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tegnestue

English translation: drawing office

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Danish term or phrase:tegnestue
English translation:drawing office
Entered by: Sven Petersson

13:29 Nov 11, 2007
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture
Danish term or phrase: tegnestue
What would be the standard for this in English? "The renowned Danish tegnestue,xxx, has won the contract for....."
Russell Mattinson (X)
Local time: 14:28
drawing office
Explanation:
:o)

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Note added at 10 mins (2007-11-11 13:39:45 GMT)
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Could also be "design office" if the context is promotional material.
Selected response from:

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 14:28
Grading comment
And again!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5drawing office
Sven Petersson
5architects practice
Tina Colquhoun
4 +1drafting room
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
4architect's office
Hanne Rask Sonderborg


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
drawing office


Explanation:
:o)

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Note added at 10 mins (2007-11-11 13:39:45 GMT)
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Could also be "design office" if the context is promotional material.

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 14:28
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
And again!
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
architects practice


Explanation:
At least in the UK, the correct term is architects practice.

Tina Colquhoun
Local time: 13:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
drafting room


Explanation:
from DA-EN Dictionary by Vinterberg & Bodelsen

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 05:28
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  holmgeirsson: All terms above are good... my wife, who is an Engineer, goes for Drafting Room
2 mins
  -> Please thank you wife
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
architect's office


Explanation:
Not as "hyggelig" as tegnestue!

Example sentence(s):
  • The architect's office is engaged in the first phase of an ambitious $44 million rehabilitation project.

    Reference: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4182/is_20000303/ai_...
Hanne Rask Sonderborg
Denmark
Local time: 14:28
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
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