Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
Mångformade
English translation:
manifold
Added to glossary by
Eng_Copywrit (X)
Apr 24, 2007 07:30
17 yrs ago
Swedish term
Mångformade
Swedish to English
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Tourism & Travel
In the context: "Milano skriver historia, dag för dag, med djupa rötter i tiden och med alldeles egna uttryck, mångformade och olika men ändå så typiska."
The closest I could come with my dictionaries was multifaceted. Any ideas?
The closest I could come with my dictionaries was multifaceted. Any ideas?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | manifold |
Béatrice Öman
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| 4 | taking various forms |
Christine Andersen
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Proposed translations
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Béatrice Öman
Specializes in field
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Native in: German 
, French
Works in: Swedish to German, English to German, French to German, and 5 more.
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manifold
... or multiform, but I prefer manifold :-)
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Note added at 31 mins (2007-04-24 08:01:59 GMT)
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art/beauty/etc "in its manifold expressions" is a pretty typical expression and fits the context
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Note added at 31 mins (2007-04-24 08:01:59 GMT)
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art/beauty/etc "in its manifold expressions" is a pretty typical expression and fits the context
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Perfect. Have used manifold. Thank you!"
15 mins
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
Works in field
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Danish to English, English
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taking various forms
taking many different forms
taking a variety of forms
There is also the word polymorph(ic)
Concise Oxford Dictionary:
polymorph
· n.
1 an organism, object, or material which takes various forms.
2 Physiology a polymorphonuclear leucocyte.
– ORIGIN C19: from Gk polumorphos, from polu- ‘many’ + morphU ‘form’.
This is a literal translation, but not a word I would be likely to use except in a somewhat elevated register.
I would go for 'plain English' that reflects the plain Swedish of the source, but you may be able to find a better phrase.
taking a variety of forms
There is also the word polymorph(ic)
Concise Oxford Dictionary:
polymorph
· n.
1 an organism, object, or material which takes various forms.
2 Physiology a polymorphonuclear leucocyte.
– ORIGIN C19: from Gk polumorphos, from polu- ‘many’ + morphU ‘form’.
This is a literal translation, but not a word I would be likely to use except in a somewhat elevated register.
I would go for 'plain English' that reflects the plain Swedish of the source, but you may be able to find a better phrase.
Note from asker:
| Thank you Christine. I used the word manifold as it fitted better in context. |
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