Oct 27, 2007 15:05
16 yrs ago
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Danish term

driftsmidler

Danish to English Tech/Engineering Engineering (general)
(The company) wants to support xxx's current operations, which have suffered due to lack of driftsmidler.

(It is referring to a construction equipment factory)

Proposed translations

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means of production

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Peer comment(s):

neutral Jens Kaestel : Not quite - the Danish word for your term is "produktionsmidler"
2 hrs
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6 hrs

plant and machinery

Ref: Gyldendals 'store røde' ordbog 2005

Hope this helps :-)

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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-10-27 21:58:34 GMT)
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My Danish to English technical dictionary translates this to "means of operation", but I prefer "plant and machinery"
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22 hrs

plant and equipment (US), plant and machinery (UK)

Se opslag og eksempler i ASB's Dansk-Engelske Regnskabsordbog (link)



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Note added at 23 hrs (2007-10-28 14:10:28 GMT)
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example sentence from http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/recon/eiip/down...
Example sentence:

Most Zambian contractors fail to qualify on grounds of lack of bid security, qualified staff, track record and lack of plant and equipment.

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+1
23 hrs

operating equipment/plant

L&H Da-En Business dictionary
Peer comment(s):

agree Jande
13 hrs
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