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folkradio

English translation: local radio

10:04 Jan 24, 2006
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Journalism / social
Swedish term or phrase: folkradio
Biblioteket uppmärksammades i mitten på mars av Folkradion i P3 som granskade problemen med porrsurfning på datorer tillgängliga för allmänheten
Robin Hardy-King
Local time: 02:48
English translation:local radio
Explanation:
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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 02:48
Grading comment
Nearest thing. If I understand correctly it is (or was-the website was down) local programming on Program 3.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4Folkradion
Clare Barnes
3 +1national radio
Terence Ajbro
4 -1the People's Radio
Marie Andersson (Allen)
2local radio
Diarmuid Kennan


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
national radio


Explanation:
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Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 03:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ance Karlsson: Folkradion is a programme on P3 on Swedish Radiohttp://wwwb.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,362586,00.h...
7 mins
  -> but if it is transmitted to the whole country, you could just call it national radio, no need to "translate" the name of the actual program.
agree  George Hopkins
4 hrs
  -> thanks, one could say it was broadcast on national radio on the program called "folkradio"
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
the People's Radio


Explanation:
I assume it's the name of a programme on the radio, as P3 is a popular radio station in Sweden.

Marie Andersson (Allen)
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:48
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  George Hopkins: Sounds too much like something from a communist state radio.
4 hrs
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Folkradion


Explanation:
It's a name, so I wouldn't translate it. You might have to find some way of explaining what it is though.

Clare Barnes
Sweden
Local time: 03:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sven Petersson: http://www.larf.nu/index.php?sida=pressklipp&p=3&sprak=eng&P...
6 mins
agree  Rebecca Barath: we have something called 'public tv/radio' in the US, kinda like free radio/tv stations. Lots of public information
1 hr
agree  George Hopkins: Clare is right -- but I prefer national radio.
3 hrs
agree  Tess Whitty
3 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
local radio


Explanation:
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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 02:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Nearest thing. If I understand correctly it is (or was-the website was down) local programming on Program 3.
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