Skin and Sun
Solskydd, födelsemärke, D-vitamin — skin in a country of extremes.
Skin and the Nordic sun: factor fifty and the shadow rule, the ABCDE of moles, winter's D-vitamin famine — and the February pallor everyone comments on.
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hud
skin
Tip: lit. the same.
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en hudtyp
a skin type
Tip: lit. the same.
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ljus hy
fair skin
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som bränns snabbt
which burns quickly
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solbränna
sunburn
Tip: lit. the same — careful, it means a tan too.
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solbränd hud
burnt skin
Tip: lit. the same — context decides.
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solskyddsfaktor
sun protection factor
Tip: lit. the same — 'SPF'.
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faktor femtio
factor fifty
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att smörja rikligt
to apply generously
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och att smörja om
and to reapply
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varannan timme
every two hours
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skuggregeln
a shadow rule
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mellan elva och tre
between eleven and three
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en solhatt
a sun hat
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ett UV-index
a UV index
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som är högt på snö
which is high on snow
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en första vårdag
a first spring day
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och ett land som blir rosa
and a country turning pink
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ett födelsemärke
a mole
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som har förändrats
which has changed
Tip: lit. the same — the thing to watch.
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ojämna kanter
asymmetric edges
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en färgförändring
a change in colour
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större än en pennstump
larger than a pencil end
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att fotografera det
to photograph it
Tip: lit. the same — and compare.
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att låta titta på det
to have it looked at
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en hudläkare
a dermatologist
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en hudcancer
a skin cancer
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malignt melanom
melanoma
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upptäckt tidigt
caught early
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ett solarium
a solarium
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torr hud på vintern
dry skin in winter
Tip: lit. the same.
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inomhusvärme
indoor heating
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en fuktighetskräm
a moisturiser
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eksem
eczema
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som blossar upp i kyla
which flares in cold
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psoriasis
psoriasis
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som ofta blir bättre i sol
which often improves in sun
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akne
acne
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en remiss till hudmottagning
a dermatology referral
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D-vitamin
vitamin D
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som man inte kan bilda på vintern
which you cannot make in winter
Tip: lit. the same — the sun is too low.
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ett tillskott från oktober
a supplement from October
Tip: lit. the same — widely recommended.
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fet fisk
oily fish
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berikad mjölk
fortified milk
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en blek hy
a pale complexion
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särskilt i februari
in February especially
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och alla kommenterar
and everyone comments
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en vecka i solen
a week in the sun
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som alla ser
which everyone can see
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och alla frågar om
and everyone asks about
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