Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 8, 2004 12:58
22 yrs ago
Swedish term
uppsnappa
Där gjorde Europas furstar sitt bästa för att muta posttjänstemännen för att kunna tjuvläsa eller, som det hette, uppsnappa, breven.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | intercept |
ojinaga
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| 3 +1 | purloin, snaffle, pilfer |
Peter Linton (X)
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Proposed translations
+2
20 mins
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+1
21 mins
purloin, snaffle, pilfer
A few suggestions. 'Purloin' has perhaps the best period flavour.

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