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countervailing powers

Swedish translation: utjämnande krafter

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English term or phrase:countervailing powers
Swedish translation:utjämnande krafter

09:50 Jul 22, 2011
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2011-07-25 11:54:14 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
English term or phrase: countervailing powers
"The koncept of countervailing powers" är titeln på en föreläsning om ledarskap på en handelshögskola. Vad säger vi på svenska - motverkande krafter? Eller finns det ett annat etablerat svenskt uttryck?
Janica Lundholm
Local time: 08:42
utjämnande krafter
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Bertil Andreazon
Sweden
Local time: 08:42
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Tusen tack!
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Summary of answers provided
4 -1utjämnande krafter
Bertil Andreazon
3motverkande krafter
Janis Abens


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
utjämnande krafter


Explanation:
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Bertil Andreazon
Sweden
Local time: 08:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 81
Grading comment
Tusen tack!

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disagree  Janis Abens: author's suggestion seems more correct
9 hrs
  -> Föreslår att Du kastar ett öga i 'Oxford Dictionary' där du kan läsa: 'Countervailing > offset the effect of [something] by countering it with something of equal force....'
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
motverkande krafter


Explanation:
Enl Google verkar detta vara mera korrekt än "utjämnande", åtminstonde i sammanhanget.


    Reference: http://www.google.lv/search?q=motverkande+krafter
    Reference: http://www.google.lv/search?q=utj%E4mnande+krafter
Janis Abens
Latvia
Local time: 09:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
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