Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

a heavy booze

Swedish translation:

ett fylleslag

Added to glossary by Jerzy CertTrans
Dec 10, 2019 03:04
4 yrs ago
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English term

a heavy booze

May offend English to Swedish Art/Literary Poetry & Literature Slang
A poem about a drug user. Words and phrases written in italics can be found in THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF MODERN SLANG and other dictionaries.
The whole poem can be read and heard on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L48gKvx77I&t=5s

He usually was high on drugs
Sometimes he had a heavy booze
After all he was an acid head
To be honest he had fuck-all to lose
Change log

Dec 10, 2019 11:29: Natalie changed "Field (write-in)" from "Slang terms related to drugs and sex" to "Slang" , "May Offend" from "Not Checked" to "Checked"

Proposed translations

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ett fylleslag

He usually was high on drugs
Sometimes he had a heavy booze
After all he was an acid head
To be honest he had fuck-all to lose

Han var ofta hög på droger
Ibland hade han ett fylleslag
Han var trots allt ett pundhuvud
Och levde dag för dag

To hold the rhythm and original sense of the poem, I believe the last sentence needs to be changed.
'Had a heavy booze' is defined as drinking a lot at a party, so I believe 'fylleslag' would be appropriate.
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4 hrs

(ibland var han) svårt berusad; (ibland tog han sig en) rejäl bläcka

:o)
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