Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
börsklippare
English translation:
stock market speculator
Added to glossary by
Thomas Johansson
Jan 27, 2009 00:08
15 yrs ago
Swedish term
Peru
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Native in: Swedish
Works in: English to Swedish, Spanish to Swedish, Portuguese to Swedish
börsklippare
Swedish to English
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"Jagad av fordringsägare och ett grundmurat dåligt rykte, tvingades Angelica de Kostrovitsky 1899 att bryta upp från Monaco med de båda sönerna, nu nitton och sjutton år gamla, och livsledsagaren, den notoriske spelaren och börsklipparen Jules Weil."
No particular context that explains Weil's activities further.
I _guess_ that a "börsklippare" is a person who, from time to time, makes a lot of money at the stock exchange by (opportunistically and speculatively) buying and selling shares. Someone correct me on this...
No particular context that explains Weil's activities further.
I _guess_ that a "börsklippare" is a person who, from time to time, makes a lot of money at the stock exchange by (opportunistically and speculatively) buying and selling shares. Someone correct me on this...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | stock market speculator |
Peter Linton (X)
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| 4 +1 | player on the stock market |
Anna Herbst
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| 3 | stock exchange manoeuvre |
Hugh Curtis
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| 3 | stock picker |
Jochen König
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Proposed translations
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9 hrs
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stock market speculator
A good general description
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21 mins
stock exchange manoeuvre
Nearest here I believe...
42 mins
stock picker
Another suggestion.
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1 hr
Anna Herbst
Australia
Australia
Native in Swedish
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English
Australia
When quality matters more
Native in: Swedish 
, English
Works in: English to Swedish, Swedish to English, Swedish, and 1 more.
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player on the stock market
Your guess is correct, Thomas. "Börsklippare" is a person who plays the stock market in order to make quick profits.
Example sentence:
If you are a new player on the stock market, you should know that things aren't always nice and shiny when it comes to stock trading.
In the 1930s Rydge became the leading individual 'player' on the stock market through Carlton Investments Ltd
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