Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
närvarande (special context)
English translation:
alert (as alternative to attentive)
Jan 5, 2009 10:31
15 yrs ago
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Swedish term
närvarande (special context)
Swedish to English
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Personal quality
Adoption report:
"X beskriver Y som närvarande, trygg, kul, ärlig, varm och klok."
Mentally alert? Having presence of mind? Attentive?
"X beskriver Y som närvarande, trygg, kul, ärlig, varm och klok."
Mentally alert? Having presence of mind? Attentive?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | alert (as alternative to attentive) |
George Hopkins
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| 4 +7 | attentive |
Diarmuid Kennan
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| 4 +3 | attentive |
asptech
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| 3 +1 | present (presence of mind) |
Hugh Curtis
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| 4 | supportive |
Katarina Lindve
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| 3 | on the ball |
Peter Linton (X)
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Proposed translations
+4
24 mins
Selected
alert (as alternative to attentive)
Option.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for all the input. I've been translating adoption reports for 21 years and this word describing a personal quality has started appearing recently. So if it's not jargon, it might be something of a buzz-word. "
+7
3 mins
Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Works in field
Ireland
Reliable and accurate
Native in: English 
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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28
attentive
This is what I would use.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
EC Translate
4 mins
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| agree |
George Hopkins
19 mins
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| agree |
Paul Lambert
36 mins
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| agree |
De Novi
1 hr
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| agree |
Gunilla Zedigh
4 hrs
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| agree |
Anna Kopicka (X)
5 hrs
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| agree |
sans22 (X)
7 hrs
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+3
5 mins
attentive
This is a jargon word, and "attentive" comes close to its meaning. Another interpretation (also jargon) is "focused".
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
EC Translate
2 mins
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| agree |
George Hopkins
: Not jargon. Check any good dictionary.
17 mins
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"Närvarande" certainly is jargon; "focused" may be merely offensive (unless it's a camera).
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| agree |
Mårten Sandberg
: Visst är närvarande lite halvdåligt, vardagligt språk. Kommer sig väl av att "frånvarande" är vedertaget i överförd bemärkelse.
2 days 4 hrs
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+1
1 hr
present (presence of mind)
Why not translate it literally?
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
George Hopkins
: Why not indeed -- but in this case rather vague.
16 mins
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| agree |
Graham Timmins
: present is most accurate, not as presence of mind though but as a general quality if awareness and consciousness. Not at all vague imho!
1 day 11 hrs
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Thanks Graham
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1 hr
on the ball
An idiomatic alternative
1 day 58 mins
Katarina Lindve
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
Works in field
Sweden
Certified translator & journalist
Native in: Swedish
Works in: English to Swedish, Norse to Swedish, Danish to Swedish
Related KudoZ points
:
7
supportive
The phrase does carry connotations of not only being present in body but also in spirit - and that is to take part of what is going on. Attentive is good but a bit passive- supportive here is more active.
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