Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
flerbarnstillägg
English translation:
supplements for large families
Added to glossary by
Helen Johnson
Jan 23, 2008 10:12
16 yrs ago
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Swedish term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
flerbarnstillägg
Swedish to English
Other
Other
child support/family allowance
Familjeförmån flerbarnstillägg betalas för tiden xxx.
Anyone know an English name for this, please? No kids myself.
TIA.
Anyone know an English name for this, please? No kids myself.
TIA.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | supplements for large families |
Sven Petersson
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| 4 +1 | large family supplement |
Larry Abramson
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| 5 -1 | allowance for a family with several children |
Hugh Curtis
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Proposed translations
2 hrs
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
&
English
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish 
, English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
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225
Selected
supplements for large families
Finest EU-English!
Flerbarnstillägg betalas automatiskt till en förälder som får barnbidrag för minst två barn.
Svenska politikers trinära talsystem:
- noll
- ett
- flera
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-01-23 13:04:56 GMT)
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På Försäkrngskassans undermåliga engelska heter det "large family supplement", vilket låter helt skrattretande för den som vet vet hur ynkligt tillägget är.
Flerbarnstillägg betalas automatiskt till en förälder som får barnbidrag för minst två barn.
Svenska politikers trinära talsystem:
- noll
- ett
- flera
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-01-23 13:04:56 GMT)
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På Försäkrngskassans undermåliga engelska heter det "large family supplement", vilket låter helt skrattretande för den som vet vet hur ynkligt tillägget är.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Sven!"
-1
29 mins
allowance for a family with several children
Entry in Gullberg's dictionary is exactly the above.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
orhon int
: I think suplement is better than allowance since it is the tillägg here and not the bidrag.
20 mins
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| disagree |
Sven Petersson
: Du räknar som en politiker: none, one, several.
2 hrs
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+1
14 mins
Larry Abramson
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Use the Asian advantage (US lawyer&team)
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
108
large family supplement
or supplement for large families
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Note added at 42 mins (2008-01-23 10:54:52 GMT)
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This is the official term used by the Swedish National Insurance
he large family supplement is not shared equally but is recalculated. If a parent receives SEK 100 in large family supplement before the allowance is ...
www.fk.se/fakta/andra_sprak/barnbidrag_delat_eng/index.php
But if you really feel there is ambiguity here, call it large-family supplement
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Note added at 42 mins (2008-01-23 10:54:52 GMT)
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This is the official term used by the Swedish National Insurance
he large family supplement is not shared equally but is recalculated. If a parent receives SEK 100 in large family supplement before the allowance is ...
www.fk.se/fakta/andra_sprak/barnbidrag_delat_eng/index.php
But if you really feel there is ambiguity here, call it large-family supplement
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Hugh Curtis
: this could be interpreted as a "large suplement"
16 mins
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Well, that's what FK calls it.
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| agree |
orhon int
: I think supplement is better than allowance since it is the tillägg and not the bidrag. I strongly suggest the "large-family supplement" way of writing.
34 mins
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| agree |
Tania McConaghy
4 hrs
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