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Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

feldimensionerat

English translation:

incorrectly dimensioned

Added to glossary by Charlesp
Jun 27, 2005 08:21
19 yrs ago
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Swedish term

feldimensionerat

Swedish to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
Does "feldimensionerat" always relate to defective products (ie wrong size, wrong dimensions), or could it also be used to refer to "wrong quantities"
Proposed translations (English)
4 Se below.
5 +1 incorrectly dimensioned
3 wrongly sized

Proposed translations

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Se below.

According to the Swedish Academie the word "dimensionera" relates to quanteties such as lenght and volume. From that standpoint the word could be used to express that something is "feldimensionerat".
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44 mins

wrongly sized

feldimensionera kan helt enkelt vara ett bedömningsfel, t.ex. "the counterweight was wrongly sized"
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20 mins

incorrectly dimensioned

The answer to your question is yes, although I would personally avoid 'dimension' with regard to quantitites.

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Note added at 52 mins (2005-06-27 09:14:01 GMT)
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Sorry, it should be quantities.
Peer comment(s):
agree Kristina Thorne : As in misjudging the quantities needed...
24 mins
Thank you Kristina.
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