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Sök

English translation: Search for

09:18 Nov 15, 2011
Swedish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Software / Terminologi
Swedish term or phrase: Sök
"Sök i alla databaser" översätter jag med "Search all databases" men hur översätts det mer specifika "Sök rapporter i alla databaser" på bästa sätt? "Search reports in all databases", "Search for reports in all databases" eller "Retrieve databases in all databases"? Eller finns andra och bättre varianter?
Profdoc
Local time: 00:54
English translation:Search for
Explanation:
There's no question in my mind that "Sök rapporter i alla databaser" has to be translated as "search for reports in all databases." Swedish "söka" can mean "search" transitively, as in "search a database," or "seek" (="search for"). Think of the fact that English "We are seeking..." and "We are looking for..." mean the same thing, and you'll see why "for" needs to be added for some uses of "söka" in Swedish.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2011-11-15 18:58:00 GMT)
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Actually, properly, "search a database" should be "sök i en databas" in Swedish. But you get my meaning.
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Tim Kynerd
Sweden
Local time: 00:54
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Explanation:
There's no question in my mind that "Sök rapporter i alla databaser" has to be translated as "search for reports in all databases." Swedish "söka" can mean "search" transitively, as in "search a database," or "seek" (="search for"). Think of the fact that English "We are seeking..." and "We are looking for..." mean the same thing, and you'll see why "for" needs to be added for some uses of "söka" in Swedish.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2011-11-15 18:58:00 GMT)
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Actually, properly, "search a database" should be "sök i en databas" in Swedish. But you get my meaning.

Tim Kynerd
Sweden
Local time: 00:54
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