Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
spänstig (to describe asparagus)
English translation:
crisp
Added to glossary by
Annabel Oldfield
Jun 14, 2008 07:41
15 yrs ago
Swedish term
spänstig (to describe asparagus)
Swedish to English
Other
Cooking / Culinary
An asparagus cookbook
den spänstiga gröna sparris
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | crisp |
Hanne Rask Sonderborg
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| 4 -1 | hearty |
Helen Johnson
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| 1 +1 | resilient |
Mårten Sandberg
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Proposed translations
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Hanne Rask Sonderborg
Denmark
Denmark
Denmark
Professional Full-Time Translator
Native in: Danish 
Works in: English to Danish
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crisp
Different from the white asparagus, which is softer.
Example sentence:
The still crisp asparagus works incredible well with the cheese/potato layer underneath, what a yummy combo!
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Comment: "And thanks again!"
+1
5 hrs
Mårten Sandberg
Native in Swedish
Linguistic Engineering, (M.Sc. Eng.)
Native in: Swedish
Works in: English to Swedish, Spanish to Swedish, Portuguese to Swedish, and 2 more.
resilient
Would that work for vegetables?
Peer comment(s):
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asptech
: "Resilient" is certainly the correct English word for "spänstig". But words like "spänstig" or "mjäll" are often used as general appreciative words without any regard for their actual meanings.
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Helen Johnson
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
hearty
I've seen this used sometimes to describe vegetables in recipes.
Reference:
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1173779
Peer comment(s):
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asptech
: No connection to the Swedish word "spänstig".
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There is according to my version of Norstedts - but dictionaries can't always be relied on, of course
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