Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
förgårdsmarker
English translation:
forecourt areas
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Jan 26, 2016 21:58
8 yrs ago
Swedish term
förgårdsmarker
Swedish to English
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
name for piece of land used in architectural planning
"vackra smalhus i tegel utmed lummiga förgårdsmarker."
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | forecourt areas |
Deane Goltermann
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| 1 | farm lands |
Charlesp
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Proposed translations
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Deane Goltermann
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forecourt areas
This certainly depends on the size of these 'marker'. Are we talking acres or small lots?
Some reading seems to indicate this suggestion...
Some reading seems to indicate this suggestion...
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Charlesp
: "forecourt" - does that have something to do with courting? Or is it a place before an elevated area where the judge sits?
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;-)
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Christopher Schröder
: Rightly or wrongly, I would always associate forecourt with where you fill up at a petrol station, which is not really what you want in front of your house!
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Some words are funny that way...loose their real meaning!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Perfect. Thank you!"
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farm lands
Maybe they are talking about wonderful lush farm lands?
Or maybe it is a shady gazebo.
Or maybe it is a shady gazebo.
Discussion
http://www.skarpnack.org/forgardsmark-ar-stadens-mark/