Topic: Swedish

"En smutsig ren"

Translation:A dirty reindeer

February 13, 2015

18 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/JustinShaffer

    Hahaha, I was almost about to say "A dirty clean."

    February 13, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Lundgren8
    Mod
    • 42

    Ach, you didn’t fall into the trap!

    February 13, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Flicka930
    • 69

    Sneak, sneaky!

    March 28, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/PoseidonsRage

      So was I, but "a dirty reindeer" is almost as funny..

      February 19, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MissMuse

        So in Sweden, do the reindeer go down the chimney along with Santa? ;)

        March 20, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Anrui
        Mod
        • 9

        Actually, Santa usually doesn't come down the chimney at all in Sweden. He usually visits families on Christmas Eve and hands out gifts.

        October 14, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/CarlSailor

          I thought that was the Tomte

          October 30, 2016
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/PJamesM

            In Sweden Tomten serves the same role as Santa (similar to how in the UK, Father Christmas and Santa merged into one). Tomten comes in through the front door, but you have to turn the lights down low (ideally candlelight), and he has a goat.

            September 8, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/RumenM

              That sounds dirty:-)

              October 14, 2015
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MissMuse

                Me too!

                March 20, 2015
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Sam433140

                  WHOA WHO WOULDA THUNK THATS JUST CRAZY WOW MAN JEEZ HAHA

                  November 11, 2017
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/leo-arg
                  • 527

                  So, "A clean reindeer" would be "En ren ren" ?

                  March 17, 2018
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/yuryyantsevich

                    precis!

                    March 29, 2018
                    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/erikvanrosmalen
                    • 985

                    Just wondering...

                    I get half of the 'ren/renen'-questions wrong, because I type 'deer' instead of reindeer. So in this case I translated it into 'a dirty deer' :-)

                    Is that ett riktigt fel, or are they något liknande? :-)

                    March 14, 2017
                    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/garth188776

                      What is "dirty" in the sense of a dirty joke?

                      August 29, 2018
                      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Clayton405368

                        A reindeer furry...

                        October 19, 2018
                        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Normordm

                          Great opportunity for a pun

                          April 27, 2018
                          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Grenage

                            Can dirty be used in a pejorative sense, or is it strictly cleanliness?

                            April 21, 2019
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