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Fraktkostnaden är dubbelt så hög som fraktkostnaden för inrikes frakt.

English translation: The freight cost is twice as high as the freight cost for domestic freight.


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Swedish term or phrase:Fraktkostnaden är dubbelt så hög som fraktkostnaden för inrikes frakt.
English translation:The freight cost is twice as high as the freight cost for domestic freight.
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17:15 Jul 31, 2011
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2011-08-03 18:54:14 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


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Swedish term or phrase: Fraktkostnaden är dubbelt så hög som fraktkostnaden för inrikes frakt.
Information text for shipping an item to another country.
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The freight cost is twice as high as the freight cost for domestic freight.
Explanation:
Ordinarily, translation of an entire sentence is not what KudoZ is about. I'm assuming that you're unaware of this rule and need some quick help.
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Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 23:17
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Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3The freight cost is twice as high as the freight cost for domestic freight.
Charles Ek
4 +1The shipping cost is twice that of [as expencive as] the domestic shiping cost.
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
The freight cost is twice as high as the freight cost for domestic freight.


Explanation:
Ordinarily, translation of an entire sentence is not what KudoZ is about. I'm assuming that you're unaware of this rule and need some quick help.

Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 23:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gabriela E Ascencio Z: Regards.
46 mins
agree  Michele Fauble
4 hrs
agree  Viachaslau Baranau
13 hrs
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The shipping cost is twice that of [as expencive as] the domestic shiping cost.


Explanation:
I prefer something like this..."costs" are usually not "twice as high as"

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Local time: 05:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helen Johnson: typos notwithstanding
46 mins
  -> Ah, thanks Helen
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