May 2, 2012 13:49
12 yrs ago
Swedish term

Bård

Swedish to English Other Other Covering material
Inventering av externt bårdlager i Helsinki behandlas i Policy och procedurer för Tarkettproducerad bård.

Definitely not one of the dictionary entries (border, edging, etc.). A (wall-)covering material.
Proposed translations (English)
3 contrasting edging [wall] tiles

Discussion

Hans Wang May 2, 2012:
The link you sent indicated that the pieces are used to cover the gap between the top of the wall material and the ceiling and they seem to contain colors that are either lighter or darker than the wall, which fits with the dictionary definition of an area that has a particular pattern that stands out from the rest http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bård
Plamen Nenchev (asker) May 2, 2012:
Quite possible, I am using myself "board" for the time being although the material is definitely not wood (which makes me doubt the use of "board" altogether). This is what a similar product looks like: http://www.sbgolv.se/vagg/vaggmatta/forbo_onyx_new_york_dark...

The product family is not sold in the UK though.
Hans Wang May 2, 2012:
Swedish Englification of the word "floor board"?

Proposed translations

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contrasting edging [wall] tiles

Norwegian uses both "bord" and "bård" interchangeably. Likely that the Swedish has the same origin as the Norwegian: bòrd ei (ein), bòrda, bòrde, bòrdan (gn barð); kant, rann; striba runt um någe, naturlig hell laga; ho fèkk et fòrkle te jul me bòrd nere; ho sydde nye bòrde på kjolen; et jorstykkje sòm ligg som ei bòrd um någe a garen. It is the "striba runt um någe" that we're looking at in this particular case, "någe" being the top edge of the wall material in the example in the discussion section.
Note from asker:
Thank you, I got in touch with the client and found out that they actually used border, but I will still award you the points because your answer is correct.
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