Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
förbindelsepunkt
English translation:
(water supply) service connection
Added to glossary by
E2efour (X)
Jan 11, 2006 14:07
18 yrs ago
Swedish term
United States
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Swedish to English, Danish to English, and 1 more.
förbindelsepunkt
Swedish to English
Tech/Engineering
Energy / Power Generation
point at which a household is connected to the utilities network of a water plant... is the translation literal as "connection point" or is there a better term?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | (water supply) service connection |
E2efour (X)
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| 5 +2 | connection point |
Sven Petersson
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| 3 +3 | connection point... |
David Shannon
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| 4 -1 | juncture |
Eva-Lotta (X)
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Proposed translations
+2
10 mins
Swedish term (edited):
f�rbindelsepunkt
Selected
(water supply) service connection
Seems to be used also in the US.
reference: svensk-engelsk byggordbok
reference: svensk-engelsk byggordbok
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+3
8 mins
connection point...
seems to be used reasonably often - I'm not an expert in this area, but see refs.
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Peer comment(s):
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Suzanne Blangsted (X)
: you came first
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thank-you
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Helen Johnson
39 mins
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thank-you
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| agree |
George Hopkins
51 mins
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thank-you
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+2
9 mins
Sven Petersson
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Related KudoZ points
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Swedish term (edited):
f�rbindelsepunkt
connection point
:o)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Helen Johnson
39 mins
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Thank you very much!
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| agree |
George Hopkins
50 mins
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Thank you very much!
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27 mins
Swedish term (edited):
f�rbindelsepunkt
juncture
Perhaps "juncture" is the best solution
Peer comment(s):
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George Hopkins
: Not juncture, but possibly junction.
31 mins
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| neutral |
E2efour (X)
: Juncture is used in US English in the sense given.
39 mins
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