världens ballaste

English translation: the world's coolest...

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Swedish term or phrase:världens ballaste
English translation:the world's coolest...
Entered by: Tara Chace

17:28 Jan 8, 2008
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang
Swedish term or phrase: världens ballaste
In a young adult novel, three fifteen year old girls are sitting in a café. Frida just stood up to a fourth girl, Vanja. I'm looking for a hip, slangy North American translation:

"Therese och Lise har talat om för Frida minst tjugo gånger hur cool hon är, ja till och med Therese tycker att Frida är världens ballaste som vågar ge Vanja på käften. Frida säger ingenting. Hon mår illa och är livrädd varje gång dörren till kaféet öppnas. Tänk om det är Vanja."
Tara Chace
United States
Local time: 03:29
the world's coolest...
Explanation:
it is slang for sure - "ballaste". The slang for just cool is 'ball'. Have used it many times myself as a youngster :-).
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Shaziya (X)
India
Local time: 15:59
Grading comment
Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2the world's coolest...
Shaziya (X)
4 -1the coolest
Eva-Marie Adams
4 -1the shit
Tim Kynerd


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the world's coolest...


Explanation:
it is slang for sure - "ballaste". The slang for just cool is 'ball'. Have used it many times myself as a youngster :-).

Shaziya (X)
India
Local time: 15:59
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Glenn Fallhorn
12 mins

agree  Hugh Curtis
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
the coolest


Explanation:
I would just use the sure and true "coolest"

Eva-Marie Adams
Local time: 03:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Shaziya (X): "världen's" had to be translated too :-)
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
the shit


Explanation:
Ugly, I know, but... "even Therese thinks Frida is the shit..." is, I think, reasonably current slang. Someone else may well have a better (or just nicer!) suggestion.


Tim Kynerd
Sweden
Local time: 11:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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Asker: Thanks!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Shaziya (X): doesn't go with the remaining sentence...
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