Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
försiktighetsmått
English translation:
precautionary measure, precautionary guidelines; ('caution' - if on a lable)
Added to glossary by
Charlesp
Feb 7, 2006 13:38
18 yrs ago
Swedish term
försiktighetsmått
Swedish to English
Social Sciences
Environment & Ecology
guidelines
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | precautionary measure |
Neil Crockford
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| 5 +3 | caution |
Görel Bylund
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Proposed translations
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5 mins
Neil Crockford
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Swedish term (edited):
f�rsiktighetsm�tt
Selected
precautionary measure
In Norstedt.
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Comment: "thanks"
+3
5 mins
Görel Bylund
Sweden
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Due diligence
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Swedish term (edited):
f�rsiktighetsm�tt
caution
Standard expression!
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Note added at 8 mins (2006-02-07 13:46:49 GMT)
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Standard, at least in the manuals that I have translated, and only some of them have been Chinese, Korean, German or Belgian to begin with...
Usually accompanied by a triangular symbol.
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Note added at 8 mins (2006-02-07 13:46:49 GMT)
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Standard, at least in the manuals that I have translated, and only some of them have been Chinese, Korean, German or Belgian to begin with...
Usually accompanied by a triangular symbol.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Sven Petersson
13 mins
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Tack, Sven!
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| agree |
George Hopkins
39 mins
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| agree |
EKM
: This is definitely what 95% of English language manuals use, in order to be sufficiently brief. 'Caution!', 'Cautions', or 'Precautions' would be the headline. 'Precautionary measures' is correct, but unneccessarily long.
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