skugghus

11:14 Feb 5, 2012
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Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Livestock / Animal Husbandry / animal keeping
Swedish term or phrase: skugghus
The context is the keeping of minks, chinchillas, and foxes.

Stallar, skugghus och förvaringsutrymmen där djur hålls ska...

...stallar och skugghus ska utformas så att det för djuren finns godtagbart byggnadstekniskt eller likvärdigt skydd...

Detsamma gäller när en stallbyggnad eller ett skugghus ändras eller...

Preferable target term is UK English for use within the EU.
Shawn Champion
Sweden
Local time: 17:49


Summary of answers provided
4shelter
tihomir
4open shed(s)
Sven Petersson
3shed
rajagopalan sampatkumar


Discussion entries: 2





  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
shelter


Explanation:
At least how the Finnish Ministry of Agriculture translates it.

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Note added at 14 mins (2012-02-05 11:29:19 GMT)
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of course "shelterS" in your context


    Reference: http://www.maataloustilastot.fi/sites/default/files/Vuosikir...
tihomir
Iceland
Native speaker of: Bulgarian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sven Petersson: Well they call it ""fur animal shelter(s)", not just "shelter(s)".
2 hrs
  -> Skugghus för pälsdjur – Fur animal shelters. Shawn can decide how exactly to rephrase it if he decides to use the word shelter.
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
shed


Explanation:
fox shed, mink shed etc.

rajagopalan sampatkumar
Switzerland
Local time: 17:49
Native speaker of: English
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
open shed(s)


Explanation:
http://www.oocities.org/wantnomeat/Fur_Farm.jpg

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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-02-05 13:39:24 GMT)
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... or "fur animal shelter(s)"

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 17:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18
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