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köksväxtrundan

English translation: strolling around looking at the poted herbs

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Swedish term or phrase:köksväxtrundan
English translation:strolling around looking at the poted herbs
Entered by: Charlesp

19:18 Mar 29, 2005
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Botany
Swedish term or phrase: köksväxtrundan
strolling around and looking at the köksväxtrundan
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 17:59
strolling around looking at the potherbs
Explanation:
"Rundan" in itself has the inherent meaning of being a course which you walk (or sometimes run) around, cf. tipsrunda (quiz walk), the TV show "Antikrundan" where the host strolls around an exhibition hall with antiques and interviews people about what they have on display.

So you dont really "look at" rundan, you walk it, while looking at the herbs along the way. "Köksväxter" are plants and herbs for cooking purposes.
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EKM
Sweden
Local time: 17:59
Grading comment
so what then would strolling around looking at the potheads be?
(no, don't answer that!)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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2 +1strolling around looking at the potherbs
EKM


  

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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
köksväxtrundan
strolling around looking at the potherbs


Explanation:
"Rundan" in itself has the inherent meaning of being a course which you walk (or sometimes run) around, cf. tipsrunda (quiz walk), the TV show "Antikrundan" where the host strolls around an exhibition hall with antiques and interviews people about what they have on display.

So you dont really "look at" rundan, you walk it, while looking at the herbs along the way. "Köksväxter" are plants and herbs for cooking purposes.

EKM
Sweden
Local time: 17:59
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
so what then would strolling around looking at the potheads be?
(no, don't answer that!)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Görel Bylund: I agree with the explanation, but du you really regard cabbage heads or carrots as potherbs?
9 hrs
  -> No - by no means. :-) As the confidence meter indicates this is more an explanation for Charles to be able to judge what is more fitting, not a perfect translation.
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