (X) |
4 +3 | consciencious objector | Paul Lambert |
2 | draft evader | Malberg |
References
Useful definitions | Cynthia Coan |
Proposed translations
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1 hr
Selected
war resistor/war resister
Both spellings match just over 9000 entries in Google. I personally this fits the context well, and is used in the article below.
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-02-04 16:50:43 GMT)
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**sorry, I personally FEEL this fits the context well....
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-02-04 16:50:43 GMT)
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**sorry, I personally FEEL this fits the context well....
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Åsa Schoening
: See my contribution to the discussion.
33 mins
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thank you Åsa
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agree |
Imanol
1 day 16 hrs
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thank you Imanol
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "very good"
+3
11 mins
consciencious objector
I see. Yes, I think you mean this.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Christopher Schröder
: conscientious
2 mins
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Thank you - especially for the spelling correction.
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agree |
Sven Petersson
: conscientious objector
5 mins
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agree |
lena helson
1 hr
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47 mins
Reference comments
1 hr
Reference:
Useful definitions
Conscientious objector definition:
"one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience" (http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=conscientious o...
War resister definition:
"Person who resists war. The term can mean several things: resisting participation in all war, or a specific war, either before or after enlisting in, being inducted into, or being conscripted into a military force." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_resister)
Draft doger definition:
"Term [referring] to a person who avoids ("dodges") the conscription policies of the nation in which he or she is a citizen or resident by leaving the country or going into hiding. Avoidances involving nonviolence or conscientious objectorships are sometimes referred to as draft evasion or draft resistance." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft_evader)
"one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience" (http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=conscientious o...
War resister definition:
"Person who resists war. The term can mean several things: resisting participation in all war, or a specific war, either before or after enlisting in, being inducted into, or being conscripted into a military force." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_resister)
Draft doger definition:
"Term [referring] to a person who avoids ("dodges") the conscription policies of the nation in which he or she is a citizen or resident by leaving the country or going into hiding. Avoidances involving nonviolence or conscientious objectorships are sometimes referred to as draft evasion or draft resistance." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft_evader)
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