miljötänkande

English translation: Eco awareness

07:05 Jul 9, 2012
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Environment & Ecology
Swedish term or phrase: miljötänkande
"vi vill ligga i frontlinjen när det gäller miljötänkande"

Environmental awareness? Environmental thinking? Consideration for the environment? Nothing seems smooth here.

US English please
Patricia Nilsson
Local time: 21:55
English translation:Eco awareness
Explanation:
"We want to be leaders when it comes to eco awareness."
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Signe Golly
Denmark
Local time: 21:55
Grading comment
I used environmental awareness. Works for this text, but the others are valid in other contexts
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1environmental thinking
Charles Ek
3 +1Eco awareness
Signe Golly
4environmental responsibility
Charlesp
3constructive ecology
Sven Petersson


Discussion entries: 2





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Eco awareness


Explanation:
"We want to be leaders when it comes to eco awareness."

Signe Golly
Denmark
Local time: 21:55
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
I used environmental awareness. Works for this text, but the others are valid in other contexts

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charlesp: good suggestion!
2 days 17 hrs
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constructive ecology


Explanation:
:o)

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 21:55
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 42

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Charlesp: that's an interesting one (that not many would think of). Response to comment: I didn't mean that it was a bad suggestion - to the contrary. Only that it may not be undersood, as it is not a common term, unless there was sufficient context in the text.
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environmental thinking


Explanation:
See the first link for English examples. Second link is the source for the sample sentence.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-07-09 10:40:30 GMT)
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"Environmental awareness" is usually paired with "miljömedvetenhet", I think, particularly when both the Swedish terms are used together.

Example sentence(s):
  • In terms of environmental thinking, Troax has carried out extensive and serious initiatives to minimise our business operations’ impact on the environment and we work continuously on improvements to our quality and environmental performance.

    Reference: http://tinyurl.com/cynau2j
    Reference: http://www.troax.com/en-gb/environmental-thinking
Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 15:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helen Johnson
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2 days 18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
environmental responsibility


Explanation:
I would suggest "environmental responsibility" as a possible alternative.

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Note added at 2 days18 hrs (2012-07-12 01:11:41 GMT)
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ps. your suggestion of "Environmental awareness" is also a possibility.

Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 21:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 2
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