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miljöanpassat

English translation: environmentally compliant

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Swedish term or phrase:miljöanpassat
English translation:environmentally compliant
Entered by: Hugh Curtis

08:31 Apr 27, 2009
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology
Swedish term or phrase: miljöanpassat
I've seen this translated in a few thousand places as environmentally-adapted. However almost all of these are Swedish cites. I was thinking along the lines of environment-friendly, enviornmentally acceptable, sustainable, etc.
Does anyone have a better idea?
Larry Abramson
United States
Local time: 18:54
environmentally compliant
Explanation:
Actually "environmentally passive" would be the better term but compliant seems fine I think...
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Hugh Curtis
Local time: 00:54
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3environmentally compliant
Hugh Curtis
4 -1environmentally friendly
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
3environmentally adjusted/aligned
Marga Shaw
3environmentally suitable
Thomas Johansson
2Environmentally compatible
S.L. (X)


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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
environmentally compliant


Explanation:
Actually "environmentally passive" would be the better term but compliant seems fine I think...

Hugh Curtis
Local time: 00:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  amgt: However, environmentally adapted is correct as well
3 hrs
  -> Thanks amgt, environmentally adapted of course. Just an alternative here...
agree  Ulf Norlinger: I prefer compliant
7 hrs
  -> Thanks Ulf
agree  Fredrik Nowacki: I like adapted somewhat better. To me, "adapted" signifies the durability of the material while "compliant" signifies it is recyclable. Compliant might (to some) seem a bit submissive towards the forces of nature. Just my humble opinion...
2 days 43 mins
  -> Thanks Fredrik
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
environmentally friendly


Explanation:
I think this fit well.

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 00:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rajagopalan sampatkumar
20 mins
disagree  A Johansson: = miljövänligt
5 hrs
disagree  Ulf Norlinger: does not fit context
7 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
environmentally adjusted/aligned


Explanation:

... depending on the context, which is missing and would have helped.

There are plenty of English websites to support "environmentally adjusted" or "environmentally aligned", e.g.:

can diverge from environmentally adjusted ones. The output data for this industry include four .... environmentally adjusted productivity indices for ...
www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2001....

Environmentally adjusted measures of gains from trade liberalization: The case of United States corn production. Walaiporn Intarapapong, University of ...
digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI9942169/

non-environmentally adjusted CUF is all that licensees must calculate under the ASME code's terms. In addition, there is no regulation – and Citizens have ...
www.nirs.org/reactorwatch/licensing/oclr05152008nrcrspcitlv...

evaluations by either developing a new set of environmentally adjusted fatigue ... A set of environmentally adjusted fatigue design curves may be developed ...
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/contract/cr68...

Today, some leaders – including USA President-elect Barack Obama – are seeing the opportunities that long-term investment in environmentally-aligned ...
www.csiro.au/news/Ecos-Dec-Jan-issue.html

... Nottinghamshire (with P W Downs); Design and performance of environmentally-aligned flood defence channels (with P W Downs); Geomorphological approaches ...
www.nottingham.ac.uk/geography/contacts/a-z/index.phtml?nam...

Marga Shaw
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Environmentally compatible


Explanation:
Literally it means adapted to the environment. I don't know which is the best way to translate it, one suggestion is 'environmentally compatible'.

Example sentence(s):
  • Environmentally Compatible Electronic Products

    Reference: http://www.industrilitteratur.se/bookpage.asp?bestnr=95851
S.L. (X)
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
environmentally suitable


Explanation:
Maybe.

Thomas Johansson
Peru
Local time: 17:54
Native speaker of: Swedish
PRO pts in category: 8
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