This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. Swedish to English
  3. Sports / Fitness / Recreation

Spela Lek och Lär

English translation: Play Football and Learn the Ropes by Playing; Play the game, learn by playing

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Swedish term or phrase:Spela Lek och Lär
English translation:Play Football and Learn the Ropes by Playing; Play the game, learn by playing
Entered by: Charlesp

10:06 Dec 29, 2013
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Swedish term or phrase: Spela Lek och Lär
"Fotbollens Spela Lek och Lär" is a phrase in Swedish football.

It is of course clear what it means, but the problem is that a direct translation into English doesn't work too well.

One certainly can't say "Play Play and Learn" - well one could, but is results in a very different meaning - so I am looking for suggestions of how to translate Spela and Lek, so that they aren't translated to the same word in English, "Play."

"(FSLL) beskriver vad all barn- och ungdomsverksamhet ska stå för och leda till och ska ses som inriktning för barn- och ungdomsfotbollen."
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 04:38
(AE & BE) Play the Ball and Learn the Ropes
Explanation:
Preferably not the negative connotations of gamesmanship, one-upmanship or grandstanding for the first part.

Learn the ropes assuredly works in AmE/CanE.
Selected response from:

Adrian MM. (X)
Local time: 04:38
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4(AE & BE) Play the Ball and Learn the Ropes
Adrian MM. (X)
3Play the game, learn by playing
Deane Goltermann
3Play the game and learn
rajagopalan sampatkumar
3Practice, play and learn
Leif Ohman


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Play the game, learn by playing


Explanation:
Here's an idea!

This could go with either clause first, or there are other combinations.

And, for some reading...


    Reference: http://www.childrensfootballalliance.com/category/interviews...
    Reference: http://www.thecoachdiary.com/coachtalk-mark-rodricks/
Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Local time: 04:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 32
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Play the game and learn


Explanation:
Lek can be translated into play and/or game.
I presume the context is 'Fotbollens Spela Lek och Lär'(FSLL) - pdf file and DVD published by Svenska Footballförlaget.

I think 'Play the game and learn' will be a suitable translation.

rajagopalan sampatkumar
Switzerland
Local time: 04:38
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 2
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(AE & BE) Play the Ball and Learn the Ropes


Explanation:
Preferably not the negative connotations of gamesmanship, one-upmanship or grandstanding for the first part.

Learn the ropes assuredly works in AmE/CanE.

Example sentence(s):
  • www.thefreedictionary.com/gamesmanship‎

    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/learn+the+ropes
Adrian MM. (X)
Local time: 04:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Practice, play and learn


Explanation:
The examples show how you can go the other way, starting with a phrase in English that someone translated into the Swedish phrase.

Example sentence(s):
  • Spela, lek och lär med Robert Wells
  • Practice, Play, Collect Trophies, Diplomas and win exclusive Prices.

    Reference: http://www.litteraturmagazinet.se/robert-wells/spela-lek-och...
    Reference: http://www.kingofpiano.com/en/
Leif Ohman
United States
Local time: 19:38
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search