Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
nigande bussar
English translation:
kneeling buses
Added to glossary by
Helen Johnson
Mar 25, 2012 12:21
12 yrs ago
Swedish term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
nigande bussar
Swedish to English
Tech/Engineering
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
buses
Instegshöjd vid en spårvägshållplats är normalt 28 cm. Vid busshållplatser eftersträvas i regel en lägre instegshöjd (0,17 m) för att passa nigande bussar.
TIA
TIA
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | kneeling bus |
Deane Goltermann
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| 2 | kneeling |
Yngve Roennike
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Proposed translations
+4
1 hr
Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
&
English
Works in field
Sweden
Easy reading - Good writing
Native in: English 
, Swedish
Works in: Swedish to English
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kneeling bus
No more than this! Will give you wiki, but there is more to find...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-floor_bus (find 'kneel');
http://www.parker.com/portal/site/PARKER/menuitem.de7b26ee6a...
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-03-25 14:00:58 GMT)
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'to match a bus kneeling...'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-floor_bus (find 'kneel');
http://www.parker.com/portal/site/PARKER/menuitem.de7b26ee6a...
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-03-25 14:00:58 GMT)
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'to match a bus kneeling...'
Example sentence:
lower step hight ... to match when the bus kneelsing
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "You're quite right again - thanks very much!"
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Yngve Roennike
Native in English
Hyperglot..
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 13 more.
kneeling
Just a guess.
(This question came up in the queue curiously after I posted a Slovak query)
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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-03-25 16:05:28 GMT)
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"kneeling bus." Sorry, maybe I should have made that clearer.
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Note added at 2 days12 hrs (2012-03-28 00:41:29 GMT) Post-grading
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Just curious, what are the rules for posting identical answers in this forum. I am pretty sure that mine came before the other, and was posted ahead of it.
(This question came up in the queue curiously after I posted a Slovak query)
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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-03-25 16:05:28 GMT)
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"kneeling bus." Sorry, maybe I should have made that clearer.
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Note added at 2 days12 hrs (2012-03-28 00:41:29 GMT) Post-grading
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Just curious, what are the rules for posting identical answers in this forum. I am pretty sure that mine came before the other, and was posted ahead of it.
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