Nov 7, 2020 08:38
3 yrs ago
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Swedish term
United Kingdom
Scandinavian translator
Native in: English 
Works in: Danish to English, French to English
servicevärdar
Swedish to English
Marketing
Business/Commerce (general)
proposal / tender from a cleaning company, I kind of understand what the words mean but not sure what the English word for it would be? thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | service operatives |
SafeTex
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| 4 -1 | janitors |
Sven Petersson
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| 3 -1 | maintenance staff; maintenance operative/s |
Adrian MM.
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Proposed translations
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service operatives
Inspired by Adrian's suggestion, but this is a cleaning company and I see no reason to change service (unless with the word "cleaning")
In context, I think it's clear that "service" is cleaning service operatives
In context, I think it's clear that "service" is cleaning service operatives
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks!"
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Adrian MM.
Austria
Austria
Native in English
Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
Swedish term (edited):
servicevärd/ar
maintenance staff; maintenance operative/s
It is always a good idea to upgrade - rather than downgrade - the job title of these speculatively non-Swedish workers or 'operatives'.
Example sentence:
toilets-will-be-cleaned-by-maintenance-staff ... antingen haft direkt tillgång till avloppet eller uppträtt som servicevärdar på toaletterna där man ...
A maintenance operative is someone who carries out a variety of tasks around buildings, to keep them in good repair.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Christopher Schröder
: We all like a joke, but not in KudoZ with a new translator... the duties of a servicevärd include serving meals to patients as well as cleaning, and do not include fixing the radiators... // I’ve sent you a site message to put an end to this, please read!
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Strange that you, unless motivated by personal animosity, have not disagreed with Safetex's tweaking of my own answer that ought to be judged strictly on its merits - as should be your unposted & diffident discussion entry of 'domestic assistants'
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1 day 2 hrs
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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350
Discussion
this is one of the sentences the word appears in for context