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regeltvång

English translation: tyranny of rules

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Swedish term or phrase:regeltvång
English translation:tyranny of rules
Entered by: Thomas Johansson

12:16 Sep 1, 2005
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Swedish term or phrase: regeltvång
"Den allegoriska sagan om 'Ormus och Ariman'... skrevs troligen kort efter att han lämnat ämbetsmannabanan 1823. Ormus representerar den rationella ordningen och samhällstvånget, Ariman fantasin och frihetsandan. Sagan är en protest mot regeltvånget i livet och konsten och en satir över ämbetsmannavärlden."

For fuller context, this refers to a story by the author Carl Almquist. I have not read that story myself, maybe you have.
Thomas Johansson
Peru
Local time: 19:24
tyranny of rules
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Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 02:24
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Thanks!
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4 +3tyranny of rules
Terence Ajbro
4power of rules
RKurylski


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
regeltvång
tyranny of rules


Explanation:
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Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 02:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  George Hopkins
53 mins
  -> thanks
agree  ojinaga
1 hr
agree  Christine Andersen: Tyranny carries the meaning of binding people more than is necessary - so in the extreme they become 'slaves of convention' and cannot think for themselves...
6 hrs
  -> Thanks Christine
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
regeltvång
power of rules


Explanation:
Doesn't "power of rules" sound better in English?

RKurylski
Poland
Local time: 02:24
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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