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09:18 Mar 18, 2020 |
Swedish to English translations [PRO] Law/Patents - Human Resources | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Diarmuid Kennan Ireland Local time: 08:04 | ||||||
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5 +1 | furlough |
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3 | short-time working |
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3 | (BrE) short {garden/ing} leave of absence; (mil.) furlough |
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short-time working Explanation: I know what it means, but I have never seen furlough used on this side of the Atlantic. https://www.linguee.com/english-swedish/search?query=korttid... |
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(BrE) short {garden/ing} leave of absence; (mil.) furlough Explanation: Furlough is used in the British armed forces (and as previously uttered and stuttered by quite a few relatives of mine) as well as by Anglican etc. Church 'missionaries' (OED). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2020-03-18 10:51:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- https://iate.europa.eu/search/standard/result/1584528613879/... Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://iate.europa.eu/search/standard/result/1584527400930/1 Reference: http://sv.bab.la/lexikon/engelsk-svensk/gardening-leave |
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furlough Explanation: The term furlough was introduced in the UK on March 26 in the Jobs Retention Scheme and since then it has been normal. I don't speak Swedish of course! I assume the term was borrowed from the USA. Reference: http://transblawg.eu/2020/04/05/kurzarbeit-furlough/ |
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