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Dunder och Drakar

English translation: Literally : Thunder and Dragons

00:11 Aug 10, 2008
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
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Swedish term or phrase: Dunder och Drakar
This was used as an unofficial translation of the English-language role-playing game "Dungeons and Dragons". I want to know how the Swedish name literally translates back to English as.
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Canada
Local time: 12:46
English translation:Literally : Thunder and Dragons
Explanation:
I guess you're talking about this unofficial translation :
http://mikael.borjesson.net/dnd/�vers�ttningar.asp

"dunder" can be 2 things :
- åska = Thunder or thunderstorm
- gevär = gun
I guess they used that word to keep the amous D&D acronym in swedish
Drakar is definitely Dragons
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Local time: 19:46
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4 +3Literally : Thunder and Dragons
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Literally : Thunder and Dragons


Explanation:
I guess you're talking about this unofficial translation :
http://mikael.borjesson.net/dnd/�vers�ttningar.asp

"dunder" can be 2 things :
- åska = Thunder or thunderstorm
- gevär = gun
I guess they used that word to keep the amous D&D acronym in swedish
Drakar is definitely Dragons


    Reference: http://www.woxikon.se/svenska/dunder.php
Sébastien Ricciardi
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Local time: 19:46
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agree  EKM
2 hrs
  -> thank you EKM
agree  George Hopkins: Although 'dunder' kan also mean rumble, peal, boom, and possibly crashing. 'Drake' is also kite, dragon ship or Viking ship. Translating is not as easy as flying a kite!
10 hrs
  -> thanks george
agree  Soren Petersen: Just as an aside, the official Swedish adaptation of D&D was called "Drakar och Demoner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drakar_och_Demoner)
2 days 11 hrs
  -> Thank you Soren, still keeping D&D seems ;-)
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