Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
framåtlutad person
English translation:
forward-looking person
Added to glossary by
Michele Fauble
Oct 18, 2016 15:38
7 yrs ago
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Swedish term
Germany
NO/DK/SV > EN translator
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English
framåtlutad person
Swedish to English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
Never come across this expression before in this context
en ung och framåtlutad person som inte vill vänta på något
Could it be: interested? alert? curious?
en ung och framåtlutad person som inte vill vänta på något
Could it be: interested? alert? curious?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | forward-looking person |
Michele Fauble
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| 3 +1 | driven individual/with drive |
Tariq Khader (X)
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| 4 | forward-leaning person |
George Hopkins
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Change log
Oct 27, 2016 06:39: Michele Fauble Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+2
3 hrs
Michele Fauble
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Native English
Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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20
Selected
forward-looking person
" a young and forward-looking person ..."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
9 hrs
driven individual/with drive
A young and driven individual, a young person with drive
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Anna Herbst
: Was not aware that this expression was used in this way in Sweden, but having looked it up it seems this would be the best translation. It used to be that "framåtlutad" connoted old age, cf. Ferlin: "Döden går över vinterland, framåtlutad och stilla".
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Thank you very much Anna, that means a lot!
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13 mins
forward-leaning person
Possibly: bowed person or forward-bending person.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2016-10-19 08:43:39 GMT)
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Following the Asker's note explaining the context I withdraw my 'answer'.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2016-10-19 08:43:39 GMT)
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Following the Asker's note explaining the context I withdraw my 'answer'.
Note from asker:
| Thanks for your response George - in this instance it is looking for a character trait that makes up their persona rather than a physical attribute (this is what threw me) |
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