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invandrarskap

English translation: immigrantness

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Swedish term or phrase:invandrarskap
English translation:immigrantness
Entered by: Anette Herbert

09:52 May 31, 2004
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / social ekonomi
Swedish term or phrase: invandrarskap
i samma anda som främlingskap, utanförskap, mm
Anette Herbert
Local time: 21:37
immigrantness
Explanation:
I think the best term is immigrantness, since it uses the same suffix as "otherness" (främlingskap), the quality or fact of being different according to Oxford's... Immigrantness gives a few hit on Google (see for example http://www.jcpr.org/policybriefs/vol2_num2.html) and although it is not a very common word, the google hits seem to lead to reliable sources.
Immigrantship makes me think of a boat, and the google hits also lead to several references to ships...
Selected response from:

Erika Lundgren
Local time: 22:37
Grading comment
Perfekt! Tack!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1immigrantship
ohemulen
4 +1immigrant status
George Hopkins
4immigrantness
Erika Lundgren


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
immigrantship


Explanation:
Eller kanske hellre the feeling of being an immigrant. Immigrantship kan missförstås som fartyg.


    www.polsci.ku.dk/ konference/papers/Michael%20Baunsgaard%20Schreiber.pdf
    Reference: http://immigrantship.com/exitpage/Law.php
ohemulen
France
Local time: 22:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in FinnishFinnish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Terry Arness: the status of being an immigrant
6 mins
  -> Thanks, Terry!
neutral  Peter Linton (X): An accurate translation, but I suspect this word is not yet well established in English. Several Google references are from non-English countries, and others seem to be typos for fartyg. Reluctantly, I would abandon this and go for George's suggestion.
25 mins
  -> Thanks, Lars-Peter! I have, indeed, never heard it used either.
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
immigrant status


Explanation:
I have had 'immigrant status' most of my life, but who regards himself as an 'invandrare'? It's such a vast, anonymous and diffuse designation that nobody seems to regard himself as belonging to it.
Before the latest general election, a local political party sent personal (written) invitations to all immigrants in the area to an information meeting; nobody came!

George Hopkins
Local time: 22:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Shannon: I'd much prefer this option too (just call me conservative).
31 mins
  -> Thank you.
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
immigrantness


Explanation:
I think the best term is immigrantness, since it uses the same suffix as "otherness" (främlingskap), the quality or fact of being different according to Oxford's... Immigrantness gives a few hit on Google (see for example http://www.jcpr.org/policybriefs/vol2_num2.html) and although it is not a very common word, the google hits seem to lead to reliable sources.
Immigrantship makes me think of a boat, and the google hits also lead to several references to ships...

Erika Lundgren
Local time: 22:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Perfekt! Tack!
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