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invandrarbrytning

English translation: who try to sound like foreigners


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Swedish term or phrase:invandrarbrytning
English translation:who try to sound like foreigners
Entered by: Tara Chace
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18:40 Dec 31, 2007
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang
Swedish term or phrase: invandrarbrytning
A teenager goes into a chat room and this is what they're talking about in the chat room:

Det töntigaste som finns är svennar som pratar med invandrarbrytning. Jävla mesar, träd fram!
Tara Chace
United States
Local time: 20:19
who try to sound like foreigners
Explanation:
as Larry STI said, the term immigrant is not a good option here
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Tania Samuelsson
Sweden
Local time: 05:19
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5nonexistentGeorge Hopkins
4who try to sound like foreigners
Tania Samuelsson
3a foreign accent.....speak like a foreignerLarry Abramson


  

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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a foreign accent.....speak like a foreigner


Explanation:
Yes, I know invancrare is an immigrant, but the term "immigrant accent" is hardly used much in English.

Larry Abramson
Local time: 23:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Madeleine MacRae Klintebo: Se min kommentar till George. Det närmaste jag kan tänka mig på engelska (dock UK) är vita ungdomar som lägger sig till med jamaikanska ord.
17 hrs
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
nonexistent


Explanation:
There is no such thing as an 'invandrabrytning', ie, immigrant accent.
I speak Swedish with a fairly slight English accent. I hear people around me, on the radio and tv, etc, who also speak Swedish with a foreign accent depending on their first language. The term 'invandrarbrytning' is derogative.

George Hopkins
Local time: 05:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Madeleine MacRae Klintebo: Tror inte författare menar brytning direkt, utan val av ord/dialekt. Rinkebysvenska t.ex. med ord som "keff" = "dålig".
51 mins
  -> True, the fact that new words appear in Rinkeby and in other localities and which in time may be accepted generally as positive contributions to the Swedish language.
neutral  Clare Barnes: I agree with Madeline - also I think it's supposed to be derogatory in this context...
1 hr
  -> The question is 'invandrarbrytning', not what the author may be thinking!
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2 days2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
who try to sound like foreigners


Explanation:
as Larry STI said, the term immigrant is not a good option here

Tania Samuelsson
Sweden
Local time: 05:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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