bestånd

English translation: stand

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Swedish term or phrase:bestånd
English translation:stand
Entered by: Charles Ek

19:31 Apr 27, 2011
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Forestry / Wood / Timber / Forestry newsletter
Swedish term or phrase: bestånd
Op grund av omfattande skador, pratar man om att avverka 1-2 miljoner kubikmeter från dessa bestånd, vilket medför lägre tallvolymer i regionen.
Annabel Oldfield
Local time: 15:56
stand
Explanation:
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Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 09:56
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5 +2stand
Charles Ek
3 +1plantation
Tania McConaghy
4plot(s)
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
stand


Explanation:
See the link for the example sentence.

Example sentence(s):
  • This survey was made upon 670 diseased stands and the same number of reference stands.

    Reference: http://www.researchgate.net/publication/27655260_Karaktriser...
Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 09:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Sven Petersson
12 hrs
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agree  Christopher Schröder
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
plantation


Explanation:
if the forest is planted, suggest "plantation".
otherwise perhaps simply "forest"

Example sentence(s):
  • A plantation is a large artificially established forest, farm or estate

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantation
Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Local time: 15:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Charlesp
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6 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
plot(s)


Explanation:
Especially in the sample sentence, plots fits in well as in plots of land

SafeTex
France
Local time: 15:56
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