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departement

English translation: department/ministry

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Swedish term or phrase:departement
English translation:department/ministry
Entered by: Mats Wiman

08:37 Jan 31, 2005
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / Organisation Theory
Swedish term or phrase: departement
Difference between departement and avdeling. I am using "government office" for the first and "department" for the second. The context is public administration and "departement" is not ministry here...
doatley
Norway
Local time: 23:48
department/ministry
Explanation:
Norstedts stora svensk-engelska ordbok, 3U
departement s
1 ministerium ministry, department [of state]; amer. department
2 franskt distrikt department

Norstedts stora engelsk-svenska ordbok, 3U
department [dɪˈpɑ:tmənt] s
1 avdelning; bildl. område; fack, gren; the Department of English el. the English Department vid univ. o.d. engelska institutionen
2 [regerings]departement, ministerium isht amer., britt. äv. avdelning inom departement; the Department of State el. the State Department i USA utrikesdepartementet
3 i Frankrike departement, län

Norstedts stora svensk-engelska ordbok, 3U
avdelning s
1 avdelande dividing; [sub]division
2 i ämbetsverk department, division; på företag el. på varuhus department; på sjukhus vanl. ward; del part; avsnitt, ’sida’ i tidning section; i skåp compartment; mil. detachment, unit; avdelning halt! halt!
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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 23:48
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5 +4department/ministry
Mats Wiman
2 +1Is this what we are talking about?
hirselina


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Is this what we are talking about?


Explanation:
http://susning.nu/Departement

"Ett departement är en avdelning inom rikets högsta förvaltning, i Sverige är detta regeringskansliet. Chef för respektive departement kallas departementschef. Se även minister som är en samlingsbenämning på alla statsråd, oavsett om de är departementschefer eller ej. I Sverige sorterar de flesta myndigheter och [statliga bolag]? under något departement:

Svenska departement är f.n.:

Finansdepartementet
Försvarsdepartementet
Jordbruksdepartementet
Justitiedepartementet
Kulturdepartementet
Miljödepartementet
Näringsdepartementet
Socialdepartementet
[Utbildnings- och kulturdepartementet] (f.d utbildningsdepartementet)
Utrikesdepartementet


hirselina
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  George Hopkins: Other definitions found in Gullberg, Prisma, Collins (department).
12 mins
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
department/ministry


Explanation:
Norstedts stora svensk-engelska ordbok, 3U
departement s
1 ministerium ministry, department [of state]; amer. department
2 franskt distrikt department

Norstedts stora engelsk-svenska ordbok, 3U
department [dɪˈpɑ:tmənt] s
1 avdelning; bildl. område; fack, gren; the Department of English el. the English Department vid univ. o.d. engelska institutionen
2 [regerings]departement, ministerium isht amer., britt. äv. avdelning inom departement; the Department of State el. the State Department i USA utrikesdepartementet
3 i Frankrike departement, län

Norstedts stora svensk-engelska ordbok, 3U
avdelning s
1 avdelande dividing; [sub]division
2 i ämbetsverk department, division; på företag el. på varuhus department; på sjukhus vanl. ward; del part; avsnitt, ’sida’ i tidning section; i skåp compartment; mil. detachment, unit; avdelning halt! halt!


Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 23:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Renassans LS
43 mins
agree  Amelie Posse
2 hrs
agree  Peter Linton (X)
5 hrs
agree  Dana Goodier
2 days 16 hrs
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