Feb 1, 2022 17:20
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Swedish term
rå - slang
Swedish to English
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What is rå when used as slang?
"Då hör han hur kompisen säger ”Hejdå, rå’” samtidigt som han skrattar."
"Ett par av dem går omkring bland klipporna och tigger cigaretter. Man kan höra deras ”Men åh, schyssta rå” då och då."
"Då hör han hur kompisen säger ”Hejdå, rå’” samtidigt som han skrattar."
"Ett par av dem går omkring bland klipporna och tigger cigaretter. Man kan höra deras ”Men åh, schyssta rå” då och då."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | superrelaxed version of enclitic -då - then |
Agneta Pallinder
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| 4 | allmänt positivt förstärkande (vardaglig, slang) |
Andrej Furlan
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| 4 | bro |
Deane Goltermann
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Proposed translations
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Agneta Pallinder
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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superrelaxed version of enclitic -då - then
Hejdå rå was originally hejdå då. Hejdå itself has the same enclitic då - originally it was "hej, då". The "då"/"rå" has no stress at all, just very relaxed.
Schyssta rå - also written schyssta'rå or even schyssta-rå in blogtext etc. - also derives from the enclitic "då" added to schysst - very Swedish spelling of just in the sense of fair.
Used as a general greeting, invitation to agreement etc. etc. OK, then?
Schyssta rå - also written schyssta'rå or even schyssta-rå in blogtext etc. - also derives from the enclitic "då" added to schysst - very Swedish spelling of just in the sense of fair.
Used as a general greeting, invitation to agreement etc. etc. OK, then?
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Andrej Furlan
Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia
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Native in: Croatian (Variant: standard)
Works in: Swedish to Croatian, Italian to Croatian, English to Croatian, and 2 more.
allmänt positivt förstärkande (vardaglig, slang)
For the given context "rå" does not have any meaning by itself. It only puts an accent or importance on what has been said immediately before using "rå".
As a reference, Norstedts svenska ordbok is a good one.
As a reference, Norstedts svenska ordbok is a good one.
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Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Sweden
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English
Sweden
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Native in: English , Swedish
Works in: Swedish to English
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bro
American slang -- short for 'brother.' All over the movies and military shows. It used to be black city slang, but it's all over the place now. I've also heard it occasionally in British TV programs, though haven't personally experienced it.
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Note added at 19 hrs (2022-02-02 13:18:07 GMT)
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Right, not to overanalyze slang, but to inform anyone living in Thailand who possibly has not been exposed to a lot of American slang. The use of 'bro' -- which is slurred as 'brah', 'rah,' or 'roh' (and more) when spoken in real life or in films (and not in written text) -- has many quite variable applications including where it actually matches the definitions provided here. The slang 'bro' is often used where it "does not have any meaning by itself (and) puts an accent or importance on what has been said immediately before," and "as a general greeting, invitation to agreement, etc." In the context provided by the asker, my suggested sentences would work perfectly as exact translations.
The question then arises about the actual text involved and its actual context. Less advantaged types in urban contexts or more advantaged in more ordered Swedish contexts.
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Note added at 19 hrs (2022-02-02 13:18:07 GMT)
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Right, not to overanalyze slang, but to inform anyone living in Thailand who possibly has not been exposed to a lot of American slang. The use of 'bro' -- which is slurred as 'brah', 'rah,' or 'roh' (and more) when spoken in real life or in films (and not in written text) -- has many quite variable applications including where it actually matches the definitions provided here. The slang 'bro' is often used where it "does not have any meaning by itself (and) puts an accent or importance on what has been said immediately before," and "as a general greeting, invitation to agreement, etc." In the context provided by the asker, my suggested sentences would work perfectly as exact translations.
The question then arises about the actual text involved and its actual context. Less advantaged types in urban contexts or more advantaged in more ordered Swedish contexts.
Example sentence:
Later, bro!
Your (You) cool, bro!
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