husbehovsvirke
English translation: timber for home use; wood for own use
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| 3 | wood for domestic/household requirements |
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| 2 | wood for own use |
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7 mins confidence: 
wood for domestic/household requirements Explanation: Gullberg has a load of translations for similar terms...this is one of them... husbehovsavverkning is "cutting for own (domestic, home) use" |
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4 mins confidence:
wood for own use Explanation: See references below. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 mins (2010-04-14 08:37:42 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Two references combined: Gullberg: Swedish husbehovsavverkning English cutting for own use -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 mins (2010-04-14 08:38:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Engström: Swedish virke English wood -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2010-04-14 08:40:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The phrase "wood for own use" has a substantive number of hits on Google. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 21 mins (2010-04-14 08:54:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- You are 100% right. There is an official term. Skogsstyrelsen has a glossary: Swedish husbehovsvirke English timber for home use Link: http://gronareskog.nu/episerver4/templates/SNormalPage.aspx?... Thanks for asking! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 25 mins (2010-04-14 08:57:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- From the link above: Skogsstyrelsen - Swedish Forest Agency The Swedish Forest Agency is the Government's expert authority on forests and forest policy. |
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