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motskrift

English translation: polemical writing (against...)

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Swedish term or phrase:motskrift
English translation:polemical writing (against...)
Entered by: Thomas Johansson

21:42 Sep 1, 2005
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Swedish term or phrase: motskrift
Om en viss novell, publicerad 1839, står det:

"Berättelsens sociala tendens, för ett fritt samliv mellan man och kvinna som två självständiga individer, var i samtidens ögon samhällsupplösande och framkallade en rad av mer eller mindre hätska motskrifter."
Thomas Johansson
Peru
Local time: 12:32
rebuttals, polemics
Explanation:
"taboo" does not fit in this situation at all. The author is clearly talking about written oppositional responses to "free love" (probably Almqvist's Det går an). That is the taboo. "Motskrifter" is plural.
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Kathy Saranpa
Finland
Local time: 20:32
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3rebuttals, polemics
Kathy Saranpa
5 +1(more or less vicious) rejoinders
asptech
5 -1taboos
Paul Larkin (X)
4contradiction
George Hopkins


Discussion entries: 1





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
taboos


Explanation:
taboos - as in something effectively outlawed in "civil" society

Paul Larkin (X)
Local time: 18:32
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Kathy Saranpa: see below
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
rebuttals, polemics


Explanation:
"taboo" does not fit in this situation at all. The author is clearly talking about written oppositional responses to "free love" (probably Almqvist's Det går an). That is the taboo. "Motskrifter" is plural.

Kathy Saranpa
Finland
Local time: 20:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  EKM: Considering the word 'hätsk' is used, 'diatribe' might work as well, but would be hard to combine with the "mer eller mindre" part,.
4 hrs
agree  Clare Barnes
8 hrs
agree  Mårten Sandberg: polemics
11 hrs
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
contradiction


Explanation:
Ref. eg, Collins.

George Hopkins
Local time: 19:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(more or less vicious) rejoinders


Explanation:
I seem to have come across this expression in a number of contexts ... Anyway, C.J.L. Almquist was indeed prone to attract this sort of thing.

asptech
Local time: 19:32
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  E2efour (X): Also "ripostes"
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