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prioriterade leverantör

English translation: preferred supplier, preferred vendor; quality supplier, designated supplier, qualified supplier

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Swedish term or phrase:prioriterade leverantör
English translation:preferred supplier, preferred vendor; quality supplier, designated supplier, qualified supplier
Entered by: Charlesp

14:58 Aug 16, 2006
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research
Swedish term or phrase: prioriterade leverantör
There must be a better term than "preferred supplier."
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 13:14
preferred supplier, quality supplier, designated supplier, qualified supplier
Explanation:
Sorry, but with more than a million hits on Google, I would say this term is very much established. But here are a few additional possibilities.
Selected response from:

Larry Abramson
United States
Local time: 07:14
Grading comment
OK. and thanks for the input.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3preferred supplier, quality supplier, designated supplier, qualified supplier
Larry Abramson
4preferred vendor
David Rumsey


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
preferred supplier, quality supplier, designated supplier, qualified supplier


Explanation:
Sorry, but with more than a million hits on Google, I would say this term is very much established. But here are a few additional possibilities.

Larry Abramson
United States
Local time: 07:14
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
OK. and thanks for the input.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Don Spade (X): Don't see what's wrong with "preferred supplier".
18 mins
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
3 hrs
agree  Tim Kynerd: Leaving aside the obvious grammatical error in the source term ("prioriterade" must be either plural or definite, while "leverantör" appears to be neither). :-)
7 hrs
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
preferred vendor


Explanation:
Another option. Our translation firm was the "preferred vendor" for many companies in Seattle.


    Reference: http://tp194.purch.columbia.edu/purchasing/pv_list.html
David Rumsey
Canada
Local time: 04:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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