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tacksamhedsskuld++

English translation: owe a debt of gratitude

12:07 Jan 16, 2013
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Art history - 19th century correspondence
Swedish term or phrase: tacksamhedsskuld++
På så sät finge jag dels en tafla af Eder hand under Eder senaste period, hvilket länge varit min önskan, dels porträtet af den man, till hvilken jag står i större tacksamhedsskuld, än till någon annan människa.

It's the whole phrase I need translating, please. I am translating a Norwegian article with a Swedish quotation in it, and do not speak Swedish! It's part of a letter from the banker Thiel to the artist Munch, saying how much Thiel would like Munch to paint Nietzsche.
Jenny Scott
Local time: 00:11
English translation:owe a debt of gratitude
Explanation:
"In that way, I (shall) receive(d) not only a painting by your hand during (from) your latest period, which has long been my wish, but also the portrait of the man, to whom I owe a larger debt of gratitude than to any other person."

Hope this helps, although my old-fashioned Swedish (and English) is a bit rusty ;)
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Madeleine Kamlin
Sweden
Local time: 23:11
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2debt of gratitude
Larry Abramson
4indebted to
asptech
3owe a debt of gratitude
Madeleine Kamlin


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debt of gratitude


Explanation:
to whom I owe a debt of gratitude

Larry Abramson
United States
Local time: 17:11
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sven Petersson
4 mins
agree  sayitinswedish
6 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
owe a debt of gratitude


Explanation:
"In that way, I (shall) receive(d) not only a painting by your hand during (from) your latest period, which has long been my wish, but also the portrait of the man, to whom I owe a larger debt of gratitude than to any other person."

Hope this helps, although my old-fashioned Swedish (and English) is a bit rusty ;)

Madeleine Kamlin
Sweden
Local time: 23:11
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Sounds good to me. I can do simple Swedish, but could never have got to the bottom of that sentence. And as you say, the period stuff is harder than we think! Thanks very much.

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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
indebted to


Explanation:

A humble attempt from a non-English speaker:
That way, I would on one hand get a picture made by you during your latest period, which I have desired for a long time, and on the other hand a portrait of the man to whom I am more indebted than to any other human being.

asptech
Local time: 23:11
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Excellent, thank you very much!

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