förutsättning

English translation: abilities and skills/potential

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Swedish term or phrase:förutsättning
English translation:abilities and skills/potential
Entered by: Anette Herbert

22:19 Jun 1, 2004
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / social ekonomi
Swedish term or phrase: förutsättning
vi har alla olika förutsättningar

jag vet att svenskar vanligen använder pre-requisites här men jag vet också att det finns ett bättre mer motsvarande uttryck på engelska - men VAAD?

Det ligger på tungan och vill inte komma fram - hjälp!
Anette Herbert
Local time: 21:43
abilities and skills
Explanation:
We all have different abilities and skills
Selected response from:

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 22:43
Grading comment
Tack, jag kommer att använda detta och potential.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5abilities and skills
Sven Petersson
5qualification
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
4 +1aptitude
Curt Sandell (X)
4condition
Thierry Jamez
4condition
Thierry Jamez
4facilities
Kathy Saranpa
3assumptions, presumptions
Peter Linton (X)
3circumstances
Catherine Brix


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
förutsättning
qualification


Explanation:
US Engelsk, mit forslag.

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 14:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
förutsättning
condition


Explanation:
Jag tror att detta ord bör passa, eller hur ?


Thierry Jamez
Belgium
Local time: 22:43
Native speaker of: French
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
förutsättning
condition


Explanation:
Hej,
Jag tror att detta ord bör passa, eller hur ?


Thierry Jamez
Belgium
Local time: 22:43
Native speaker of: French
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
förutsättning
abilities and skills


Explanation:
We all have different abilities and skills

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 22:43
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 27
Grading comment
Tack, jag kommer att använda detta och potential.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hans-Bertil Karlsson (X): Detta känns spontant som mest "mänskligt" av de givna förslagen
5 hrs
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agree  Christine Andersen: I use something like this in this kind of context - 'general baggage' is too vague!
6 hrs
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agree  Terry Arness
6 hrs
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agree  Elisabeth Tauvon
7 hrs
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agree  Meadow Media
16 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
förutsättning
facilities


Explanation:
Of course it depends on the rest of the context, but this could be it

Kathy Saranpa
Finland
Local time: 23:43
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
förutsättning
aptitude


Explanation:
Det är inte detta du har på tungan?

Curt Sandell (X)
Spain
Local time: 22:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ohemulen
6 mins
  -> Tack, tack!
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
förutsättning
assumptions, presumptions


Explanation:
A couple more offerings. But it depends so much on context.

Peter Linton (X)
Local time: 21:43
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 15
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
förutsättning
circumstances


Explanation:
Might this be the term you're looking for? As already mentioned, it depends on context...is the text in reference to personal, individual aptitude as Curt suggested (good word!) or living conditions, social status, etc...

Catherine Brix
Local time: 22:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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