Meaning of tomte | Babel Free

Definitioner

1. a small human-like creature in Nordic folklore that lives on farmsteads and watches over their inhabitants; a brownie, a gnome.
   common-gender
2. Santa Claus
   common-gender
3. a person who behaves irresponsibly, oddly or incompetently
   colloquial, common-gender, derogatory
4. a person that diligently tends to practical matters
   colloquial, common-gender, especially
5. a person dressed as a tomte (or tomtenisse), often a boy participating in a Swedish Saint Lucy's Day procession (luciatåg)
   common-gender

Ekvivalenter

Exempel

“Om tomten inte får en klick smör i sin julgröt kan han bli arg och göra stor skada.”

If the house gnome doesn’t get a dab of butter in his Christmas porridge, he might get angry and do great harm.

“Månen vandrar sin tysta ban' [bana – not a common shortening otherwise], snön lyser vit på fur och gran. Snön lyser vit på taken. Endast tomten är vaken.”

The moon wanders its silent course, the snow shines white on pine and spruce. The snow shines white on the roofs. Only the tomte is awake. [from the poem Tomten by Viktor Rydberg]

“Moster Agneta klädde ut sig till tomte och delade ut klappar till barnen.”

Aunt Agneta dressed up as Santa and handed out presents to the children.

“Vad är det för tomte som har slängt mina kläder i snön?”

What kind of fool threw my clothes in the snow?

“Din man är en riktig hustomte när han snickrar på möbler.”

Your husband is a real busy bee when he does woodworking on furniture.

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