Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
vindtippa
English translation:
clip the wings of
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Nov 22, 2021 13:01
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Swedish term
vindtippa
Swedish to English
Science
Nuclear Eng/Sci
man aktivt har sagt att man inte ska forska så mycket på kärnkraftsdelen, vilket är olyckligt då det aldrig är bra att vindtippa forskning.
I can't find vindtippa in any dictionary
I imagine it might mean upend or stymy perhaps....
I can't find vindtippa in any dictionary
I imagine it might mean upend or stymy perhaps....
Proposed translations
(English)
3 | clip the wings of | Michele Fauble |
References
Certainly figurative | Deane Goltermann |
Proposed translations
6 hrs
Selected
clip the wings of
Not a dictionary definition, but one way of expressing it in the context.
“It’s never a good idea for research to have its wings clipped.”
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Note added at 7 hrs (2021-11-22 20:06:39 GMT)
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Looking at the context again, I think it just means to be biased, refusing to consider all options.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2021-11-22 20:38:46 GMT)
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… refusing to consider all options EQUALLY.
“It’s never a good idea for research to have its wings clipped.”
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Note added at 7 hrs (2021-11-22 20:06:39 GMT)
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Looking at the context again, I think it just means to be biased, refusing to consider all options.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2021-11-22 20:38:46 GMT)
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… refusing to consider all options EQUALLY.
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Comment: "Tack så mycket - I think this is the best way out of this. "
Reference comments
36 mins
Reference:
Certainly figurative
And in the (little) context we can only guess.
I found a reference that might help -- check with your ice fishing friends! ;-)
https://wikipredia.net/sv/Tip-up_(ice_fishing)
I found a reference that might help -- check with your ice fishing friends! ;-)
https://wikipredia.net/sv/Tip-up_(ice_fishing)
Discussion
Of course that's a possibility but OCR errors tend to follow some sort of graphical "logic"
What I mean is that a "d" and a "g" are not normally confused as they both have a circle but one has a line going up while the other one has a line and tail going down.
OCR errors are more frequent with for example "rn" getting read as an "m" and other combinations where one cluster of letters is very similar visually to another cluster of letters
But who knows for sure? (not me)
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