Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
kälkpartier
English translation:
sledging parties (social event)
Added to glossary by
Charlesp
Sep 3, 2014 07:59
9 yrs ago
Swedish term
kälkpartier
Swedish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
What kind of a party is akälkparti?
Perhaps a sledging party? Is it an interesting social event?
Perhaps a sledging party? Is it an interesting social event?
Proposed translations
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| 5 +3 | sledging parties |
Sven Petersson
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| 1 | Riding coattails |
Diarmuid Kennan
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Proposed translations
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
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English
Sweden
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Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
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sledging parties
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Peer comment(s):
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LilianNekipelov
: Yes.
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Leif Ohman
: Google leaves precious little to doubt here...
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Agneta Pallinder
: SAOB also supports old use for parti meaning "sällskaplig samling, utflykt" and gives example slädparti
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Diarmuid Kennan
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Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
Riding coattails
I once took part in a night-time sledging party in Estonia. Myself and my wife had a horse-drawn sled to ourselves, complete with a hanging lantern and bell, and with a big bear-skin over our legs.
With hot punch afterwards with the rest of the party, it was definitely an interesting social event - very Doctor Zhivago. However, I have also seen it used figuratively in the sense of a "hanger-on", a political party riding on the coat-tails of another etc.
With hot punch afterwards with the rest of the party, it was definitely an interesting social event - very Doctor Zhivago. However, I have also seen it used figuratively in the sense of a "hanger-on", a political party riding on the coat-tails of another etc.
Note from asker:
| Excellent! Thanks for the detailed info, and background. |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Leif Ohman
: shows a sure grasp of some major connotations (alcohol, politics...)
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Discussion
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kälkborgare
and
http://forum.macworld.se/topic/33120-dagens-ord-kaelkborgare...
(See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sledging_(cricket))