Happy Holidays

Finnish translation: Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta

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English term or phrase:Happy Holidays
Finnish translation:Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta
Entered by: Riikka Eriksson-Schulz

15:07 Oct 27, 2004
English to Finnish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Happy Holidays
Hyvää Joulua ja Rauhallista Uutta Vuotta

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jmleger
Local time: 17:48
Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta!
Explanation:
The suggestion isn't actually wrong, but mine is more idiomatic. You might wish "Rauhallista joulua", but not "Rauhallista uutta vuotta".
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Riikka Eriksson-Schulz
Germany
Local time: 00:48
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5 +3Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta!
Riikka Eriksson-Schulz


  

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happy holidays
Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta!


Explanation:
The suggestion isn't actually wrong, but mine is more idiomatic. You might wish "Rauhallista joulua", but not "Rauhallista uutta vuotta".

Riikka Eriksson-Schulz
Germany
Local time: 00:48
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Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks!

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agree  Desmond O'Rourke
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agree  Sakri: agree
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