Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
ödebygd (in the sense of glesbygd)
English translation:
sparsely populated area (in this context)
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Thomas Johansson
Sep 2, 2005 09:23
18 yrs ago
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ödebygd
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In the description of a detective story:
"det bestialiska dubbelmord som begås i en norrländsk ödebygd utgör kulmen på de motsättningar som finns mellan infödda och utsocknes etc."
"det bestialiska dubbelmord som begås i en norrländsk ödebygd utgör kulmen på de motsättningar som finns mellan infödda och utsocknes etc."
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Swedish term (edited):
�debygd
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sparsely populated area
In the context stated.
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: I wouldn't expect to read this in the blurb of a novel although glesbygd is probably the meaning
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Thank you Barry, but one does not always get what one expects .
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks! I think this captures the intended meaning very well and it fits with the context."
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Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Sweden
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Swedish term (edited):
�debygd
remote area of xxx
if the place is small you called call it a village or settlement (even smaller)
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E2efour (X)
: I like this or "desolate/out-of-the-way". It can't mean uninhabited literally because of infödda and utsocknes.
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Tack så mycket!
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Heikki Särkkä
: Stylistically, I would go for backwoods. I think sparsely populated
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Swedish term (edited):
�debygd
disused land of XXXX
According to: http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller
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E2efour (X)
: "disused land" is a specific site used for (re)development
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As well as a remote place- thank you anyway for your comment
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Christine Andersen
Denmark
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Denmark
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Swedish term (edited):
�debygd
way out in the country
Skribent suggests an uninhabited (deserted) area
off the beaten track
In this context something literary or mysterious-sounding would probably fit quite well.
('The back of the cover will tell you the plot' - but it should make you want to read the book too.)
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Note added at 24 mins (2005-09-02 09:47:38 GMT)
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'A remote village' might fit too, to keep things reasonably short!
off the beaten track
In this context something literary or mysterious-sounding would probably fit quite well.
('The back of the cover will tell you the plot' - but it should make you want to read the book too.)
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Note added at 24 mins (2005-09-02 09:47:38 GMT)
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'A remote village' might fit too, to keep things reasonably short!
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Thierry Jamez
Belgium
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Swedish term (edited):
�debygd
uninhabited area
"öde" means "empty, not habited" and therefor, the answer could also be "desert area"
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Lars Jelking
Israel
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Israel
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Swedish term (edited):
�debygd
wasteland
Ett område är ju egentligen inte 'öde' om det är 'byggt' på det. Jag tror inte det finns någon deirekt översättning för det ordet.
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Clare Barnes
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Swedish term (edited):
�debygd
back country (village)
Aus/NZ English really, meaning land that's remote from towns/settled areas. I think its meaning is internationally understood and you could add village afterwards, if that's where the murders took place.
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Lars Jelking
: Don't forget the Aussie 'outback'.
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I know, but i think that's too Aussie. Back country could really be anywhere - outback is def. Australia.
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E2efour (X)
: Surely not intelligible in the UK. The US backwoods or boondocks would be better understood,
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I'm from the UK, so I have to disagree with you on that point!!
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