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the plague of the 21st century


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English term or phrase:the plague of the 21st century
Swedish translation:tjugohundratalets farsot / 2000-talets farsot
Entered by: Elena_S15
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16:55 Jan 7, 2005
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English term or phrase: the plague of the 21st century
Today, "the plague of the 21st century" is not AIDS. It is osteoporosis.
Elena_S15


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4 +42000-talets farsot
Monica Berntsson
4 +1tjugohundratalets farsotReino Havbrandt


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
2000-talets farsot


Explanation:
Idag är "2000-talets farsot" inte AIDS. Det är osteoporos/benskörhet.

Monica Berntsson
Local time: 14:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

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agree  Sven Petersson: Mbekispeak?
28 mins
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agree  Gorel Bylund: Ursäkta förvirringen, Elena och Monica, jag håller med Monicas förslag - men undrar - could Sven please explain his suggestion?
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agree  uffe: Javisst
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agree  Veronica H? onClick=: absolut
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1 day15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tjugohundratalets farsot


Explanation:
Det har visat sig att tjugohundratalets farsot intä er AIDS. Det är osteoporosis.
PS: Tvåtusentalet och tjugohundratalet är inte samma sak. Se ref 1.


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Reino Havbrandt
Sweden
Local time: 14:50
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 15

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agree  Mats Borgström: Håller med om nyansskillnaden - rätt ska vara rätt!
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