radon döttrar

English translation: radon progeny

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Swedish term or phrase:radon döttrar
English translation:radon progeny
Entered by: Christina Clark

10:50 Oct 27, 2003
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications) / Mobile phones
Swedish term or phrase: radon döttrar
Radon producerar flera radioaktiva element vanligen kallade 'radon döttrar'
Christina Clark
Denmark
Local time: 23:44
radon progeny
Explanation:
Google hits (please note that "radon daughters" seems to be an old, non-preferred term despite that it gets the highest score).

radon progeny [apparently the new, preferred term] - 5340

radon daughters - 5550

radon daughter products - 340

radon products - 181

radon derivatives - 12
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EKM
Sweden
Local time: 23:44
Grading comment
Tak, Mårten.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2radon progeny
EKM
5radon [daughter] products
George Hopkins
5radon daughters
Lars Finsen
4Radon derivatives
Roald Toskedal


  

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radon [daughter] products


Explanation:
Gullberg

George Hopkins
Local time: 23:44
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radon döttrar
Radon derivatives


Explanation:
Components produced by radon decay.


    Reference: http://www.slb.mf.stockholm.se/miljo/ebokslut/inomhus.htm
Roald Toskedal
Norway
Local time: 23:44
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Native speaker of: Norwegian
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radon daughters


Explanation:
"Daughter", "decay product", "progeny" brukes om alle slags produkter av radioaktive omvandlingsprosesser. "Radondöttrar" (obs: ett ord!) er nok i utgangspunktet en oversettelse av "radon daughters".

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Note added at 2003-10-27 12:16:57 (GMT)
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Vet ikke om det hjelper noe å si at jeg er utdannet kjernekjemiker. Næh, det gjør vel ikke det.

\"Daughter\" og \"decay product\" er det jeg er mest vant til fra studietida. \"Progeny\" er kanskje noe nyere, som er funnet på for at disse fæle radioaktive greiene skal høres mindre familiære og koselige ut. Selv ville jeg foretrekke \"daughter\" i en oversettelse. Det er tross alt fortsatt mest brukt, og det impliseres av originalen. Som Mårten sier er det 5500 Google-treff for daughters og 5340 for progeny, men det er også 3060 på \"radon decay products\".

Lars Finsen
Local time: 23:44
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
radon progeny


Explanation:
Google hits (please note that "radon daughters" seems to be an old, non-preferred term despite that it gets the highest score).

radon progeny [apparently the new, preferred term] - 5340

radon daughters - 5550

radon daughter products - 340

radon products - 181

radon derivatives - 12


EKM
Sweden
Local time: 23:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 18
Grading comment
Tak, Mårten.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sven Petersson
30 mins
  -> Tack så mycket!

agree  Mario Marcolin
2 hrs
  -> Tack så mycket!
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