Jul 11, 2017 06:18
6 yrs ago
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Swedish term
huvudman
Swedish to English
Other
Education / Pedagogy
högskoleförberedande examen
https://www.skolverket.se/polopoly_fs/1.191540!/Common termi...
CONTEXT:
Huvudman och skolenhet
STOCKHOLMS STAD
BERNADOTTEGYMNASIET
Skolverket suggests "organiser".
That's pretty weird, though, isn't it?
My first thought was to render it as "responsible authority". What do you say?
CONTEXT:
Huvudman och skolenhet
STOCKHOLMS STAD
BERNADOTTEGYMNASIET
Skolverket suggests "organiser".
That's pretty weird, though, isn't it?
My first thought was to render it as "responsible authority". What do you say?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | organiser |
Agneta Pallinder
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| 4 -1 | principal |
George Hopkins
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Proposed translations
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9 hrs
Agneta Pallinder
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Swedish
&
English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Your bridge between Swedish and English
Native in: Swedish 
, English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: Swedish to English, English to Swedish, English, and 1 more.
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organiser
I would actually go with the Skolverket suggestion. A Swedish school "huvudman" can be an authority but also an individual or a not for profit business, in the case of the many schools. esp. preschools (usually very small) and vocational training institutions that are "fristående skolor" or "enskild verksamhet". Some of the Skolverket texts use "huvudman" and "utbildningsanordnare" as synonyms - hence, I suppose, the "organiser".
Peer comment(s):
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Anna Herbst
: Används av Skolverket i deras egen svensk-engelska ordlista.
9 hrs
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Thanks Anna!
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George Hopkins
: Skolverkets val är tveksam, men Sverige är ett fritt land.
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This is a general problem, that could deserve a forum discussion at least! Loads of Swedish institutions have established English terminologies, sometimes as glossaries, sometimes English versions of website material - I often disagree with the choices.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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2 hrs
principal
Any good dictionary.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Anna Herbst
: Swedish equivalent to "principal" is "rektor". See Agneta's explanation and Thomas' reference below.// I am of course referring to the principal in an educational setting as that is what the question is about :)
16 hrs
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One Swedish equivalent to "principal" is "rektor", an example of which I have noted above in a discussion entry. There are several more, see dictionaries recommended. // You may be right but, as the Asker points out, 'organiser' would be weird.
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Reference comments
7 hrs
Thomas Johansson
Peru
Peru
Native in Swedish
Works in field
Peru
Accurate, careful translations
Native in: Swedish
Works in: English to Swedish, Spanish to Swedish, Portuguese to Swedish
Related KudoZ points
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Reference:
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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Anna Herbst
: Bra förklaringar av olika begrepp i den svenska skolvärlden idag.
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Discussion
And of course the context matters. The Principal of a technicl college I attended in my youth was a Mr Orange, JP. He was mostly referred to as Jaffa.