Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
tidsmedveten
English translation:
time-conscious
Added to glossary by
SafeTex
Feb 28, 2017 08:29
7 yrs ago
1 viewer *
Swedish term
tidsmedveten
Swedish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Hello
In an advert for translators (don't laugh)
Du måste vara pålitlig,*** tidsmedveten*** och professionell
This seems to mean "aware of contemporary issues or rooted in the present" but I have the feeling that here, it could also mean that you are aware of historical issues if translating something older. Is that right?
My other problem is finding a short and sweet word/expression that fits well into my text which is just a list of qualities.
It has nothing to do with deadlines as that is mentioned just after in a line
Any help appreciated
SafeTex
In an advert for translators (don't laugh)
Du måste vara pålitlig,*** tidsmedveten*** och professionell
This seems to mean "aware of contemporary issues or rooted in the present" but I have the feeling that here, it could also mean that you are aware of historical issues if translating something older. Is that right?
My other problem is finding a short and sweet word/expression that fits well into my text which is just a list of qualities.
It has nothing to do with deadlines as that is mentioned just after in a line
Any help appreciated
SafeTex
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | time-conscious |
Matt Bibby
|
| 4 | up to date |
George Hopkins
|
| 3 | in tune with the times |
Agneta Pallinder
|
Proposed translations
+4
13 mins
Selected
time-conscious
Pretty sure they just mean time-conscious, as in aware of time, even if deadlines are mentioned in the next line. I can't see tidsmedveten meaning the contemporary thing - although even if it does mean that on some level, time-conscious is a broad enough term to cover it.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Christopher Schröder
52 mins
|
|
Thanks Chris :)
|
|
| agree |
Sven Petersson
8 hrs
|
|
Tack Sven :)
|
|
| agree |
Michele Fauble
11 hrs
|
|
Thanks :)
|
|
| agree |
Alison MacG
: Yes, combined with pålitlig & professionell; and especially given some of the other statements on the website: Vi vet hur viktig tiden är för företag, där en försening på bara några minuter kan få allvarliga konsekvenser PS EN version has time-conscious
1 day 6 hrs
|
|
Thanks Alison!
|
1 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks"
3 hrs
Agneta Pallinder
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Swedish
&
English
United Kingdom
Your bridge between Swedish and English
Native in: Swedish 
, English (Variants: UK, British)
Works in: Swedish to English, English to Swedish, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
5
in tune with the times
The term seems to be used both in the sense of aware of time as in the flow of time, and in the sense of connected with the times you live in. My suggestion addresses the second.
1 day 1 hr
up to date
A late suggestion, but suitable in the context.
Discussion
One of the layman's definitions I read was "lever in nuet" which gave me the idea of contemporary, but I also found the word associated with poems and a comparison between the 1920s and 1940s which gave me the impression of historical perspectives.
If no one comes up with anything better, I'll use "time-conscious"