esiymmärrys

English translation: preliminary understanding

07:36 Jan 6, 2013
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / Dissertation writing
Finnish term or phrase: esiymmärrys
Can anyone give me a translation for this please?

Many thanks
Spencer Allman
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:35
English translation:preliminary understanding
Explanation:
Quite a new term in Finnish, supposedly translation of English 'preliminary understanding' which, in turn, might be translation from some third language.

'Esikäsitys' (preliminary conception) means almost the same and is more common.
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Timo Lehtilä
Finland
Local time: 23:35
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4 +1preliminary understanding
Timo Lehtilä
4understanding
Vladyslav Golovaty


  

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preliminary understanding


Explanation:
Quite a new term in Finnish, supposedly translation of English 'preliminary understanding' which, in turn, might be translation from some third language.

'Esikäsitys' (preliminary conception) means almost the same and is more common.

Timo Lehtilä
Finland
Local time: 23:35
Native speaker of: Finnish
PRO pts in category: 5
Grading comment
Thank you

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agree  Melina Kajander
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understanding


Explanation:
ymmärrettävä clear, understandable

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Note added at 1 hr (2013-01-06 09:07:30 GMT)
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initial grasp, apprehension

Example sentence(s):
  • esi ymmärrys example of understanding

    Reference: http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeneuttinen_menetelm%C3%A4
Vladyslav Golovaty
Ukraine
Local time: 23:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
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