faktaböcker

English translation: reference books

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Swedish term or phrase:faktaböcker
English translation:reference books
Entered by: Ciarán Rooney

11:23 Mar 13, 2009
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
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Swedish term or phrase: faktaböcker
Här måste man hämta information i faktaböcker, Internet el lik¬nande.
Ciarán Rooney
Ireland
Local time: 09:30
reference books
Explanation:
This would probably work best in the context.
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Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 01:30
Grading comment
Thanks Michele
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Summary of answers provided
5fact books
Anna Herbst
4 +1reference books
Michele Fauble
5 -1non-fiction books
Annabel Oldfield
3factual study book
A Johansson
3sourcebooks
Martin Lilja
2academic literature
Diarmuid Kennan


  

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factual study book


Explanation:
ett alternativ som förekommer.

A Johansson
Sweden
Local time: 10:30
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Anna Herbst: 9 google hits for this rather clumsy term...
13 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
non-fiction books


Explanation:
:o)

Annabel Oldfield
Local time: 10:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  A Johansson: omfattar ju även biografier och det räknas väl inte som faktaböcker?
4 mins

disagree  Anna Herbst: Faktaböcker är non-fiction, men non-fiction kan vara mycket annat än faktaböcker.
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fact books


Explanation:
Exempelvis CIA - The World Fact Book

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-03-13 13:49:03 GMT)
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Probably better written as one word:
Factbook

Anna Herbst
Australia
Local time: 18:30
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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sourcebooks


Explanation:
This is an alternative. It is probably a little narrower in definition than "fakta böcker" however lacking a good exact translation for "fb" i feel it conveys the meaning well. At the extreme a sourcebook contains info from "faktabocker" anyway.

Martin Lilja
Local time: 11:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Anna Herbst: source book: a book, collection of documents, etc., serving as an authoritative basis for the historical study of a subject. (Macquarie Dictionary)
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
academic literature


Explanation:
.

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 09:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Anna Herbst: Academic literature = fact? Scary proposition....
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
reference books


Explanation:
This would probably work best in the context.


Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 01:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10
Grading comment
Thanks Michele

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Annabel Oldfield
10 hrs
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