Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
avvikelse
English translation:
deviation, incident
Added to glossary by
Charlesp
Jun 12, 2006 21:27
17 yrs ago
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Swedish term
avvikelse
Swedish to English
Bus/Financial
Management
Avvikelse is of course ordinarily translated as “discrepancy,” or some kind of divergence. I am looking however for a word that represents when something goes wrong, like an accident, or something not working out right, that still would be within the meaning of the word avvikelse.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | deviation |
Clare Barnes
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| 3 +3 | deviation |
Madeleine Kamlin
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| 4 +1 | non-conformity |
Helen Johnson
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| 4 | incident |
E2efour (X)
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| 3 | swerve, aberrancy, abnormality |
Lars Jelking
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Proposed translations
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14 mins
Clare Barnes
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
Targeted translations, punctual delivery
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, English, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
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deviation
This is another one that gets used (deviating from the norm). or anomaly, depending on the context.
My thesaurus also comes up with kinkiness... but that may not fit your context!!!
My thesaurus also comes up with kinkiness... but that may not fit your context!!!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
13 mins
Lars Jelking
Israel
Israel
Native in Swedish
Israel
For professionals by professionals.
Native in: Swedish
Works in: English to Swedish, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
swerve, aberrancy, abnormality
o:)
+3
13 mins
deviation
A suggestion. Or perhaps 'departure', depending on the context. :)
Peer comment(s):
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Clare Barnes
: Snap!!!
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Thank you! :)
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Helen Johnson
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Thank you!
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Mario Marcolin
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incident
You could well translate e.g. avvikelserapport by incident report.
Another alternative to the boring (though correct) deviation is nonconformity, which is the term used in quality assurance.
Another alternative to the boring (though correct) deviation is nonconformity, which is the term used in quality assurance.
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11 hrs
Helen Johnson
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
non-conformity
Just another option, depending on the overall subject/style, etc. Deviation is also correct.
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