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renommésnyltning

English translation: reputation parasitism

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Swedish term or phrase:renommésnyltning
English translation:reputation parasitism
Entered by: Billy McCormac (X)

23:01 Nov 21, 2001
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents / Business Law
Swedish term or phrase: renommésnyltning
Svenska Posten stämmer den tyska postens dotterbolag Danzas-ASG för renommésnyltning och varumärkesintrång. De två ansökningarna lämnas i dag in till Marknadsdomstolen och Stockholms tingsrätt.
Billy McCormac (X)
Local time: 03:24
reputation parasitism
Explanation:
Or: reputation cheating

Snylta is to cheat or sponge, etc.
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George Hopkins
Local time: 03:24
Grading comment
Thanks. I also spoke to an officer of the Swedish Market Court who said: "Jag känner inte till någon bra översättning på rak arm. Marknadsföringslagen
är ju en mer "svensk" lag än t ex Konkurrenslagen."
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4 +5reputation parasitism
George Hopkins
4reputation cadging
Mats Wiman


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
reputation cadging


Explanation:
to cadge = att slylta
rnommé = reputation

Jag har inget slutgiltigt bevis men uttrycket borde kunna användas

kan du vänta till 9.30 hinner jag kolla UK


    Norstedts+CCP1+MW
Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 03:24
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in pair: 1826
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
reputation parasitism


Explanation:
Or: reputation cheating

Snylta is to cheat or sponge, etc.

George Hopkins
Local time: 03:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 3143
Grading comment
Thanks. I also spoke to an officer of the Swedish Market Court who said: "Jag känner inte till någon bra översättning på rak arm. Marknadsföringslagen
är ju en mer "svensk" lag än t ex Konkurrenslagen."

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mats Wiman: This is as close as I can get too.
26 mins
agree  Peter Johansson
43 mins
agree  Sven Petersson
1 hr
agree  EKM
7 hrs
agree  Fredrik Larsson
22 hrs
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