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21:03 Jan 8, 2012
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Marketing - Business/Commerce (general)
English term or phrase: Stramit
Dear all,
Please, forgive the mass email - in 5 years of existence our business has yet to welcome a client for the English<>Swedish language combination so my resources to ask this question are scarce. The good news is, we might be on the verge of getting a new client for Swedish and the answer to this quesiton might lead up to it.
The question is: Does the word "Stramit" or perhaps "Stram" mean anything at all in your language? There is no context, this is a stand alone proper name of a business endeavor focused around manufacturing a building material.

If you could take a minute of your time to answer, I would certainly appreciate it.
Thank you for your consideration.

Kind regards,
Hana Laurenzo
Teneo
Local time: 16:52


Summary of answers provided
4 +1Stramit
Sven Petersson
3 -1AustereJoakim Barkström


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
stram
Austere


Explanation:
If you said "Stramt formspråk" in Swedish you could translate that to "Austere design".
It would suggest a "clean" design

Joakim Barkström
Local time: 23:52
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Joakim, thank you - it will be very helpful to know there is a Swedish word that comes so close in spelling and what it means. I truly appreciate you taking the time to think through this and answering!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Sven Petersson: Please see my answer!
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
stramit
Stramit


Explanation:
"Stramit" is proper noun; origin believed to be Norwegian. It's an insulation material made from straw (thus "stra-").


    Reference: http://www.bsigroup.com/en/Standards-and-Publications/How-we...
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 23:52
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 309
Notes to answerer
Asker: Sven, thank you so very much for responding and spending time on this. I believe you hit the nail on the head with your answer.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Marcolin
15 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
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