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Marelden

English translation: sea-fire

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Swedish term or phrase:mareld
English translation:sea-fire
Entered by: Mats Wiman

19:39 Mar 7, 2001
Swedish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Swedish term or phrase: Marelden
"Marelden blir nog svrt om du inte r hr sent i Augusti eller i September."

The previous context was discussing the possiblility of swimming in Sweden on a future visit (to Uddevalla and environs). I initially took "Marelden" to be a town in Sweden, but extensive map searches (on the web) have yielded no such town. If it is a town, I will redouble my search efforts. I realize that you are translators, not geographers.
Shaun
(the) sea-fire
Explanation:
mareld = shining streaks to be observed on the sea surface in all seas, on the Swedish west coast above all in summer evenings. Mareld come into existence through dinoflagellates, mainly the 2 mm species Noctilu_ca milia_ris. Through movement in the water is started a chemical process, which makes the substance luciferine to emit light under the influence of the enzyme luciferas and oxygen. This is an example of bioluminiscence.
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Mats Wiman
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Local time: 21:16
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(the) sea-fire


Explanation:
mareld = shining streaks to be observed on the sea surface in all seas, on the Swedish west coast above all in summer evenings. Mareld come into existence through dinoflagellates, mainly the 2 mm species Noctilu_ca milia_ris. Through movement in the water is started a chemical process, which makes the substance luciferine to emit light under the influence of the enzyme luciferas and oxygen. This is an example of bioluminiscence.



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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 21:16
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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