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English translation: (mildly derogatory word for) native Swedes

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Swedish term or phrase:	svennar
English translation:	(mildly derogatory word for) native Swedes
Entered by:	Tara Chace

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04:54 Dec 31, 2007

Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang

Swedish term or phrase: svennar

A teenager goes into a chat room and this is what is going on in the chat room:

"Det töntigaste som finns är svennar som pratar med invandrarbrytning. Jävla mesar, träd fram!"

Tara Chace KudoZ activity Questions: 172 (none open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 166 United States
Local time: 20:19

(mildly derogatory word for) native Swedes

Explanation:
Not always and not necessarily derogatory, but most of the time - can be used for comic effect or to score political points as well.

Not at all sure how I would translate this into another language.

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EKM
Local time: 05:19

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