allmänt färdmedel

English translation: public transportation

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Swedish term or phrase:allmänt färdmedel
English translation:public transportation
Entered by: stephen mewes

16:59 Jun 16, 2007
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Insurance
Swedish term or phrase: allmänt färdmedel
Not sure whether this is 'normal' or 'public' mode/means of transport.


Ersättning lämnas för nödvändiga och skäliga
kostnader om den försäkrade vid tjänsteresa
under den direkta färden till utresans
eller hemresans utgångspunkt försenas och
därmed missar inbokad avgång.
• Resan ska i förväg vara inbokad med
allmänt färdmedel.
stephen mewes
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:23
public transportation
Explanation:
This is what we call busses and trains. May also be used for air and ocean travel vehicles which has public access.
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Jenny Sundelin
Local time: 23:23
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3public transportation
Jenny Sundelin
4regular means of transporation
Susanne Lomander
4by common carrier
Tim Kynerd


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
regular means of transporation


Explanation:
ie transporation to which the public has access (trains, busses, airplaines), as opposed to private transportation (private cars or jets).

I understand the dilemma, as "public transportation" would indicate only public buses or commuter trains etc., so this is my compromise.

Read the links and examples below to see if you get a better idea! =)


Example sentence(s):
  • Med allmänt färdmedel menas flyg, buss, tåg, alltså sånt som allmänheten har tillgång till. En buss som hyrts av en grupp vänner betraktas däremot inte som allmänt färdmedel. har tillgång till.
  • Försäkringen gäller under förutsättning att resan sker med allmänt färdmedel d.v.s. färdmedel med tillstånd att ta passagerare för luft-, mark-, eller sjötransport och att resan till minst 50% är debiterad direkt på

    Reference: http://www.konsumenternasforsakringsbyra.se/fragorsvar/print...
    Reference: http://www10.americanexpress.com/sweden_ss/sweden_conssvcs_c...
Susanne Lomander
Sweden
Local time: 06:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 8
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
public transportation


Explanation:
This is what we call busses and trains. May also be used for air and ocean travel vehicles which has public access.

Jenny Sundelin
Local time: 23:23
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  asptech
12 hrs

agree  Mårten Sandberg
2 days 31 mins

agree  Jan Sundström
2 days 13 hrs
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1 day 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
by common carrier


Explanation:
"Public transportation," at least in US usage, normally refers to URBAN public transportation, i.e. local buses, trains and boats, not to long-distance transportation. The technical term for what is meant here is "common carrier" (an entity offering transportation as a service to the public, and which is in principle required to provide transportation to anyone who buys a ticket and follows the carrier's applicable rules).

Tim Kynerd
Sweden
Local time: 06:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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