barmarksdrift

English translation: maintenance excluding snow and ice control

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Swedish term or phrase:barmarksdrift
English translation:maintenance excluding snow and ice control
Entered by: Charlesp

06:23 Apr 2, 2013
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Forestry / Wood / Timber
Swedish term or phrase: barmarksdrift
barmarksdrift

Here's a sentence for context:
"Andelskostnader för barmarksdrift på sådana vägar som utgör gemensamhetsanläggning enligt anläggningslagen..."

And here is the definition "Med barmarksdrift förstås all skötsel och underhåll av vägar."

Reference:
http://www.vti.se/sv/publikationer/pdf/damningsminimerad-vin...
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 22:41
maintenance excluding snow and ice control
Explanation:
:o)
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 22:41
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5maintenance excluding snow and ice control
Sven Petersson
3 -1Road Maintenance
kargaard


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maintenance excluding snow and ice control


Explanation:
:o)

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 22:41
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Road Maintenance


Explanation:
I would say road maintenance.
I see that "Damningsminimerad vinter- och barmarksdrift: mått, medel och strategier" has been translated previously as:
"Dust minimized operation and maintenance of paved roads: measures and strategies" (http://trid.trb.org/view.aspx?id=1215498)


    Reference: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTTRANSPORT...
kargaard
South Africa
Local time: 22:41
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Sven Petersson: You failed to understand what "barmark" means. Your proffered translation is wrong.
44 mins
  -> Bare ground would be the literal translation, but I wouldn't translate it quite so literally, as road maintenance covers all (winter and summer road maintenance). http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/hwmaint.nsf/open/38439443763A61...
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