Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
blattarna
English translation:
the foreigners (derogatory)
Added to glossary by
Anna Herbst
May 19, 2010 08:14
14 yrs ago
Swedish term
blattarna
Swedish to English
Other
Slang
Book review
När han lyssnar på kompisens snack om att allt är blattarnas fel hamnar han i en ordentlig knipa.
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +2 | the foreigners | Anna Herbst |
5 | the ragheads or rag heads | amgt |
4 | Pakis | urbom |
References
Blatte | Viachaslau |
Change log
Jun 2, 2010 04:20: Anna Herbst Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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22 mins
Selected
the foreigners
The meaning of the word is derogatory for migrants with dark hair and skin living in Sweden.
According to wiktionary blatte is "now widely accepted as a term for people living in an Northern European country that are not of (Northern/Central) European descent."
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Note added at 33 mins (2010-05-19 08:48:42 GMT)
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Any derogatory commonly used term in your target language variant will of course be better still - in Australia I would suggest "the wogs" but there would be other colloquialisms for the UK and the US.
According to wiktionary blatte is "now widely accepted as a term for people living in an Northern European country that are not of (Northern/Central) European descent."
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Note added at 33 mins (2010-05-19 08:48:42 GMT)
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Any derogatory commonly used term in your target language variant will of course be better still - in Australia I would suggest "the wogs" but there would be other colloquialisms for the UK and the US.
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
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Viachaslau
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Tack Viachaslau!
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Christopher Schröder
: or immigrants perhaps, though a more specific pejorative term might be appropriate in the context
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Thanks Chris - I deliberately didn't enter a pejorative term as they tend to differ from country to country.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Pakis
If your target language is British English -- this term is not used pejoratively in the US.
It is used by British racists as a catch-all terms for people with a South Asian background (not just from Pakistan).
It is used by British racists as a catch-all terms for people with a South Asian background (not just from Pakistan).
1 day 4 hrs
the ragheads or rag heads
n. An offensive term for Muslims, Arabs, or all Middle-Easterners, referring to the turbans that some wear.
See also sand nigger
This is the American version
See also sand nigger
This is the American version
Reference comments
24 mins
Reference:
Blatte
Swedish word/slang for an individual who's an Arab. A blatte is usually annoying, somewhat chavvy and fail to properly speak the Swedish language. A blatte is not a 'nigga' as some people choose to call them. They usually have tendencies on being violent whilst hanging out with their blatte friends, although when they're on their own they're professional suck ups.
Helvete, inte den där blatten igen! Enkelbiljett till Turkiet, någon?
Swedish term for NOT just Arabs, but anyone who isnt of Western European descent, could be anything from Eastern European to African to Middle Eastern. Blatte can also be a culture, in this case anyone can be a Blatte. Blattecultur is much like African American Street Culture, they speak in slang, (such as Sho Bre, meaning Sup Bro) listen to Hip Hop, eat Kebabs and annoy others. Some live in Ghettos such as Bergsjön, others are rich and educated. They are the African Americans and Hispanic Americans of Scandinavia.
Helvete, inte den där blatten igen! Enkelbiljett till Turkiet, någon?
Swedish term for NOT just Arabs, but anyone who isnt of Western European descent, could be anything from Eastern European to African to Middle Eastern. Blatte can also be a culture, in this case anyone can be a Blatte. Blattecultur is much like African American Street Culture, they speak in slang, (such as Sho Bre, meaning Sup Bro) listen to Hip Hop, eat Kebabs and annoy others. Some live in Ghettos such as Bergsjön, others are rich and educated. They are the African Americans and Hispanic Americans of Scandinavia.
Discussion
Hope, my passage does not sound vague.
Oh - and 25 years ago the pejorative was "svartskalle" which obviously could not be translated into "blackhead"...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_slur