Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
klassresenär
English translation:
socially mobile person
Added to glossary by
Sven Petersson
Oct 27, 2014 00:48
9 yrs ago
Swedish term
United States
the long slow road to the perfect text
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Spanish to English
klassresenär
Swedish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Sample sentence for context:
'Han är ett levande exempel på en klassresenär.'
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'Han är ett levande exempel på en klassresenär.'
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Proposed translations
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| 5 +1 | socially mobile person |
Sven Petersson
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| 4 +3 | upwardly mobile/socially upwardly mobile |
Deane Goltermann
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| 5 | rags to riches |
Hulya A
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Change log
Nov 1, 2014 09:17: Sven Petersson Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
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English
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish , English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
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socially mobile person
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rags to riches
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Note added at 6 hrs (2014-10-27 06:58:09 GMT)
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I would use the term go from rags to riches if this is about a person who went from poverty to wealth.
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Note added at 6 hrs (2014-10-27 06:58:09 GMT)
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I would use the term go from rags to riches if this is about a person who went from poverty to wealth.
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Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
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English
Sweden
Easy reading - Good writing
Native in: English , Swedish
Works in: Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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upwardly mobile/socially upwardly mobile
The term here refers to the person -- someone who is upwardly mobile, or also, 'socially' upwardly mobile. But everyone will understand without the 'social' bit. Your sentence might be better said as "he is an example of upward mobility'.
'Rags to riches' may fit, but is suited best to the most extreme form of upward mobility -- from poverty to wealth, as opposed to, say, the working class child getting an education to become a middle-class white collar manager. Or the middle-class teacher's kid working to be independently wealthy. Depends on your context.
'Rags to riches' may fit, but is suited best to the most extreme form of upward mobility -- from poverty to wealth, as opposed to, say, the working class child getting an education to become a middle-class white collar manager. Or the middle-class teacher's kid working to be independently wealthy. Depends on your context.
Peer comment(s):
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Donald Jacobson
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Thanks, Donald!
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Michelle Marshall
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Thanks, Michelle!
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Christopher Schröder
: or social climber
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Thanks, Chris! 'Climber' to get a negative connotation, eh?
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