Glossary entry

Svenska term or phrase:

invandrarskap

Engelska translation:

immigrantness

Added to glossary by Anette Herbert
May 31, 2004 09:52
20 yrs ago
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Svenska term

invandrarskap

Svenska till Engelska Samhällsvetenskap Samhällsvetenskap, sociologi, etik osv. social ekonomi
i samma anda som främlingskap, utanförskap, mm

Proposed translations

25 minuter
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immigrantness

I think the best term is immigrantness, since it uses the same suffix as "otherness" (främlingskap), the quality or fact of being different according to Oxford's... Immigrantness gives a few hit on Google (see for example http://www.jcpr.org/policybriefs/vol2_num2.html) and although it is not a very common word, the google hits seem to lead to reliable sources.
Immigrantship makes me think of a boat, and the google hits also lead to several references to ships...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Perfekt! Tack!"
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3 minuter

immigrantship

Eller kanske hellre the feeling of being an immigrant. Immigrantship kan missförstås som fartyg.
Peer comment(s):

agree Terry Arness : the status of being an immigrant
6 minuter
Thanks, Terry!
neutral Peter Linton (X) : An accurate translation, but I suspect this word is not yet well established in English. Several Google references are from non-English countries, and others seem to be typos for fartyg. Reluctantly, I would abandon this and go for George's suggestion.
25 minuter
Thanks, Lars-Peter! I have, indeed, never heard it used either.
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16 minuter

immigrant status

I have had 'immigrant status' most of my life, but who regards himself as an 'invandrare'? It's such a vast, anonymous and diffuse designation that nobody seems to regard himself as belonging to it.
Before the latest general election, a local political party sent personal (written) invitations to all immigrants in the area to an information meeting; nobody came!
Peer comment(s):

agree David Shannon : I'd much prefer this option too (just call me conservative).
31 minuter
Thank you.
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