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kontinentaleuropeisk

English translation: Mainland Europe(an)

09:21 Mar 5, 2004
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
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Swedish term or phrase: kontinentaleuropeisk
Den kontinentaleuropeiska satsningen har emellertid lagts på is och istället...
Hanna Valenta
Sweden
Local time: 15:40
English translation:Mainland Europe(an)
Explanation:
Continental Europe, pan-European

I have seen all of these in English texts. Britons frequently just use "European", seeing the UK as a separate from Europe.

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Note added at 9 mins (2004-03-05 09:30:40 GMT)
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Actually, pan-European is too wide a definition as it may be perceived as including UK.
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EKM
Sweden
Local time: 15:40
Grading comment
Tack mårten- alltid en givande diskussion kring dina svar.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6Mainland Europe(an)
EKM
4 +1... in continental Europe
urbom
4below
George Hopkins


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Mainland Europe(an)


Explanation:
Continental Europe, pan-European

I have seen all of these in English texts. Britons frequently just use "European", seeing the UK as a separate from Europe.

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Note added at 9 mins (2004-03-05 09:30:40 GMT)
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Actually, pan-European is too wide a definition as it may be perceived as including UK.

EKM
Sweden
Local time: 15:40
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Tack mårten- alltid en givande diskussion kring dina svar.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Linton (X): Old English joke: "Fog in Channel - Continent isolated." But seriously, "mainland Europe" is precise and unambiguous, and I would always use that.
1 hr
  -> :-) Thank you!
agree  George Hopkins: Agree with Peter, but the Swedes and other Scandinavians also regard 'Europe' as being a bit off-side. I was once asked to translate a brochure with the title 'Ett steg närmare europa'. How could Sweden be one step closer to Europe?
1 hr
  -> Thank you. Good point! The euro-positivists in Sweden are trying very hard to instill the notion that the EU is a synonym for "Europe".
agree  Mario Marcolin: Continental Europe, but Mainland Europe when in UK
2 hrs
  -> Tack så mycket!
agree  wiita
6 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  abborre
1 day 7 hrs
  -> Thank you! :-)
agree  ohemulen: Continental Europe
3 days 12 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
... in continental Europe


Explanation:
or ...on the Continent [if it's for the British market]

urbom
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nils Andersson (X): but I believe Continenal should be captialazied, in any case
4 hrs
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1 day 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
below


Explanation:
The continent and the Continent (can) mean different things, depending on the context. Simply check a good dictionary.

George Hopkins
Local time: 15:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
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