Avrop/avropa

English translation: Call-off/ call off

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Swedish term or phrase:Avrop/avropa
English translation:Call-off/ call off
Entered by: Catherine Skala

11:32 May 23, 2016
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s)
Swedish term or phrase: Avrop/avropa
Då kan kunden avropa uppgradering av mjukvaran.

Varpå kunden kan avropa support från leverantören.

Avropade tjänster

Jag vet vad det betyder men skulle behöva veta hur det bäst sägs på engelska. Något med blanket/release order, men ett verb..
Catherine Skala
Belgium
Local time: 21:32
Call-off/ call off
Explanation:
This has been up on proz before. With some disagreement...

You have a call-off or framework agreement/contract which the buyer makes call offs on.

Heres some reading...

http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/call-contract.h...

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Note added at 11 mins (2016-05-23 11:44:15 GMT)
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That is you make a call-off, or you call off on the agreement


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Note added at 5 hrs (2016-05-23 16:51:24 GMT)
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And for more history... http://www.proz.com/kudoz/swedish_to_english/marketing_marke...
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Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Local time: 21:32
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2Call-off/ call off
Deane Goltermann
4 +1request
George Hopkins
4The/to requisition
Adrian MM. (X)


  

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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The/to requisition


Explanation:
Avropade tjänster: services requisitioned.

That's the term I recall from my London retailing & export clerking days.


    Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/swedish_to_english/business_commer...
Adrian MM. (X)
Local time: 21:32
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 106
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Asker: Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Charlesp: yes, but not in this context.
1 day 27 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
request


Explanation:
In this case my guess is: The customer (or client) can then request updating of the software.

George Hopkins
Local time: 21:32
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 46
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charlesp: sounds good to me, in this particular context.
22 hrs
  -> Thank you Charles.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Call-off/ call off


Explanation:
This has been up on proz before. With some disagreement...

You have a call-off or framework agreement/contract which the buyer makes call offs on.

Heres some reading...

http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/call-contract.h...

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Note added at 11 mins (2016-05-23 11:44:15 GMT)
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That is you make a call-off, or you call off on the agreement


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Note added at 5 hrs (2016-05-23 16:51:24 GMT)
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And for more history... http://www.proz.com/kudoz/swedish_to_english/marketing_marke...


    https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/430313/public-contracts-regulations-guidance.pdf
    Reference: http://www.procurementportal.com/framework-agreements/
Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Local time: 21:32
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 83
Grading comment
Thank you again!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  SafeTex: yes
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Dave!

agree  Charlesp: How about "shout-off" (to call out is like to shout, right?)
1 day 1 hr
  -> We joked about this one in a group translating an ERP... back in the day...
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