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gladt till mötes

English translation: We are therefore looking forward to the future

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Swedish term or phrase:gladt till mötes
English translation:We are therefore looking forward to the future
Entered by: Erik Brinkhof

10:52 Aug 23, 2012
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Swedish term or phrase: gladt till mötes
"Affärsställningen var för en månad sedan mycket dålig öfver hela landet, men har nu börjat att blifva bättre. Vi se derför framtiden gladt till mötes."

This is from an emigrant letter from 1893. I have found a few online references pertaining to roughly the same period, although no suitable translation.

I welcome your thoughts!
Richard Green
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:03
We are therefore looking forward to the future
Explanation:
Seems to me this has a similar positive tone

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Note added at 32 mins (2012-08-23 11:25:39 GMT)
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Just now I see that Leif suggests this as an alternative. I prefer "looking forward".
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Erik Brinkhof
Vietnam
Local time: 22:03
Grading comment
All were good contributions, but this best suits the tone of the text.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1We look to the future with confidence.
Linnéa Holmén
3 +1We envisage a happy future
Leif Henriksen
3 +1We are therefore looking forward to the future
Erik Brinkhof
3We are confident in the short term future
SafeTex


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Vi se derför framtiden gladt till mötes
We envisage a happy future


Explanation:
Att se till mötes = envisage

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Note added at 5 mins (2012-08-23 10:58:46 GMT)
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Of course, we should also cater for the 'derför'. Maybe by starting with 'Thus, "

And my choice of 'happy' can certainly be varied with other, maybe more suitable adjectives. My main point is to introduce 'envisage' for this context.

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Note added at 11 mins (2012-08-23 11:04:20 GMT)
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Other constructions, including 'await' or 'look forward to', may also be thinkable for 'se till mötes', but I would still prefer 'envisage' in this particular context.

Leif Henriksen
Norway
Local time: 17:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in Norwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Bokmal)
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Leif. I hadn't heard of 'se till mötes' before, so that's a real help!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  asptech: Your sentence is correct, but the original is not (man "går till mötes", inte "ser till mötes"). But who would want to rain on this happy person's parade?
7 hrs
  -> Thank you for your comment, asp. I will make an entry in Discussions to put the 'ser till mötes' in perspective.
neutral  SafeTex: to close for me to 'and they lived happily ever after'
13 hrs
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
We are therefore looking forward to the future


Explanation:
Seems to me this has a similar positive tone

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Note added at 32 mins (2012-08-23 11:25:39 GMT)
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Just now I see that Leif suggests this as an alternative. I prefer "looking forward".

Erik Brinkhof
Vietnam
Local time: 22:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
All were good contributions, but this best suits the tone of the text.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christopher Schröder: or we are positive about the future, should be går till mötes, Leif's envisage is wrong IMO
2 hrs
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
We are confident in the short term future


Explanation:
some might say I have over interpreted here but last month business was bad and now it is good. I don't think we are takling long term previsions here

SafeTex
France
Local time: 17:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
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1 day 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
We look to the future with confidence.


Explanation:
Is another way of saying it. Or "We look cheerfully to the future".

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Note added at 1 day10 hrs (2012-08-24 20:54:45 GMT)
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Of course, "derför" should be included; Therefore, we look to the future with confidence.

Linnéa Holmén
Local time: 17:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  annaswenglish
37 days
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