The purpose of this study was to look upon problems due to cultural differences that can emerge when translating a French text into Swedish. In order to examine these phenomena, I chose to translate an extract of a social study entitled Roms et Tsiganes, by Jean-Pierre Liégeois. The text contains a number of terms to designate the Romani communities in France, in which certain differs to the Swedish equivalences, in term of extension and/or connotation. The purpose of this study is not only to expose the translation solutions, but also to show the process that has led me to these results.