Konsumentvägledare

English translation: (local authority's) consumer guidance officer

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Swedish term or phrase:Konsumentvägledare
English translation:(local authority's) consumer guidance officer
Entered by: Glenn Viklund

13:43 May 30, 2002
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Swedish term or phrase: Konsumentvägledare
Finns i kommuner för att ge råd och upplysning om konsumentfrågor
Anna-Karin Andersson
Sweden
Local time: 20:00
(local authority's) consumer guidance officer
Explanation:
enl. invandrartidningen:

www.inv.se/svefa/bostad/engbo/estateagent.html
Selected response from:

Glenn Viklund
Albania
Local time: 20:00
Grading comment
Tackar!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2(local authority's) consumer guidance officer
Glenn Viklund
4consumer adviser
Mats Wiman
4Citizens' Advice Bureau
George Hopkins
4below
Billy McCormac (X)
2consumers' counsel /advisor
Mabel Garzón


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
consumers' counsel /advisor


Explanation:
Exp.

Mabel Garzón
Colombia
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 12
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(local authority's) consumer guidance officer


Explanation:
enl. invandrartidningen:

www.inv.se/svefa/bostad/engbo/estateagent.html

Glenn Viklund
Albania
Local time: 20:00
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in pair: 450
Grading comment
Tackar!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  egj_translation: consumer's adviser är ett något mera tvetydigt begrepp: consumer guidance officer kommer närmast den svenska innebörden av ordet.
42 mins
  -> Tack. Ja, kanske är det så..

agree  David Shannon: This one gets my vote too - and I'm a fan of invandrartidningen
8 hrs
  -> thanks, David!
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
consumer adviser


Explanation:
none


    Norstedts Skribent eng+MW
Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 20:00
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in pair: 1826
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Citizens' Advice Bureau


Explanation:
Common in Britain, covering a wide range of "vägledning".

George Hopkins
Local time: 20:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 3143
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
below


Explanation:
I'm still a bit unsure as to the capacity of the konsumentvägledare, but do a google search for "consumer advocate" and see if this fits your context.
(Type something like "consumer advocate is" in the search window.)

Billy McCormac (X)
Local time: 20:00
PRO pts in pair: 335
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