Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
kvartersbad
English translation:
public baths
Added to glossary by
Helen Johnson
Nov 26, 2010 07:58
13 yrs ago
Swedish term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
kvartersbad
Non-PRO
Swedish to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
housing
Kvartersbad - it sounds a little more than just an ordinary public swimming baths/pool. Any ideas on how best to say it in (UK) English please?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 1 | public baths |
Christine Andersen
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| 4 | the local public baths |
Barry Appleby
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Proposed translations
37 mins
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Danish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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67
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public baths
-- is what I thought of.
Does it fit in context?
It sounds to me like a relic of the days when town housing was built without separate bathrooms, and if the tin tub in the kitchen was not enough, then you had to go to the public bathhouse.
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-11-26 09:24:21 GMT)
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Water playground?
That was what we called it when my son was at that age
Does it fit in context?
It sounds to me like a relic of the days when town housing was built without separate bathrooms, and if the tin tub in the kitchen was not enough, then you had to go to the public bathhouse.
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-11-26 09:24:21 GMT)
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Water playground?
That was what we called it when my son was at that age
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "It does but it seems to be just somewhere where you can go swimming/bathing (not washing) and maybe have a corner to yourselves."
14 hrs
Barry Appleby
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, Swedish to English, Czech to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
the local public baths
This term is used in English
Please refer to URL below or Google it yourselves.
Please refer to URL below or Google it yourselves.
Example sentence:
baths were taken either in a tin bath in front of the fire, or else down at the local public baths. Many local authority Turkish baths also had laundries ...
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