Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
invandrarbrytning
English translation:
who try to sound like foreigners
Added to glossary by
Tara Chace
Dec 31, 2007 18:40
16 yrs ago
Swedish term
United States
Reliable quality, attention to detail
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
invandrarbrytning
Swedish to English
Art/Literary
Slang
A teenager goes into a chat room and this is what they're talking about in the chat room:
Det töntigaste som finns är svennar som pratar med invandrarbrytning. Jävla mesar, träd fram!
Det töntigaste som finns är svennar som pratar med invandrarbrytning. Jävla mesar, träd fram!
Proposed translations
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| 4 | who try to sound like foreigners |
Tania McConaghy
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| 5 | nonexistent |
George Hopkins
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| 3 | a foreign accent.....speak like a foreigner |
Larry Abramson
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Proposed translations
2 days 2 hrs
Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
Pharmacist and Translator
Native in: English (Variant: Australian) 
Works in: Swedish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
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who try to sound like foreigners
as Larry STI said, the term immigrant is not a good option here
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Larry Abramson
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Use the Asian advantage (US lawyer&team)
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
a foreign accent.....speak like a foreigner
Yes, I know invancrare is an immigrant, but the term "immigrant accent" is hardly used much in English.
Note from asker:
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Peer comment(s):
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Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
: Se min kommentar till George. Det närmaste jag kan tänka mig på engelska (dock UK) är vita ungdomar som lägger sig till med jamaikanska ord.
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nonexistent
There is no such thing as an 'invandrabrytning', ie, immigrant accent.
I speak Swedish with a fairly slight English accent. I hear people around me, on the radio and tv, etc, who also speak Swedish with a foreign accent depending on their first language. The term 'invandrarbrytning' is derogative.
I speak Swedish with a fairly slight English accent. I hear people around me, on the radio and tv, etc, who also speak Swedish with a foreign accent depending on their first language. The term 'invandrarbrytning' is derogative.
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Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
: Tror inte författare menar brytning direkt, utan val av ord/dialekt. Rinkebysvenska t.ex. med ord som "keff" = "dålig".
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True, the fact that new words appear in Rinkeby and in other localities and which in time may be accepted generally as positive contributions to the Swedish language.
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Clare Barnes
: I agree with Madeline - also I think it's supposed to be derogatory in this context...
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The question is 'invandrarbrytning', not what the author may be thinking!
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