Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

nyvaknad vånda

English translation:

newly aroused anxiety

Added to glossary by Annabel Oldfield
Apr 27, 2011 19:55
13 yrs ago
Swedish term

nyvaknad vånda

Swedish to English Other Forestry / Wood / Timber Forestry newsletter
I nyvaknad vånda har tyskarna, till exempel, beslutat sig för att skjuta upp beslutet att förlänga livslängden hos sina gamla kärnkraftverk.

Proposed translations

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newly aroused anxiety

I think this should be "anxiety" and not the "agony, torture; ångest anguish; kval torment" that Norstedts displays for "vånda". (Your source seems tinged with something dismissive of the Germans' motivation, which is why I suggest this.)
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agree lena helson
1 day 16 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you :o)"
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newly awakened foreboding

For example...
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sudden attack of uneasiness

:o)
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10 hrs

recent agony

"Vånda" refers to strong ("mental") pain or discomfort (stronger than "uneasiness") about some matter, though not specifically a future state of affairs (as suggested by "foreboding" and "anxiety").
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newly-awakened/aroused public fears

An alternative to 'uneasiness' and 'anxiety'
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