The Swedish word I’m referring to is ‘trumpen’. Contemporary for obvious reasons, the word is an adjective and translates as the following:
- Glum
- Moody
- Morose
- Stuffy
- Surly
Could it be more appropriate?!
The Swedish word I’m referring to is ‘trumpen’. Contemporary for obvious reasons, the word is an adjective and translates as the following:
Could it be more appropriate?!
You mustn’t forget the “nyord” trumpifierad: förändring av den politiska debatten i riktning mot en retorisk stil där man säger sådant som får uppmärksamhet utan att ta hänsyn till konsekvens eller fakta [2016]
“trumpified”: (a real Swedish word as of December 2016), meaning “A change in the political debate in the directin of a rethorical style where on says things that recieve attention without considering consequences or fact.”
Please don’t tell Donald. He might nuke us.
In Norway there are two official languages. Bokmål and Nynorsk. I looked up “Trump” in the Nynorsk dictionary and found this explanation of the word:
1) heavy stiff creature
2) uncompromising and boorish
http://ordbok.uib.no/perl/ordbok.cgi?&begge=+&OPP=trump
Ha, ha! Good observation 😊
This will probably end up in Trump starts a war against Sweden…..
Contemporary, as in used last time in text around 1900?
In my part of Skåne we use it a lot. At least weekly…
The pronunciation of the name Trump in English can also be associated to the Swedish verb “trampa” which means tramp, tread, stamp or trample like “trampa vatten” (tread water), “trampa i smutsen” (trample in the dirt), “trampa inte på blommorna” (don’t tramp on the flowers), “trampa någon på tårna” (tread on a person’s toes) etc. Maybe also a bit amusing?
I deeply wish that some good American songwriter would make a new, fitting, intelligent and mean text on the legendary swedish-american poet, trade union leader and working class hero Joe Hill´s classical song “The Tramp”, (see what I mean?) and some engaged artist would make a recording of it – it would be a real hit…
Greetings from an engaged Swede!
Att vara trumpen=to be grumpy! As in the picture!
As a speaker of the small indigenous South Saami language I would like to contribute with the word “tromhpe” which actually stands for a parasitic nasty fly that lays its eggs in the nose of reindeer. Sounds a bit strange but it’s actually true
And then we have the Swedish word “klavertramp” where tramp is pronounced like “trump” as pointed out by Eija above. Klavertramp means putting your foot in it (literally stepping in the piano)! Klavertrump has obviously mastered the art!