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kryton

English translation: cryptograms/cryptographs

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Swedish term or phrase:krypton
English translation:cryptograms/cryptographs
Entered by: Anna Herbst

20:32 Jun 13, 2013
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Swedish term or phrase: kryton
Referring to classified/secret documents in government/diplomacy/intelligence circles. I had thought to translate it as "kryptonite" - a rather different substance, but descriptive of the seriousness of the document and leaving it lying around. However, it's a little abstract. Would an adjectival noun like "classifieds" do it? Or do I just say "top secret documents"?

"Säkerhetsvakterna som patrullerade våningarna på kvällarna kontrollerade alltid om det låg krypton framme i tjänsterummen. Den som glömt att låsa in sekretessklassat material fick en varning i form av en ilsket röd lapp som låg och väntade på stolen morgonen därpå."
Ian Giles
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:10
cryptograms/cryptographs
Explanation:
Plural of krypto
Greek for hidden
Has to do with secret military business - ciphers used to encrypt/decrypt messages or cryptographs/cryptograms.
In this case I would assume they mean encrypted messages or cryptograms left out at the end of the day.
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Anna Herbst
Australia
Local time: 07:10
Grading comment
Not quite there (sorry I couldn't give more context) - it was a horrid use of a somewhat abstract word. Found the references useful in unpicking this though.
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4 +1cryptograms/cryptographs
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krypton
cryptograms/cryptographs


Explanation:
Plural of krypto
Greek for hidden
Has to do with secret military business - ciphers used to encrypt/decrypt messages or cryptographs/cryptograms.
In this case I would assume they mean encrypted messages or cryptograms left out at the end of the day.


    Reference: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krypto
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptogram
Anna Herbst
Australia
Local time: 07:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 37
Grading comment
Not quite there (sorry I couldn't give more context) - it was a horrid use of a somewhat abstract word. Found the references useful in unpicking this though.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Deane Goltermann: Agree here, the Swe reads like 'the cryptos' (in the morning light), which is what Anna has captured, I think.
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Deane!
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