trappvärd

English translation: land-lady/lord

14:46 Aug 31, 2008

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Swedish term or phrase: trappvärd

Can anyone help with a good translation?

Lydia West KudoZ activity Questions: 1 (none open) Answers: 0
Local time: 21:44

English translation:land-lady/lord

Explanation:
I would go with concierge despite your mis-givings. A possible alternative is land-lady but, generally, she would own the building.

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sjostedt
United States
Local time: 15:44

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concierge

Hanne Rask Sonderborg

land-lady/lord

sjostedt

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

4 hrs confidence:

concierge

Explanation:

Trappvärdens uppdrag är att skapa
trygghet och trivsel i boendemiljön. Det
kan handla om att städa i trappuppgång-
en, hälsa nya hyresgäster välkomna, dela
ut information eller plantera blommor.
http://www.stenafastigheter.se/NR/rdonlyres/50B306CE-25F5-4A...

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-08-31 19:22:18 GMT)
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Yes, you might want to go with "caretaker" (in Danish "vicevært"), which can be paid or unpaid, see http://www.answers.com/topic/caretaker

Example sentence(s):

A janitor is a person who takes care of a building, such as a school, office building, or apartment block. Janitors are responsible primarily for cleaning, and often (though not always) some maintenance and security.
A concierge (kɔ̃sjɛʁʒ) (French) is an employee who lives on the premises of apartment buildings and serves as a general property caretaker

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janitor
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concierge

Hanne Rask Sonderborg
Denmark
Local time: 21:44
Native speaker of:

Danish
PRO pts in category: 24

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks for this, but a concierge is an employee. A Trappvärd is just someone who lives in the apartment block and takes on the role of host/overseer for free.

5 days confidence:

land-lady/lord

Explanation:
I would go with concierge despite your mis-givings. A possible alternative is land-lady but, generally, she would own the building.

sjostedt
United States
Local time: 15:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Swedish
PRO pts in category: 5

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