Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
den öppna högskolan
English translation:
The Open University
Added to glossary by
Charles Ek
Jan 9, 2011 22:46
13 yrs ago
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Swedish term
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den öppna högskolan
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I have this sentenced in a text I'm editing, but I don't know Swedish.
"The law, den öppna högskolan (Open higher education) enables higher education institutions to use alternative methods of recruitment and training ...".
Maybe you see my dilemma. I would be grateful if someone could help me rewrite "The law, den öppna högskolan (Open higher education) enables ...." in a way that would make sense and be meaningful to an English reader.
TIA:-)
"The law, den öppna högskolan (Open higher education) enables higher education institutions to use alternative methods of recruitment and training ...".
Maybe you see my dilemma. I would be grateful if someone could help me rewrite "The law, den öppna högskolan (Open higher education) enables ...." in a way that would make sense and be meaningful to an English reader.
TIA:-)
Proposed translations
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| 4 | The Open University |
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| 5 | open higher education |
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Jan 16, 2011 02:58: Charles Ek Created KOG entry
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The Open University
See the reference link at page 61 for use of this pairing by the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education. The Swedish term was used in a government proposal for legislation in 2001 regarding reforms in higher education.
I would capitalize the initial "The" here because the article was actually used in a title in the the original Swedish.
And yes, adding a comma after you translate the Swedish term (however you do that) makes perfect sense.
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Note added at 18 hrs (2011-01-10 17:02:24 GMT)
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The original proposal for legislation was referred to as "Den öppna högskolan" by the Swedish government: http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/108/a/1647.
I would translate the sentence here as:
The legislation, referred to in Swedish as "Den öppna högskolan" ("The Open University"), enables higher education institutions to use alternative methods of recruitment and training ...
I would capitalize the initial "The" here because the article was actually used in a title in the the original Swedish.
And yes, adding a comma after you translate the Swedish term (however you do that) makes perfect sense.
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Note added at 18 hrs (2011-01-10 17:02:24 GMT)
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The original proposal for legislation was referred to as "Den öppna högskolan" by the Swedish government: http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/108/a/1647.
I would translate the sentence here as:
The legislation, referred to in Swedish as "Den öppna högskolan" ("The Open University"), enables higher education institutions to use alternative methods of recruitment and training ...
Note from asker:
| Ok, I've confirmed what it means, but as a reader I'm confused. Why does the sentence say: "The law, The Open University, enables ..." That is simply making no sense at all. |
| Thanks ever so much to everybody for their help! |
Comment: "Thanks, Charles:-)"
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open higher education
A translation is given in parenthesis after the Swedish. Put a comma after the end parenthesis and it makes perfect sense. It could be written better, but is understandable if you add the comma.
Discussion
I'm editing a text of over 100,000 words referring to the Western Balkans and there is a reference to cooperation with a Swedisgh university; these are the only 3 words in Swedish in the entire text and being a nitpicking editor, I want to make sure I know what's being said. And, we all have to start with a first Q, right? Does that explanation make you rest easier?