Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

mytomspunna (omgivningar)

English translation:

fabled (surroundings)

Added to glossary by Thomas Johansson
Jan 27, 2009 00:13
15 yrs ago
Swedish term

mytomspunna (omgivningar)

Swedish to English Other Other
"...han mottog erbjudandet att tjänstgöra som fransk informator i en tysk adelsfamilj i Rhenlandet. Året i Tyskland blev en förlängning och fördjupning av hans belgiska äventyr. De mytomspunna omgivningarna och den bitterljuva förälskelsen i familjens engelska guvernant, den reserverade Annie Playden, avlockade honom en strid ström av dikter..."

Difficult to find a good formulation.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 fabled / mythical
4 steeped in legend
3 myth enveloped

Proposed translations

+1
9 hrs
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fabled / mythical

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Peer comment(s):

agree ohemulen : fabled
32 mins
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15 mins

myth enveloped

This would be my choice anyway...
Peer comment(s):

neutral Anna Herbst : Myth-enveloped might work
1 hr
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13 hrs

steeped in legend

Might be a bit difficult fitting that one into your sentence, but I think this comes close to the original meaning.
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