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första linjens chefer

English translation: first-line managers

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Swedish term or phrase: första linjens chefer
English translation:first-line managers
Entered by: Maria-Christina Rizopoulou

14:44 Dec 31, 2008
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Business/Commerce (general)
Swedish term or phrase: första linjens chefer
In understand this to mean literally "first line managers" but can someone give me a UK English equivalent that makes sense? Or does this make sense?
Cecelia Murphy
United States
Local time: 14:50
first-line managers
Explanation:
It a level of management.
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Maria-Christina Rizopoulou
Sweden
Local time: 21:50
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1first-line managers
Maria-Christina Rizopoulou
4 +1Line manager
Anders Dalström
4First-line supervisor
Larry Abramson


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Line manager


Explanation:
The Swedish term itself sounds like a literal translation of an English expression. I would drop the 'first'. 'Line manager' is probably the term used by most companies here in Ireland (and the UK as well, I'd think.) I also think this has been imported from the US in the first place.

Anders Dalström
Sweden
Local time: 21:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  George Hopkins: Yes, drop the 'first'. Ref.: Collins.
19 mins
agree  De Novi
2 hrs
disagree  Sven Petersson: http://www.akademssr.se/portal/page/portal/akademssr/press/r...
3 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
first-line managers


Explanation:
It a level of management.


    Reference: http://managementhelp.org/mgmnt/defntion.htm
Maria-Christina Rizopoulou
Sweden
Local time: 21:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Greek
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sven Petersson: http://www.akademssr.se/portal/page/portal/akademssr/press/r...
3 hrs
neutral  Thomas Johansson: perhaps also "first-line management" as a collective term
6 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
First-line supervisor


Explanation:
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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-12-31 18:43:36 GMT)
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Plural
First-line supervisors

Larry Abramson
United States
Local time: 15:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 55
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