Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
gula libbet
English translation:
Lebanese gold
Added to glossary by
Tara Chace
Jun 26, 2006 22:40
17 yrs ago
Swedish term
United States
Reliable quality, attention to detail
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
gula libbet
Swedish to English
Other
Slang
It's 1972. There are four 17-year-old boys hanging out having a conversation about what they're going to do:
"Dags att mecka en holk?"
"Vad har vi?"
"Prima svart afghan, bästa jag rökt sedan det gula libbet i vintras. Vi borde investera i et litet parti."
"Dags att mecka en holk?"
"Vad har vi?"
"Prima svart afghan, bästa jag rökt sedan det gula libbet i vintras. Vi borde investera i et litet parti."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | Lebanese gold |
Erik Macki
|
| 3 +1 | the yellow pot from Lebanon |
F Schultze (X)
|
| 4 | the gold Leb |
Janis Abens
|
Proposed translations
+1
4 days
Erik Macki
Native in English
Published Translator
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Dutch to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
Lebanese gold
A literal translation is not the right solution here; "Lebanese gold" is the conventional term in English to refer to the highest-quality hashish produced in Lebanon, which your context seems to indicate (cf. the discussion on this Web site http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/congress/1990... There are over 800 context-appropriate hits on Google for this usage.
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+1
1 hr
1 day 11 hrs
Janis Abens
Latvia
Latvia
Native in Swedish
&
English
Works in field
Latvia
Life sciences pro with a literary flair
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Swedish (Variant: Stockholm)
Works in: Swedish to English, Latvian to English, English to Swedish
Related KudoZ points
:
4
the gold Leb
some might say yellow
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