skadejour

English translation: out-of-hours (injury) service

17:12 Feb 10, 2007
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Insurance
Swedish term or phrase: skadejour
The word appears in an insurance policy and the full sentence is "Akut skada kan även anmälas efter kontorstid till vår skadejour."
Yvonne Härestedt
Local time: 13:18
English translation:out-of-hours (injury) service
Explanation:
Taking the word "jour" to convey a sense of "on call". Out-of-hours is being coined quite a lot now to refer to this kind of off peak service.
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PMMeddings (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:18
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Summary of answers provided
5twenty-four hour assistance line
Charlesp
4out-of-hours (injury) service
PMMeddings (X)
3 +1out-of-hours/emergency claim's line/number
Madeleine MacRae Klintebo


  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
out-of-hours (injury) service


Explanation:
Taking the word "jour" to convey a sense of "on call". Out-of-hours is being coined quite a lot now to refer to this kind of off peak service.

PMMeddings (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
out-of-hours/emergency claim's line/number


Explanation:
Jouren är troligtvis ett nummer man ska ringa om man har varit utsatt för en skada/förlust och vill ansöka om skadestånd genom sin försäkring.

Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish

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agree  Charlesp
7 hrs
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
twenty-four hour assistance line


Explanation:
though each company has its own way of expressing it

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Note added at 13 hrs (2007-02-11 07:08:54 GMT)
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24-Hour Emergency Hotline: or simplly 24-Hour Hotline, is another possibility.

Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 13:18
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 23
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