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Vintergator

English translation: Milky Way Galaxies

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Swedish term or phrase:Vintergator
English translation:Milky Way Galaxies

10:00 Oct 25, 2020
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Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Finance (general)
Swedish term or phrase: Vintergator
"300 miljoner Vintergator i en sedel"

Relating to Hungary and their currency (some time ago)
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 09:45
Milky Ways/Galaxies
Explanation:
Vintergatan is our Milky Way galaxy. Were there loads of stars on the currency or something?
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Matt Bibby
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:45
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Summary of answers provided
4Milky Ways/Galaxies
Matt Bibby
3Smithereens swirling around
Adrian MM.


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Milky Ways/Galaxies


Explanation:
Vintergatan is our Milky Way galaxy. Were there loads of stars on the currency or something?

Matt Bibby
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: apparnetly not (I've just looked). Just a lot of zeros. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HUP_100MB_1946_obverse.jpg

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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Smithereens swirling around


Explanation:
"300 miljoner Vintergator i en sedel" > 300 million smithereens swirling around in a single bank note - referring perchance to virtually worthless adópengő - tax bills - of post-World War II hyperinflation.




Example sentence(s):
  • The adópengő (in English: "tax pengő") was a temporary unit of currency of Hungary between 1 January 1946, when it was introduced to try to stabilise the pengő, and 31 July 1946, when both were replaced by the forint.
  • The mighty US dollar is smashing African currencies to smithereens.

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_ad%C3%B3peng%C5%91
    Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/swedish-to-english/energy-power-ge...
Adrian MM.
Austria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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