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pigtails

Swedish translation: tofsar, pippilotter, råttsvansar

16:23 Jan 4, 2013
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Media / Multimedia / celeb news
English term or phrase: pigtails
http://entertainment.ies.msn.com/my-how-theyve-grown-stars-a...

Vad kallar man pigtails på svenska? Finns ngt ord? Det gäller 2 st och jag tror att en hästsvans är 1.
aventura22
Sweden
Local time: 06:08
Swedish translation:tofsar, pippilotter, råttsvansar
Explanation:
Själv har jag aldrig använt ordet råttsvansar, men däremot tofsar eller pipplotter.

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Note added at 8 mins (2013-01-04 16:32:05 GMT)
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ursäkta stavfelet i explanation...pippilotter
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Anna Rehn
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:08
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2tofsar, pippilotter, råttsvansar
Anna Rehn
5 -1flätor
Britt-Marie Seex


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tofsar, pippilotter, råttsvansar


Explanation:
Själv har jag aldrig använt ordet råttsvansar, men däremot tofsar eller pipplotter.

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Note added at 8 mins (2013-01-04 16:32:05 GMT)
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ursäkta stavfelet i explanation...pippilotter


    Reference: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A5ttsvans_(frisyr)
Anna Rehn
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:08
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Annikki Kallay: Råttsvansar är kanske inte så vanligt längre. Det kan översättas med fläta också.
1 hr
agree  lena helson
3 hrs
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
flätor


Explanation:
Flätor är väl den vanligaste termen.

Britt-Marie Seex
Kenya
Local time: 07:08
Native speaker of: Swedish
PRO pts in category: 2

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  sayitinswedish: Nja, pigtails behover ju inte vara flatade, de kan ju bara vara hastsvansar.
2 days 3 hrs
neutral  Annikki Kallay: Eller "råttsvansar"....
2 days 3 hrs
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