Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
ostadiga
English translation:
shaky/unsteady
Added to glossary by
Elizabeth Lyons
Apr 1, 2006 02:58
18 yrs ago
Swedish term
United States
the long slow road to the perfect text
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Spanish to English
ostadiga
Swedish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
literature
original context a novel.
from the context, they've presumably been drinking..
Gängen, rättare sagt. Slagskämparna och deras sekonder. Å ena sidan Kanon-Berra, Atle Eriksson och ett par-tre ostadiga handbollsspelare. Å den andra...
and two or three shifty/ shady(-looking) handball players?
tottering? drunk? nervous? handball players?
not regulars/ not on the starting squad... ?
from the context, they've presumably been drinking..
Gängen, rättare sagt. Slagskämparna och deras sekonder. Å ena sidan Kanon-Berra, Atle Eriksson och ett par-tre ostadiga handbollsspelare. Å den andra...
and two or three shifty/ shady(-looking) handball players?
tottering? drunk? nervous? handball players?
not regulars/ not on the starting squad... ?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +3 | shaky/undsteady |
Elizabeth Lyons
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Proposed translations
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Elizabeth Lyons
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Scientist / Linguist
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Portuguese to English, and 2 more.
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shaky/undsteady
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Peer comment(s):
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Kathy Saranpa
: except it's spelled "unsteady"
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Thank you Kathy, of course, typo there, "unsteady" : )
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asptech
: "unsteady" is right (probably from drinking), there is no hidden meaning here
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Tack, asptech : )
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E2efour (X)
: Only a native speaker can tell us whether it does not refer to their feet! Perhaps handball players are known for being volatile!
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Thanks Barry : ) Are they? I don't know any personally ; ))
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you, elizabeth, and asptech for the extra clarification...
much appreciated..."
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