Jun 1, 2006 13:36
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Swedish term
ute i landet
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Not really a medical question, but occurs in a medical text. Context: "Andra liknande verksamheter ute i landet, bland annat i Linköping, har visat..."
Does this mean "out in the country(side)" (as opposed to the city) or "around the country", i.e. in various places in the country? Native speaker's advice appreciated.
Does this mean "out in the country(side)" (as opposed to the city) or "around the country", i.e. in various places in the country? Native speaker's advice appreciated.
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4 | around the country | Jan Leinonen |
4 | throughout the country | Kathy Saranpa |
4 | in other parts of the country / in various places round the country | Peter Linton (X) |
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around the country
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-06-01 14:59:27 GMT)
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Certainly :-)
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Certainly :-)
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Comment: "Thanks for clarifying this."
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throughout the country
I'm not a native speaker, but this is what I'd say as a native speaker of American English.
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asptech
: The hidden meaning of the expression is of course "all of the country except Stockholm".
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in other parts of the country / in various places round the country
This strikes me as the most natural way to express this in English. They are not saying that this happens everywhere in the country, just in various places in Sweden, including Linköping. I agree with your 'various places'.
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Clare Barnes
: I think that "around the country" hits this on the head. If the point was to express in various places you'd be much more likely to find "i vissa delar av landet", but it is just a question of shades of meaning.
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