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Swedish translation: mobila enheter


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English term or phrase:mobile devices
Swedish translation:mobila enheter
Entered by: Anders Dalstrom
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23:01 Apr 18, 2009
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Marketing - Telecom(munications)
English term or phrase: mobile devices
tyda.se gives 'mobilutrustning' but I was wondering if someone had a better translation.

Here's the context:

Target a wider range of mobile devices

The WMS platform allows advertisers to target a large spectrum of Wi-Fi enabled devices – not just mobile phones and PDAs, but Wi-Fi “only” lifestyle devices such as iPod Touch’s,
Anders Dalstrom
Ireland
Local time: 12:06
mobila enheter
Explanation:
This is the correct term. It covers all types of devices.
Selected response from:

Jonas Vesterberg
Local time: 07:06
Grading comment
Yes, that captures the intended meaning very well. Thanks Jonas.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3mobila enheter
Jonas Vesterberg
4 +1mobila apparater
Thomas Johansson
5mobila anordningarGeorge Hopkins


  

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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
mobila enheter


Explanation:
This is the correct term. It covers all types of devices.

Jonas Vesterberg
Local time: 07:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Yes, that captures the intended meaning very well. Thanks Jonas.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JaneD
7 hrs
agree  Michael Larsson
21 hrs
agree  Lena Samuelsson: Jag översätter mobil utrustning, dvs. handdatorer. De kalla jag bl.a. för mobila enheter. I ditt fall täcker begreppet lite mer. "Mobil utrustning" tycker jag också är bra, dock ej sammanskrivet. Då får man intrycket av att det är utrustning till mobiler.
21 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
mobila anordningar


Explanation:
Option: EriTerm gives anordning for device.

George Hopkins
Local time: 13:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mobila apparater


Explanation:
Tycker jag passar bäst i det här sammanhanget.

Thomas Johansson
Peru
Local time: 06:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fredrik Nowacki: Det här är min spontana gissning också - det känns mer rakt på sak än "enheter"
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Changes made by editors
Apr 19, 2009 - Changes made by Mårten Sandberg:
Language pairSwedish to English => English to Swedish


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