Önskeläge

English translation: ideal situation

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Swedish term or phrase:Önskeläge
English translation:ideal situation
Entered by: Susanne Lomander

10:33 Dec 17, 2007
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management / management training
Swedish term or phrase: Önskeläge
nuvarande läge vs önskeläge

Not in any of my dictionaries! ;-)
Any suggestions that don't sound cheesy?

Thanks!
Susanne Lomander
Sweden
Local time: 17:41
ideal situation
Explanation:
The book "Using Psychology in Manangement Training" has this sentence:
"I have italicized two of the words in it to point up the difference between the ideal and the actual situation".
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Hanne Rask Sonderborg
Denmark
Local time: 17:41
Grading comment
This is what I had tentatively used, and it works well within the text as well. Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1ideal situation
Hanne Rask Sonderborg
4pipe dream(s)
Sven Petersson
3ideal position
Anders Östberg


  

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ideal position


Explanation:
Just a suggestion, should work well in this context and is what it means.

Anders Östberg
Sweden
Local time: 17:41
Native speaker of: Swedish
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pipe dream(s)


Explanation:
:o)

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 17:41
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ideal situation


Explanation:
The book "Using Psychology in Manangement Training" has this sentence:
"I have italicized two of the words in it to point up the difference between the ideal and the actual situation".

Example sentence(s):
  • What is your picture of the ideal situation?

    Reference: http://www.nonprofitmgtsolutions.com/guide.htm
Hanne Rask Sonderborg
Denmark
Local time: 17:41
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
This is what I had tentatively used, and it works well within the text as well. Thanks!

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agree  Tania McConaghy
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