Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
deffpreparat
English translation:
definition-enhancing supplement
Added to glossary by
Helen Johnson
May 28, 2008 13:27
15 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
deffpreparat
Swedish to English
Medical
Medical: Health Care
food supplements
Talking about products containing Ephedrine and Ephedra, etc. to help with slimming and body building.
Stacker är ett **deff- och träningspreparat** för folk som verkligen satsar på sin kropp. Stacker innehåller mestadels ephedra, koffein, naturligt aspirin samt diverse andra örtextrakt.
Is this a casual word short for something, or is it a new term? I seem to be able to find reference to it on Google in Swedish only and in no other dictionaries that I have.
Advice appreciated asap.
Stacker är ett **deff- och träningspreparat** för folk som verkligen satsar på sin kropp. Stacker innehåller mestadels ephedra, koffein, naturligt aspirin samt diverse andra örtextrakt.
Is this a casual word short for something, or is it a new term? I seem to be able to find reference to it on Google in Swedish only and in no other dictionaries that I have.
Advice appreciated asap.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | definition-enhancing supplement |
Hanne Rask Sonderborg
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| 3 | Definition enhancer (refer to explanation) |
Magnus Ølmheim
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Proposed translations
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Hanne Rask Sonderborg
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definition-enhancing supplement
DEF is short for Drug Education Forum, so I would not abbreviate it in English.
Example sentence:
Twinlab Ripped Fuel Ephedra Free Metabolic Enhancer Definition Product of Ripped Fuel EF
To answer your questions, X-Factor is a muscle building and definition-enhancing supplement that contains arachidonic acid.
Reference:
http://shopping.yahoo.com/s:Sports%20Nutrition:4168-Brand=Twinlab:7619-Type=Metabolic%20Enhancers
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Comment: "Thanks, Hanne!"
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Definition enhancer (refer to explanation)
It should of course be "deffa" in Swedish, and not the Norwegian "deffe". This verb is not approved by any language council, but it's still used on the previously mentioned venue. It refers to the period prior to a competition, where the body-builder consumes practically no carbs, and where all the time and energy is dedicated in lowering the percentage of body fat. Defined muscles of course being the desirable goal.
It's actually derived from the English "define".
I could go with "definition enhancer", but there are many possibilities here.
It's actually derived from the English "define".
I could go with "definition enhancer", but there are many possibilities here.
Discussion
An English equivalent? Beats me, but I'm sure you get the picture.