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soulless indulgence

Swedish translation: själlös eftergivenhet, släpphänthet

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English term or phrase:soulless indulgence
Swedish translation:själlös eftergivenhet, släpphänthet

20:15 Mar 9, 2002
English to Swedish translations [Non-PRO]
History / History
English term or phrase: soulless indulgence
Souless indulgence
, on top of a loss of confidence, had taken deep root, and this frightened loyalists most of all.
Lars
andefattig eftergivenhet
Explanation:
indulgence [ɪnˈdʌldʒ(ə)ns] s
1 överseende, mildhet, skonsamhet; Declaration of Indulgence hist. indulgensförklaring, proklamation om religionsfrihet
2 eftergivenhet, efterlåtenhet; släpphänthet, flathet
3 tillfredsställande ⁅of av⁆; hängivet uppgående ⁅in i⁆, hängivet utövande ⁅in av⁆; njutning[ar], nöje[n]; lyx; his only indulgences hans enda nöjen, det enda (den enda lyx) han unnar (tillåter) sig
4 särskild gunst, ynnest, förmån
5 kyrkl. avlat; pl. indulgences avlatsbrev
6 hand. betalningsanstånd

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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 14:12
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Tack för den snabba hjälpen !
Frasen jag inte riktigt förstod finns i Stephen Kotkins utmärkta bok om Sovietunionens kollaps "Armageddon averted".
Utgiven av Oxford university press. Isbn nr:0192802453
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4 +1andefattig eftergivenhet
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andefattig eftergivenhet


Explanation:
indulgence [ɪnˈdʌldʒ(ə)ns] s
1 överseende, mildhet, skonsamhet; Declaration of Indulgence hist. indulgensförklaring, proklamation om religionsfrihet
2 eftergivenhet, efterlåtenhet; släpphänthet, flathet
3 tillfredsställande ⁅of av⁆; hängivet uppgående ⁅in i⁆, hängivet utövande ⁅in av⁆; njutning[ar], nöje[n]; lyx; his only indulgences hans enda nöjen, det enda (den enda lyx) han unnar (tillåter) sig
4 särskild gunst, ynnest, förmån
5 kyrkl. avlat; pl. indulgences avlatsbrev
6 hand. betalningsanstånd




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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 14:12
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Grading comment
Tack för den snabba hjälpen !
Frasen jag inte riktigt förstod finns i Stephen Kotkins utmärkta bok om Sovietunionens kollaps "Armageddon averted".
Utgiven av Oxford university press. Isbn nr:0192802453

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agree  Hans-Bertil Karlsson (X): eller släpphänthet kanske ??
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