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Swedish translation: ersättare

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English term or phrase:placeholder
Swedish translation:ersättare
Entered by: Birgitta G (X)

10:50 Mar 22, 2005
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: placeholder
Negative descriptions are often placeholders for a more accurate, clear description.
Birgitta G (X)
Sweden
Local time: 02:37
ersättare
Explanation:
Jag skulle vilja föreslå en liten omformulering där substantivet "placeholder" istället får fungera som verb: "Negativa beskrivningar ersätter ofta...". Det klingar bättre på svenska - åtminstone i mitt tycke! :)
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mia1970e
Sweden
Local time: 02:37
Grading comment
Tack, det passar utmärkt!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2ersättare
mia1970e
1minnesanteckning
Sven Petersson


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
minnesanteckning


Explanation:
More context needed!

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 02:37
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ersättare


Explanation:
Jag skulle vilja föreslå en liten omformulering där substantivet "placeholder" istället får fungera som verb: "Negativa beskrivningar ersätter ofta...". Det klingar bättre på svenska - åtminstone i mitt tycke! :)

mia1970e
Sweden
Local time: 02:37
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Tack, det passar utmärkt!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony Berglund: låter mycket bättre
2 hrs
agree  Tess Whitty
2 hrs
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