Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
avlövning
English translation:
bare-bones versions (in this context)
Added to glossary by
Jan Schauseil
Mar 10, 2008 02:43
16 yrs ago
Swedish term
Business and finance (annual reports)
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Swedish to English
avlövning
Swedish to English
Tech/Engineering
Computers: Software
From a software manual for a bank:"Samexistensmodulen stödjer rådande strategi för avlövning av rika kontorsapplikationer."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | bare-bones versions (in this context) |
Larry Abramson
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| 4 | defoliating; stripping bare |
Anna Herbst
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Proposed translations
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Larry Abramson
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Use the Asian advantage (US lawyer&team)
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 3 more.
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bare-bones versions (in this context)
Maybe a better metaphor in this context.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
1 hr
Anna Herbst
Australia
Australia
Native in Swedish
&
English
Australia
When quality matters more
Native in: Swedish 
, English
Works in: English to Swedish, Swedish to English, Swedish, and 1 more.
defoliating; stripping bare
As "avlövning" is used as a metaphor in the source sentence, an English metaphor close in spirit would be "defoliating", or perhaps "stripping bare".
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