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sammantaget

English translation: the organisation as a whole

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Swedish term or phrase:organisation sammantaget
English translation:the organisation as a whole
Entered by: Paula Ibbotson

16:54 Jan 12, 2003
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Swedish term or phrase: sammantaget
... egna ansvaret som ytterst är ett måste för att en organisation sammantaget skall göra ett professionellt arbete.

I know this means "all in all"/all together, etc., but am just have trouble linking it to "organisation" eg. should it be "the organisation as a whole"??
Paula Ibbotson
Canada
Local time: 19:29
the organisation as a whole
Explanation:
Faced with this phrase, I would translate it as you suggest "the organisation as a whole". Something along those lines.
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ADDAM Translations (X)
Local time: 00:29
Grading comment
Thanks Everyone! There will be more of these to come over the next few evenings - so stay tuned for the Bonus Point Round-up ***! Cheers, p.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2the organisation as a whole
ADDAM Translations (X)
2the organisation in its entirety
Peter Linton (X)


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the organisation as a whole


Explanation:
Faced with this phrase, I would translate it as you suggest "the organisation as a whole". Something along those lines.

ADDAM Translations (X)
Local time: 00:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 50
Grading comment
Thanks Everyone! There will be more of these to come over the next few evenings - so stay tuned for the Bonus Point Round-up ***! Cheers, p.

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agree  Arthur Borges
5 mins
agree  Richard Johnson B.Tech.: Signed Susanne Berg
2 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
the organisation in its entirety


Explanation:
Just a more formal way of saying 'as a whole'.

Peter Linton (X)
Local time: 00:29
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1432
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