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ELMBLAD

Swedish translation: Elmblad

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English term or phrase:Elmblad
Swedish translation:Elmblad
Entered by: Mats Wiman

20:43 Oct 1, 2001
English to Swedish translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: ELMBLAD
LAST NAME
MTICH
ELMBLAD
Explanation:
You do not translate proper names (Sven's Law) but you can explain them:
Elm in English = alm in Swedish
blad in Swedish = leaf in English

It sounds and seems like a Swedish surname.
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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 19:13
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ELMBLAD


Explanation:
You do not translate proper names (Sven's Law) but you can explain them:
Elm in English = alm in Swedish
blad in Swedish = leaf in English

It sounds and seems like a Swedish surname.


    Native Swede
Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 19:13
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in pair: 3482
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nina Engberg
17 mins

agree  Hans-Bertil Karlsson (X): .. typiskt frikyrkopastor 1897 eller så
36 mins

agree  Sven Petersson
38 mins

agree  larserik: The guy who took this name, didn't have to know the English word, it's also found in Swedish dialects (e.g. Älmhult))
4 hrs

agree  Eva Palm
1 day 18 hrs
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