Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 2, 2008 13:34
16 yrs ago
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Swedish term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
knorr (in this context)
Swedish to English
Other
Business/Commerce (general)
hostmanship
A company that's promoting the concept of 'hostmanship' (not even sure I understand what's meant).
Example: talking about a letter that can be subscribed to. Det ska helet finnas en liten krok, en knorr eller en oväntad vändning.
If anyone has any idea, I'd love to know.
Example: talking about a letter that can be subscribed to. Det ska helet finnas en liten krok, en knorr eller en oväntad vändning.
If anyone has any idea, I'd love to know.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +5 | twist |
David Siebert
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| 3 +1 | twist |
USER0059 (X)
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| 3 | kink |
Hugh Curtis
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Proposed translations
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13 mins
David Siebert
Native in English
Specializes in field
Native in: English
Works in: Norwegian to English, Swedish to English, Danish to English
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twist
It's literally curl, but obviously used metaphorically in this context. A twist, perhaps, although that could also apply to the final "unexpected twist".
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "You got there first so I'll award the points to you - thanks, David!"
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16 mins
twist
A surprising end or other turn of events.
Example sentence:
Write a short story with a twist or surprise ending; use suspense and clues to keep the reader interested.
Reference:
4 hrs
kink
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