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Dear reader

Finnish translation: hyvät lukijat

08:04 Jun 14, 2005
English to Finnish translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: Dear reader
\"Dear reader,\" as it would be used in e.g. a letter to a subcscriber (reader) of a magazine.
Tomas Hutters
Local time: 05:48
Finnish translation:hyvät lukijat
Explanation:
or more formal: "arvoisat lukijat"
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Katja Jääskeläinen
Austria
Local time: 05:48
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2hyvät lukijat
Katja Jääskeläinen
4 +2Arvoisa lukija
Bernd Lüecke


  

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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
hyvät lukijat


Explanation:
or more formal: "arvoisat lukijat"

Katja Jääskeläinen
Austria
Local time: 05:48
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ohemulen: Or hyvä lukija.
2 hrs
agree  Jussi Rosti: Hyvä lukija is better
4 hrs
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
dear reader
Arvoisa lukija


Explanation:
or: Arvoisa lukija!

Bernd Lüecke
Finland
Local time: 06:48
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jussi Rosti: this is also a very idiomatic choise
4 hrs
agree  Alfa Trans (X): Arvoisa lukija sounds better than "hyvä lukija", and a singular form is definitely better than plural.
7 hrs
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