Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
mudslinging
Swedish translation:
smutskastning
Nov 27, 2008 20:54
15 yrs ago
English term
mudslinging
GBK
English to Swedish
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
Definition from
The Washington Post:
A personal attack made by one candidate or campaign against another.
Example sentences:
Mudslinging goes wrong when it is used indiscriminately and becomes noise that few listen to and most condemn. (Mudslinging)
This year hasn't seen that level of mudslinging, but the tone of the race is undeniably more negative than in the states that came earlier on the calendar. (CBS News)
Enough political mudslinging can lead to a candidate dropping out of the race, especially if his or her family is being viciously attacked. Political mudslinging can become so ugly that is can cause a potential nominee to lose favor with his or her political party. (WiseGEEK)
Proposed translations
(Swedish)
| 5 +3 | smutskastning |
Perry Svensson
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Change log
Nov 27, 2008 19:59: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Nov 27, 2008 20:54: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Nov 30, 2008 20:54: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Completion"
Proposed translations
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3 hrs
Perry Svensson
Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan
Marketing, business comm., Taiwan, China
Native in: Swedish (Variants: Rikssvenska, Stockholm) 
Works in: English to Swedish, Chinese to Swedish, Swedish
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
smutskastning
Definition from
own experience or research:
Smutskastning syftar åt att ställa en motståndare i dålig dager.
Example sentences:
Barack Obama undvek lockelsen att smutskasta sin motståndare. Kan inte lägga in länken i länkfältet: http://di.se/Nyheter/?page=/Avdelningar/Artikel.aspx%3FMobious%3DY%26ArticleID%3D2008%255C11%255C05%255C309796%26SectionID%3DEttan%26menusection%3DStartsidan%3BHuvudnyheter (Dagens Industri)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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