Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
rättshaverist
English translation:
an obnoxious person who insists on being right
Added to glossary by
Sven Petersson
Mar 26, 2013 22:00
11 yrs ago
Swedish term
rättshaverist
Swedish to English
Tech/Engineering
Media / Multimedia
Ljudläggning, musikprodu
person som kört fast i rättsapparaten
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +1 | an obnoxious person who insists on being right | Sven Petersson |
5 +1 | querulant | Charlesp |
4 | justice obsessed | Norskpro |
Change log
Mar 26, 2013 23:08: Sven Petersson changed "Language pair" from "English to Swedish" to "Swedish to English"
Apr 4, 2013 07:50: Sven Petersson Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+1
29 mins
Selected
an obnoxious person who insists on being right
Your definition of the term is wrong, please see http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rättshaverist
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Erik Hansson
: "dogmatic person" might be another translation.
8 hrs
|
Thank you very much!
|
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thx"
9 hrs
justice obsessed
Originally it is a term for someone who "is always right", but these days it is often used for people who are obsessed with getting justice in a court of law.
Note from asker:
thx |
+1
12 hrs
querulant
A querulant (from the Latin querulus - "complaining") is a person who obsessively feels wronged, particularly about minor about minor causes of action.
A term to describe a person who repeatedly petitions governmental authorities or pursues legal actions based on manifestly unfounded grounds - and complains about petty offenses.
Worse than a gadfly.
A term to describe a person who repeatedly petitions governmental authorities or pursues legal actions based on manifestly unfounded grounds - and complains about petty offenses.
Worse than a gadfly.
Note from asker:
thx |
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Deane Goltermann
: I'll go with Charles, here -- how many followed Sven's Wikilink to the Eng? Yes these people are obnoxiuos and obsessed ...!
2 hrs
|
Not to disagree with you, but to be precise I suppose it sort of depends upon the context (what the asker has in mind). I am presuming that it is meant in a legal context, (it certainly is not Multimedia, as the asker indicated).
|
Discussion