avvikelse

English translation: deviation, incident

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Swedish term or phrase:	avvikelse
English translation:	deviation, incident
Entered by:	Charlesp

21:27 Jun 12, 2006

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Bus/Financial - Management

Swedish term or phrase: avvikelse

Avvikelse is of course ordinarily translated as “discrepancy,” or some kind of divergence. I am looking however for a word that represents when something goes wrong, like an accident, or something not working out right, that still would be within the meaning of the word avvikelse.

Charlesp KudoZ activity Questions: 1488 (3 open) (1 without valid answers) (93 closed without grading) Answers: 1524 Sweden
Local time: 09:03

deviation

Explanation:
This is another one that gets used (deviating from the norm). or anomaly, depending on the context.

My thesaurus also comes up with kinkiness... but that may not fit your context!!!

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Clare Barnes
Sweden
Local time: 09:03

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

deviation

Clare Barnes

3 +3

deviation

Madeleine Kamlin

4 +1

non-conformity

Helen Johnson

incident

E2efour (X)

swerve, aberrancy, abnormality

Lars Jelking

Answers

13 mins confidence:

swerve, aberrancy, abnormality

Explanation:
o:)

Lars Jelking
Israel
Local time: 10:03
Native speaker of: Swedish
PRO pts in category: 4

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

deviation

Explanation:
A suggestion. Or perhaps 'departure', depending on the context. :)

Madeleine Kamlin
Sweden
Local time: 09:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Swedish

14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

deviation

Explanation:
This is another one that gets used (deviating from the norm). or anomaly, depending on the context.

My thesaurus also comes up with kinkiness... but that may not fit your context!!!

Clare Barnes
Sweden
Local time: 09:03
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

9 hrs confidence:

incident

Explanation:
You could well translate e.g. avvikelserapport by incident report.
Another alternative to the boring (though correct) deviation is nonconformity, which is the term used in quality assurance.

E2efour (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:03
Native speaker of:

English

11 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

non-conformity

Explanation:
Just another option, depending on the overall subject/style, etc. Deviation is also correct.

Helen Johnson
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:03
Native speaker of:

English

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