Meaning of kolonialvara | Babel Free

Definitioner

1. colonial goods, colonial produce (goods from tropical or subtropical countries, such as coffee or cocoa)
   common-gender, historical
2. dry goods; a product for sale (at a grocery) that can be transported and stored without special storage treatment (such as coffee, cocoa, pasta, flour, shampoo, or detergent)
   common-gender

Exempel

“Denne började som springpojke i firma Leopold Thörn, därav namnet Thörnska gården. Och firman handlade med kolonialvaror, kol och ved.”

He started as a messenger boy at the Leopold Thörn company, hence the name The Thörn Estate. The company dealt in colonial goods, coal, and firewood.

“Hur uppfattade europeerna kolonialvarornas intåg under en period präglad av ekonomisk och social förändring (1740-1820)? Snarare än den ofta upprepade bilden av kaffe- och tedrickande och frasande sidenkläder ska vi belysa en mer komplex historia om hur kolonialvarorna påverkade konsumtionskulturen i olika delar av Europa.”

How did Europeans perceive the arrival of colonial goods during a period marked by economic and social change (1740-1820)? Rather than the often-repeated image of coffee and tea drinking and rustling silk garments, we will illuminate a more complex history of how colonial goods influenced consumer culture in various parts of Europe.

“I Göteborg uteblir leveranser av kolonialvaror till ett 30-tal av Coops mindre butiker. De sju större Coop-varuhusen i regionen drabbas inte.”

In Gothenburg, deliveries of dry goods to around thirty of Coop's smaller stores are missing. The seven larger Coop supermarkets in the region are not affected.

“De donerade pallarna bestod av 67 procent kolonialvaror (240 pall), 19 procent kylvaror (70 pall) och 14 procent frysvaror (50 pall).”

The donated pallets consisted of 67 percent dry goods (240 pallets), 19 percent chilled goods (70 pallets), and 14 percent frozen goods (50 pallets).

“Leveranser av kolonialvaror har uteblivit helt för vissa butiker efter intrimmningsproblemen i Dagabs logistikcenter i Bålsta. ”Det är total katastrof”, rapporterar en butik. ”Jag känner en oro över att det tar sån tid”, säger en annan.”

Deliveries of dry goods have completely failed for some stores following the adjustment problems at Dagab's logistics centre in Bålsta. "It's a total disaster," reports one store. "I'm worried that it's taking so long," says another.

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