proxy

Swedish translation: indikator

13:48 Feb 22, 2011

English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics

English term or phrase: proxy

Förekommer i text om god samhällsstyrning/korruption i EU:

"Since correlations should not be evaluated as causal relations, it is not evident which one reinforces which but, generally speaking, QoG [= quality of government] is highly positively associated with the major environmental, economic, social, health related and even subjective measures of quality of life in a country. Aspects as diverse as air, water and forest quality, economic growth, social equality, employment levels, social protection, human development index, population health, perceived happiness and satisfaction with life are clearly associated with the most prevailing proxies for quality of government."

Indikatorer på samhällsstyrningens kvalitet? Men i så fall borde det väl stå "indicators"?

Marja Netzell KudoZ activity Questions: 184 (6 open) (20 without valid answers) (19 closed without grading) Answers: 0
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Swedish translation:indikator

Explanation:
4. (sciences) A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another

Enligt definitionen ovan kan proxy i naturvetenskapliga sammanhang betyda "indikator", precis som du tänkte.

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Jag bör tillägga att fästan den text du översätter inte är av naturvetenskaplig art, tycker jag att det ändå är "indikator" som författaren med detta ordval menade.

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Russell Thomas Walls
Local time: 07:17

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indikator

Russell Thomas Walls

symbol

Åsa Schoening

faktor

Vera Schoen

substitut

lena helson

Answers

27 mins confidence:

symbol

Explanation:
One of the meanings of proxy is "ställföreträdare," as in to stand proxy for someone = att företräda någon. Thus, the meaning of representing something, which is the purpose of a symbol.

Åsa Schoening
United States
Local time: 01:17
Native speaker of: Swedish

1 hr confidence:

substitut

Explanation:
=substitute

Reference: http://thesaurus.com/browse/proxy

lena helson
Local time: 06:17
Native speaker of:

Swedish,

English

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

indikator

Russell Thomas Walls
Local time: 07:17
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

19 hrs confidence:

faktor

Explanation:
Merriem Webster anger bl. a. faktor som en synonym till proxy.

Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proxy

Vera Schoen
Sweden
Local time: 07:17
Native speaker of:

Swedish

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