Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
bruksegenskap (djur)
English translation:
working characteristic
Added to glossary by
Helen Johnson
Dec 1, 2010 08:54
13 yrs ago
Swedish term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
bruksegenskap (in this context)
Swedish to English
Law/Patents
Livestock / Animal Husbandry
pet
Calling all dog lovers/owners:
Not sure which category this falls under... pet insurance, when a dog has an illness or an accident and loses a "bruksegenskap".
Anyone know what this refers to (not hunting, etc. because those characteristics are listed separately). Could it be where there is a guide dog for example? Then I'm not sure how to express it in English - literally "utilisation characteristic(s)"?
TIA
Not sure which category this falls under... pet insurance, when a dog has an illness or an accident and loses a "bruksegenskap".
Anyone know what this refers to (not hunting, etc. because those characteristics are listed separately). Could it be where there is a guide dog for example? Then I'm not sure how to express it in English - literally "utilisation characteristic(s)"?
TIA
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | working characteristic |
Sven Petersson
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| 5 | working ability |
Charles Ek
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| 3 | disability (to work) |
alpia
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Proposed translations
+1
28 mins
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
&
English
Works in field
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish 
, English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
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18
Selected
working characteristic
:o)
Peer comment(s):
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George Hopkins
33 mins
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Thank you very much!
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| agree |
Barry Appleby
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Thank you very much!
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Charles Ek
: This refers to the manner in which a dog works, not its ability per se. See the reference link cited by Sven.
4 hrs
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There is nothing in my reference that supports your "disagree".
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "It certainly fits my context - thank you!"
17 mins
disability (to work)
Reference:
http://www.littlerockk9academy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=150&Itemid=213
2 hrs
Charles Ek
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Your meaning, from your words and mine
Native in: English
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
working ability
As a former handler of working dogs, I'm pretty confident in this one. I've included two reference links to buttress my suggestion.
Peer comment(s):
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alpia
: of course, ability
4 hrs
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Thanks!
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Sven Petersson
: Reference links not working, "ability" is not the same as "egenskap".
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The links are "working" just fine. They are Google results for dog + "working ability" and dog + "working abilities" respectively.
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