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pick-up truck

Swedish translation: pickup

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English term or phrase:pick-up truck
Swedish translation:pickup
Entered by: EKM

08:54 Oct 16, 2002
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / Auto
English term or phrase: pick-up truck
Typ av bil som tillverkas av bl.a. Honda.
Johanna Holmberg (X)
Local time: 12:14
pickup
Explanation:
Brukar man kalla dem, på klingande svenska. I hänsyftning på deras funktion kan man även säga "paketbil, budbil", men det är ju inte alls säkert att det är det de används till.

"pickup" känns som ett rotat ord i folkmun tycker jag. I annat fall hade jag föreslagit ett mer svenskt alternativ.
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EKM
Sweden
Local time: 12:14
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Summary of answers provided
5 +9pickup
EKM
5Paketbil
Marianne (X)


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
pickup


Explanation:
Brukar man kalla dem, på klingande svenska. I hänsyftning på deras funktion kan man även säga "paketbil, budbil", men det är ju inte alls säkert att det är det de används till.

"pickup" känns som ett rotat ord i folkmun tycker jag. I annat fall hade jag föreslagit ett mer svenskt alternativ.

EKM
Sweden
Local time: 12:14
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 17

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Erik Jälevik
9 mins
  -> Tack så mycket!
agree  zebung: Agree partially (agree with the trans. but not the expl.)- a pick-up truck has an open "bed" in the back unlike a paketbil eller budbil. Have even seen "pickupbil"in several newspapers
19 mins
  -> You're right about the shape of the pick-up truck.
agree  Helena Fallkvist
23 mins
  -> Tack så mycket!
agree  Hans-Bertil Karlsson (X): i bilannonserna ser man mest Pickup
30 mins
  -> Tack så mycket! Ja, jag tror ärligt talat att paketbil, budbil och transportbil precis som zebung påpekar oftare handlar om skåpbilsliknande fordon.
agree  Sven Petersson
5 hrs
  -> Tack så mycket!
agree  CCW
8 hrs
  -> Tack så mycket!
agree  Anette Herbert
10 hrs
  -> Tack så mycket!
agree  Paul Svensson
13 hrs
  -> Tack så mycket!
agree  Mats Wikberg
5 days
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Paketbil


Explanation:
heter det förstås på "klingande svenska" medan "pickup" ju klingar bättre på engelska.


    Engstr�ms tekniska ordbok
Marianne (X)
Belgium
Local time: 12:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Swedish
PRO pts in category: 8
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