flytande verksamhet

English translation: unregulated practice/unregulated activity

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Swedish term or phrase:flytande verksamhet
English translation:unregulated practice/unregulated activity
Entered by: Sven Petersson

05:02 Dec 24, 2010
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
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Swedish term or phrase: flytande verksamhet
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 14:59
unregulated practice/unregulated activity
Explanation:
You could get around having regulate and unregulated in the same sentence by using a synonym for regulate the first time it is used such as "bring order to" or "police"
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Hans Wang
Local time: 07:59
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2unregulated practice/unregulated activity
Hans Wang
5the black economy
Barry Appleby
4activities in limbo
George Hopkins
4grey zone activities
Anna Grynfeld Smith


  

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activities in limbo


Explanation:
Collins - with a little imagination. 'an imaginary place for lost, forgotten, or unwanted persons or things.

George Hopkins
Local time: 14:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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grey zone activities


Explanation:
Would also work.



Anna Grynfeld Smith
Switzerland
Local time: 14:59
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
unregulated practice/unregulated activity


Explanation:
You could get around having regulate and unregulated in the same sentence by using a synonym for regulate the first time it is used such as "bring order to" or "police"

Hans Wang
Local time: 07:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charlesp: I would say this is the best solution, for this context.
2 days 2 hrs
  -> Thank you Charles!

agree  Stefan A. M. Adamek: Makes perfect sense to me too...
3 days 12 hrs
  -> Thank you Stefan!
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
the black economy


Explanation:
This is the term widely used in the UK, by the Economist etc.

Barry Appleby
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:59
Native speaker of: English
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