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varmaste

English translation: highly recommend him


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15:42 Nov 8, 2011
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Business/Commerce (general) / brev
Swedish term or phrase: varmaste
... därför kan vi med det varmaste rekommendera honom

i just cannot find a good word for varmaste in this sentence or if someone can give me an idea for the whole sentence, pls!
Helena Grahn
Local time: 20:24
English translation:highly recommend him
Explanation:
..we can therefore highly recommend him...
Selected response from:

trsk2000
Local time: 20:24
Grading comment
tks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3...hence we (can) wholeheartedly recommend him...
Åsa Schoening
4 +1most warmlyGeorge Hopkins
3 +2highly recommend himtrsk2000
4without reservationCharlesp
4strongly
Marie Andersson (Allen)


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
most warmly


Explanation:
Or: ...our warmest recommendations...

George Hopkins
Local time: 21:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 88

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charlesp
5 days
  -> Thank you Charlesp. I sometimes wonder why answers that are not translations are selected on Proz.(?)
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
strongly


Explanation:
We can strongly recommend...
unless you feel it sounds too formal...?

Marie Andersson (Allen)
Local time: 20:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Charlesp: This is the more accurate translation, but it is a bit too neutral.
11 hrs
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
highly recommend him


Explanation:
..we can therefore highly recommend him...

trsk2000
Local time: 20:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
tks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frederic Lecocq & Zofia Wyszynski
4 hrs
  -> Thank you Frederic and Zofia!

agree  Michele Fauble
6 hrs
  -> Thank you Michele
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
...hence we (can) wholeheartedly recommend him...


Explanation:
or: ...we (can) therefore wholeheartedly...

There are already some good answers and the final word choice obviously depends on the tone of the letter, but "wholeheartedly" would work in e.g. the following sentence: Having worked closely with X, I (can) wholeheartedly recommend him...

Åsa Schoening
United States
Local time: 15:24
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 34

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sven Petersson
46 mins
  -> Thank you!

agree  Charlesp: nicely said
9 hrs
  -> Thank you!

agree  Chris S
1 day19 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
without reservation


Explanation:
without reservation


As in "we can recommend him without reservation"

Charlesp
Local time: 21:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
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