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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / sweden | | Finnish term or phrase: kaksikieliset hanskat | I found this phrase in a Finnish poem about Stockholm that I have to translate. Is it a derogatory term for Swedes or for Finno-Swedes? Or is it not an idiomatic expression and therefore it should be translated as "bilingual gloves"?
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| | English translation:bilingual helper / labourer | Explanation:
This is a wild-wild guess. 'Hanskat' is a Finnish colloquial for 'gloves'. It is derived from Swedish (swe 'handskar'), as also is another colloquial Finnish word 'hanslankari' ('helper, labourer', swe 'handläggare' = handler). So, I think that 'haskat' can in poetic-colloquial language been used in the meaning of 'helper', taking additionally into consideration that it is only human beings (as far as I know) that can be bilingual. |
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 Timo Lehtilä
Local time: 19:37
| Grading comment Thanks a lot, your answer was indeed very clear and fitting to the context. The Finnish section is very helpful :)
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2 hrs confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 bilingual helper / labourer
Explanation:
This is a wild-wild guess. 'Hanskat' is a Finnish colloquial for 'gloves'. It is derived from Swedish (swe 'handskar'), as also is another colloquial Finnish word 'hanslankari' ('helper, labourer', swe 'handläggare' = handler). So, I think that 'haskat' can in poetic-colloquial language been used in the meaning of 'helper', taking additionally into consideration that it is only human beings (as far as I know) that can be bilingual.
| Timo Lehtilä
Local time: 19:37
Native speaker of:  Finnish
PRO pts in category: 8
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| | Grading comment | Thanks a lot, your answer was indeed very clear and fitting to the context. The Finnish section is very helpful :) |
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