Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
bakelit
English translation:
bakelite OR ancient synthetic plastic
Added to glossary by
Michael Ellis
Jun 17, 2017 15:26
6 yrs ago
Swedish term
United Kingdom
Extensive experience in industry
Native in: English (Variants: British, US) 
Works in: Swedish to English, Norwegian to English
bakelit
Swedish to English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Motorbike memories
This occurs in a piece in a motorcycle magazine where a biker is comparing his experience of 30 years ago with a test ride on a modern bike. It occurs twice in the following well-separated sentences;
Cyklarna hade standardinställning på fjädringen vilket gjorde att däcket fick ta en del av detta som kompensation. Inga problem så långt heller. Mina tankar kommer tillbaka till åttiotalet och bakelit men får än så länge stå tillbaka.
Där, just då kändes det att bakdäcket tappade fäste. Åttiotal och bakelit!
I just don't think "bakelite" will fit, and I am thinking of abandoning the hunt and substituting "nostalgia", but telling the client what I have done.
Grateful for any ideas, especially from any old bikers among you!
Cyklarna hade standardinställning på fjädringen vilket gjorde att däcket fick ta en del av detta som kompensation. Inga problem så långt heller. Mina tankar kommer tillbaka till åttiotalet och bakelit men får än så länge stå tillbaka.
Där, just då kändes det att bakdäcket tappade fäste. Åttiotal och bakelit!
I just don't think "bakelite" will fit, and I am thinking of abandoning the hunt and substituting "nostalgia", but telling the client what I have done.
Grateful for any ideas, especially from any old bikers among you!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | bakelite OR ancient synthetic plastic |
Sven Petersson
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| 5 +3 | Bakelite |
George Hopkins
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| 4 | like bakelite or synthetic rubber |
Per-Erik Nordström
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Proposed translations
+2
9 mins
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
&
English
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish 
, English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
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124
Selected
bakelite OR ancient synthetic plastic
Bakelite—the world's first synthetic plastic
Note from asker:
| I am grateful for all your answers. I just could not fit "bakelite" into the context and thought it must be biker slang or even a technical term. When Sven gave me the Blinding Glimpse of the Obvious, I realised this was a case of my flapping around in circles till I flew up my own .... ! Another search of the Web showed that bakelite was indeed used for motorcycle fittings. Sven was first out and most helpful in pointing me back to sense, although I will only use "bakelite" |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Hanne Rask Sonderborg
8 mins
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Thank you very much!
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| agree |
Michele Fauble
: Bakelite
1 day 1 hr
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Thank you very much!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Again thanks. See answer above"
+3
26 mins
Bakelite
Note that Bakelite is a Trademark, named after its inventor L H Baekeland.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Agneta Pallinder
: I would go for this, noting also that there is a big market in Bakelite object nostalgia.
1 hr
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Thanks Agneta
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| agree |
Anna Herbst
: Absolutely!
13 hrs
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Thanks Anna, absolutely...
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| agree |
Cynthia Coan
22 hrs
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Thanks Cynthia
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3 hrs
Per-Erik Nordström
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
Specializes in field
Sweden
Linguist | writer | translator
Native in: Swedish (Variants: Rikssvenska, Finlandssvenska, Stockholm)
Works in: English to Swedish, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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36
like bakelite or synthetic rubber
Mirroring the underlying message
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