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försthandsrätt

English translation: first refusal


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Swedish term or phrase:förstahandsrätt
English translation:first refusal
Entered by: quincey
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22:26 Nov 8, 2005
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting
Swedish term or phrase: försthandsrätt
Licensen innebar att xxx gavs rätten till alla icke receptförskrivna produkter på samtliga marknader globalt samt även försthandsrätt till all framtida produkter.
quincey
Local time: 04:09
first refusal
Explanation:
Sounds like a calque of English "first refusal"
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Don Spade
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3first refusalDon Spade
4option
Mijo Schyllert
3 +1first-hand right
Rebecca Barath


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
försthandsrätt
first refusal


Explanation:
Sounds like a calque of English "first refusal"

Don Spade
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 23

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Andersen: This is the usual English wording. Shouldn't it be spelt förstahandsrätt in Swedish? This gives a number of relevant hits
7 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Mary Catherine Brix: Or option, for a more positive emphasis
8 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Tom Thumb
23 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
försthandsrätt
first-hand right


Explanation:
However- in this case would "first choice"or "first claim" be the correct wording?

Rebecca Barath
United States
Local time: 23:09
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  ojinaga
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
försthandsrätt
option


Explanation:
I think simply option would do. And the Swedish word is spelled förstahandsrätt.

Mijo Schyllert
Local time: 05:09
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
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