Sep 16, 2013 10:36
10 yrs ago
Swedish term

vital

Swedish to English Other Cinema, Film, TV, Drama translation of subtitle
Han led fruktansvärt fysiskt. Oerhört. En ung, stark, vital man - som kröp ihop till ett kolli, ett förtorkat kolli.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +3 vital
4 +1 vigorous
Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (2): Madeleine MacRae Klintebo, Anna Herbst

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Discussion

Deane Goltermann Sep 16, 2013:
Can't choose here, both answers work fine!

Proposed translations

+3
3 mins
Selected

vital

in this context you can use the EN word vital
Example sentence:

Craig is still a strong, vital man, but Irene's memory is becoming an on-and-off thing.

Football move leaves vital young man quadriplegic ...

Note from asker:
oh dear, again how silly of me! In English I only ever know vital to mean of vital importance for example, attributed to a thing. Did not realise it could be used to describe a person!
Peer comment(s):

agree George Hopkins
12 mins
Thanks!
agree Sven Petersson
3 hrs
Thanks!
agree Anna Herbst
1 day 3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
38 mins

vigorous

Another suggestion.

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/vigorous

1. endowed with bodily or mental strength or vitality; robust
Peer comment(s):

agree Eva Petersson
52 mins
thank you!
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