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råkat ut

English translation: been subjected to

21:18 Sep 18, 2013
Swedish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / line from a film
Swedish term or phrase: råkat ut
När hon har sökt hit, har hon nämligen råkat ut för rasistiska påhopp
Mel Willetts (X)
Sweden
Local time: 12:24
English translation:been subjected to
Explanation:
That's how I would translate the phrase in this context. You can also "råka ut för" an accident. It's basically anything negative that happens to you, but since here it's (verbal) racist attacks, I would use "been subjected to" to convey the deliberate nature of what happened to her.
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Tim Kynerd
Sweden
Local time: 12:24
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3been subjected to
Tim Kynerd
4been exposed to
Eva Petersson
4encountered
SafeTex
4suffered
Deane Goltermann


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
been subjected to


Explanation:
That's how I would translate the phrase in this context. You can also "råka ut för" an accident. It's basically anything negative that happens to you, but since here it's (verbal) racist attacks, I would use "been subjected to" to convey the deliberate nature of what happened to her.

Tim Kynerd
Sweden
Local time: 12:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mats Wiman
46 mins
agree  Helen Johnson: was subjected to
1 day 8 hrs
agree  Charlesp: This looks like the best alternative, even if it was a bit of a sticky question.
3 days 13 hrs
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
been exposed to


Explanation:
Just a way of translating the phrase.

Eva Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 12:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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3 days 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
encountered


Explanation:
I like this choice as encountered is close to met and the goes well with the idea of moving to a new place or country



SafeTex
France
Local time: 12:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Charlesp: yes, could also be.
5 hrs
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3 days 10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
suffered


Explanation:
Ok, likely too late for your work, but I'm catching up here! In this context I find a lot of news reports using this in the phrase "suffered racial slurs" or "suffered racist slurs"

Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Local time: 12:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
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