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fasader

English translation: façade/facade

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Swedish term or phrase:fasad
English translation:façade/facade
Entered by: CCW

20:00 Nov 6, 2002
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture / architecture
Swedish term or phrase: fasader
Architecture...I want to make sure that the English "facade" is the CORRECT way to translate the Swedish "fasad". Can someone confirm this for me?
Context: Övriga fasader är svarta slipade betongelement med dubbelglasfönster...
klorentzon
Local time: 08:57
façade
Explanation:
that's it

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Note added at 2002-11-06 20:11:29 (GMT)
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façade or facade
1. the face of a building, esp. the main front.

fasad
framsida, yttersida (t.ex. på hus)

Collins Eng Dict
Bonniers Svenska Ordbok
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3façade
CCW
5 +1Sorry, CCW
Sven Petersson


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
façade


Explanation:
that's it

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Note added at 2002-11-06 20:11:29 (GMT)
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façade or facade
1. the face of a building, esp. the main front.

fasad
framsida, yttersida (t.ex. på hus)

Collins Eng Dict
Bonniers Svenska Ordbok


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CCW
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Sven Petersson: Not in Swedish! Please see below!
3 mins
  -> Why do you disagree? The question is into English!!
agree  Hans-Bertil Karlsson (X): lite märkligt, men Prisma nämner bara "face" ??
58 mins
  -> tack... ordet "façade, facade" är ju rätt vanligt andå; det står i min Prisma
agree  Anette Herbert: jag är visst också lite trött, det är här jag håller med :o
1 hr
  -> tack
agree  Andy Bell: NO - Facade is fine and used frequently in the English speaking building industry
3 days 4 hrs
agree  Paula Ibbotson
10 days
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Sorry, CCW


Explanation:
CCW is right.
Time for me to go to bed!
Sorry,

Sven.

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 08:57
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 27

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anette Herbert: Absoulut, "painted facade" = 65000 googlehits t.ex
1 hr
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