Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
på glid ut i prostitutionens träskmarker
English translation:
descending into the quagmire of prostitution
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Thomas Johansson
Sep 26, 2007 23:08
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In this particular context:
"René vill bli advokat men har fuskat med sitt examensbevis och upptäckts. Han är nu på glid ut i prostitutionens träskmarker."
I don't know what exactly is meant. It refers to the story in ”Älskade okände” (1994, Elskede ukendte), a novel by the Danish writer Kirsten Thorup.
I assume the general context is that he is visiting (or starting to visit or thinking about visiting?) prostitutes, not that he is prostituting himself - but that is just an assumption and frankly I don't know.
"René vill bli advokat men har fuskat med sitt examensbevis och upptäckts. Han är nu på glid ut i prostitutionens träskmarker."
I don't know what exactly is meant. It refers to the story in ”Älskade okände” (1994, Elskede ukendte), a novel by the Danish writer Kirsten Thorup.
I assume the general context is that he is visiting (or starting to visit or thinking about visiting?) prostitutes, not that he is prostituting himself - but that is just an assumption and frankly I don't know.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | (descending into the) quagmire (of prostitution) |
Sven Petersson
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| 4 | marshy (fenny) ground |
Vanja R B
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| 3 | swamps |
Eva-Marie Adams
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| 3 | gutter |
Carin Krasno (X)
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Sep 26, 2007 23:58: Thomas Johansson changed "Language pair" from "English to Swedish" to "Swedish to English"
Proposed translations
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Sven Petersson
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(descending into the) quagmire (of prostitution)
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Eva-Marie Adams
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swamps
Since it is a "icky" place to be - I would use swamps.
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gutter
From the FreeDictionary.com:
A degraded and squalid class or state of human existence.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-09-27 03:04:49 GMT)
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Ps. I agree it is hard to tell whether he is visiting or becoming a prostitute. Either case, it is hard to imagine anybody would "slip" that quickly after only cheating on an exam :)
A degraded and squalid class or state of human existence.
(see link)
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-09-27 03:04:49 GMT)
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Ps. I agree it is hard to tell whether he is visiting or becoming a prostitute. Either case, it is hard to imagine anybody would "slip" that quickly after only cheating on an exam :)
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Vanja R B
Works in field
marshy (fenny) ground
translation from Swedish - English dictionary
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