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Det goda samtalet.

English translation: The Good Conversation

05:23 Jun 17, 2008

Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Advertising / Public Relations

Swedish term or phrase: Det goda samtalet.

För att stimulera till nya metoder för samhällsplanering har ByggaBo-xxxx engagerat fyra kommuner i projektet Det goda samtalet

David Rumsey KudoZ activity Questions: 1516 (6 open) (30 without valid answers) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 78 United States
Local time: 21:40

English translation:The Good Conversation

Explanation:
Although I like Mats' suggestion.

Selected response from:

nina_o
United States
Local time: 22:40

Grading comment

They were all good suggestions, but I went with the more literal version in case the client comes back to complain...
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +2

Open Communication

adrian_r

The good dialogue

Mats Wiman

The Good Conversation

nina_o

The good communication?

Birgit Neider

The beneficial dialogue

Transcrit

Answers

2 hrs confidence:

The good communication?

Explanation:
Maybe The good communication, The good call? More kontext needed, I think.. Not possible to understand what kind of project it is.

Birgit Neider
Estonia
Local time: 07:40
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Estonian

2 hrs confidence:

The good dialogue

Explanation:
Dialogue is normlly between two parties but can (at least in Swedish) used for a multiparty exchanges as well.
in Swedish it is often connoting a friendly, constructive exchange aiming at being honest and striving for a common goal.

Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 06:40
Native speaker of:

Swedish
PRO pts in category: 3

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Open Communication

Explanation:
Project: Open Communication..maybe depending on whose talking to who and what the spin is.

This is probably more a copywriting question, as opposed to pure translation. A question of playing with ideas and possibilities to find something that suits the tone and of course CONTEXT.

adrian_r
Sweden
Local time: 06:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English