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frimicklarna

English translation: Derogative for members of Free Church.

19:00 May 24, 2006
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / literature
Swedish term or phrase: frimicklarna
"Dom jävla frimicklarna vill inte ha mig där och dom kan inte skilja en rockad från ett..."
lo nathamundi
United States
Local time: 07:05
English translation:Derogative for members of Free Church.
Explanation:
:o)

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-05-24 20:45:26 GMT)
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You could possibly use "heretics".
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 16:05
Grading comment
thank you sven petersson, again... very precise, thanks also mats arvendal for the tip about mickel... thank you mårten for your description about evangelicals/ charismatics... at least that's what we call them...
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2Derogative for members of Free Church.
Sven Petersson
3 -1nonconformists
Madeleine Kamlin
2happy clappies
EKM


  

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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Derogative for members of Free Church.


Explanation:
:o)

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-05-24 20:45:26 GMT)
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You could possibly use "heretics".

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 16:05
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
thank you sven petersson, again... very precise, thanks also mats arvendal for the tip about mickel... thank you mårten for your description about evangelicals/ charismatics... at least that's what we call them...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eva-Marie Adams
5 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  arvendal: By the way, the part "mickel" is a Swedish word for fox.
19 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
nonconformists


Explanation:
Another suggestion... :)

Madeleine Kamlin
Sweden
Local time: 16:05
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Sven Petersson: Not sufficiently specific.
7 hrs
  -> You're right, I was referring to a more general term.
neutral  EKM: Correct, only this expression is not derogatory.
11 hrs
  -> Precisely what I meant. Sorry for being vague!
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
happy clappies


Explanation:
Just to suggest a derogatory term for members of churches with spontaneous worship characterized by singing - like most Swedish non-conformist churches.

Not sure how established this term is in US English though.

EKM
Sweden
Local time: 16:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
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