killer tattoo

Swedish translation: höjdartatuering

11:09 Sep 11, 2009
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / tattoos
English term or phrase: killer tattoo
translating a facebook applet into swedish

Add ***killer tattoos*** to your Facebook and MySpace profile!

Does anyone know what it can be?
killer like "cool"?
or one more option is to keep the english word.

Thanx in advance for any feedback!
Viachaslau
Sweden
Local time: 12:14
Swedish translation:höjdartatuering
Explanation:
"Killer-" can be slang for "höjdar-" or "pang-". Instead of "höjdartatuering" you may rewrite it as "dina bästa tatueringar", or something like that...

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Note added at 9 dagar (2009-09-20 14:30:38 GMT)
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Thank you Viachaslau! According to the discussion above you have chose to use "riktigt häftig tatuering", which I have probably selected myself too! :-)

So höjdartatuering -> riktigt häftig tatuering
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Ulf Norlinger
Sweden
Local time: 12:14
Grading comment
done
Thnx, Ulf!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2grym tatuering
Yvette Holman
4 +2grym tatuering
Anna Eriksson
2höjdartatuering
Ulf Norlinger


Discussion entries: 5





  

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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
grym tatuering


Explanation:
I think "grym" perhaps is even more apt here as it carries that same sort of toughness that "killer" does.

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Note added at 55 minuter (2009-09-11 12:05:18 GMT)
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NB! Plural form: "grymma tatueringar".

Example sentence(s):
  • Han hade en grym tatuering på ryggen
Anna Eriksson
Local time: 12:14
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vera Schoen
2 days 22 hrs

agree  Lena Samuelsson
3 days 1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
grym tatuering


Explanation:
I would translate "killer" with "grym" in this context

Yvette Holman
Sweden
Local time: 12:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vera Schoen: Får ju givetvis hålla med båda!
2 days 22 hrs

agree  Lena Samuelsson
3 days 1 hr
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
höjdartatuering


Explanation:
"Killer-" can be slang for "höjdar-" or "pang-". Instead of "höjdartatuering" you may rewrite it as "dina bästa tatueringar", or something like that...

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Note added at 9 dagar (2009-09-20 14:30:38 GMT)
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Thank you Viachaslau! According to the discussion above you have chose to use "riktigt häftig tatuering", which I have probably selected myself too! :-)

So höjdartatuering -> riktigt häftig tatuering

Example sentence(s):
  • Lägg till [riktiga] höjdartatueringar till din Facebook- och MySpace-profil!
  • Example from the net: Tycker att det låter som en riktig höjdartatuering. Själv har jag två st, och dom har jag satt på ryggen och magen.

    Reference: http://www.fragbite.com/?threadID=302883
Ulf Norlinger
Sweden
Local time: 12:14
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Thnx, Ulf!
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