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Jun 25, 2020 11:56
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English term
Indonesia
Legal, Marketing, Biz, Software, Games
Native in: Indonesian (Variant: Standard-Indonesia) 
Works in: English to Indonesian, Indonesian to English
environmentally proffered
English
Bus/Financial
Environment & Ecology
Sustainable Products
...over the operational life cycle with addressing for building site maintenance programs, water and energy use, usage of environmentally proffered products and practices for cleaning and alterations....
What does the underlined phrase mean? Friendly for the environment, offered by the environment, or else?
What does the underlined phrase mean? Friendly for the environment, offered by the environment, or else?
Responses
| 5 | environmentally preferred |
Eiad Khalil
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References
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Taña Dalglish
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Responses
12 days
Eiad Khalil
Syria
Syria
Works in field
Syria
Industrial Management, PhD
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
environmentally preferred
It is actually a typo.. should be "environmentally preferred"
Reference comments
5 mins
Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Jamaica
Native in English
&
English
Works in field
Jamaica
Translating the Ideas Behind the Words
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 2 more.
Reference:
Ref.
I believe it is an error and should be "preferred" rather than "proffered".
***Environmentally preferred products*** are those that reduce waste, improve energy efficiency, limit toxic by-products, contain recycled content or are reusable. Environmentally preferred products are those that employ environmental responsibility in their management and administration and operations.
***Environmentally preferred products*** are those that reduce waste, improve energy efficiency, limit toxic by-products, contain recycled content or are reusable. Environmentally preferred products are those that employ environmental responsibility in their management and administration and operations.
Note from asker:
| Hi Taña, I agree with you. preferred and proffered are two valid English words that will defeat any automated spelling checkers. Thank you! |
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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philgoddard
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Tony M
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Thank you.
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Tina Vonhof (X)
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Thank you Tina.
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Jenna Porter-Jacek
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Thank you Jenna.
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Discussion
From the logic of the context, I would guess it is meant to mean 'products that are promoted (sold) as being (allegedly) environmentally-friendly' — but that is by no means what it actually says :-(