Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
mariekex
English translation:
Marie biscuit
Added to glossary by
stephen mewes
May 29, 2006 09:37
17 yrs ago
Swedish term
United Kingdom
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Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
mariekex
Swedish to English
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Food & Drink
Dietistens kommentar – Some extra söta Mariekex
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +6 | Marie biscuit |
wiita
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| 3 +2 | rich tea biscuits |
Terence Ajbro
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| 5 | arrowroot biscuit |
George Hopkins
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| 5 | Marie crackers |
Eva-Marie Adams
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| 4 | Marie cookies |
Sven Petersson
|
Proposed translations
+6
18 mins
Selected
Marie biscuit
Marie is the name, and kex is biscuit. It is not a cookie.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
2 mins
Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
A multilingual Englishman
Native in: English 
Works in: English to German, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 7 more.
rich tea biscuits
any kind of sweet biscuit you know of!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Christine Andersen
: They tend to be the dry, plain variety - very much like Rich Tea biscuits.
9 mins
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| agree |
Pernille Chapman
: Definitely the product that comes closest. Depends on the context whether you need to include 'Marie'.
7 hrs
|
14 mins
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
&
English
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish , English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
43
Marie cookies
Mariekex is not a brand name. It's a type of biscuit manufactured by many bakeries, but Göteborg's is the original one and the most tasteful.
Note that the name is Mariekex, not Mariakex. Marie is the genitive of Maria. Cf. the city name of Mariefred, originally named after the monastery Pax Mariae (Fred=Pax=Peace).
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Note added at 17 mins (2006-05-29 09:55:37 GMT)
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Better: "Marie biscuit"
See: http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/biscuits/previous.php...
Note that the name is Mariekex, not Mariakex. Marie is the genitive of Maria. Cf. the city name of Mariefred, originally named after the monastery Pax Mariae (Fred=Pax=Peace).
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Note added at 17 mins (2006-05-29 09:55:37 GMT)
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Better: "Marie biscuit"
See: http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/biscuits/previous.php...
Reference:
45 mins
arrowroot biscuit
But I wouldn't say no to a Marie biscuit either.
4 hrs
Eva-Marie Adams
Native in Swedish
professional- proof reading included!
Native in: Swedish 
Works in: English to Swedish, Swedish to English
Marie crackers
Marie is the name of the crackers. They are crunchy and not "too" sweet.
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