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Swedish translation: ersättare

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English term or phrase:	placeholder
Swedish translation:	ersättare
Entered by:	Birgitta G

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10:50 Mar 22, 2005

English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Linguistics

English term or phrase: placeholder

Negative descriptions are often placeholders for a more accurate, clear description.

Birgitta G KudoZ activity Questions: 238 (none open) (10 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 324
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ersättare

Explanation:
Jag skulle vilja föreslå en liten omformulering där substantivet "placeholder" istället får fungera som verb: "Negativa beskrivningar ersätter ofta...". Det klingar bättre på svenska - åtminstone i mitt tycke! :)