Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
gränsmjölk
English translation:
waste milk; feed milk
Added to glossary by
Ingemar Kinnmark
Apr 4, 2010 01:11
14 yrs ago
Swedish term
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gränsmjölk
Swedish to English
Tech/Engineering
Food & Drink
Produktionen genererar restprodukter i form av separatorslam (TS = 7 %), gränsmjölk (TS = 0,5-2 %), och vassle (TS = 6 %) (Hagelberg et al, 1988). Vassle och gränsmjölk går idag som djurfoder.
Proposed translations
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| 3 | feed milk |
Ingemar Kinnmark
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| 4 -2 | switch milk |
Sven Petersson
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Change log
Apr 9, 2010 07:36: Ingemar Kinnmark Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
2 hrs
Ingemar Kinnmark
Native in Swedish
20 years in technical: 500,000+ words/yr
Native in: Swedish
Works in: English to Swedish
Related KudoZ points
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3
Selected
feed milk
See references below.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-04-04 03:21:45 GMT)
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I am starting by finding a Swedish synonym to and definition of "gränsmjölk".
Fodermjölk eller populärt kallad ”gränsmjölk” är sådan mjölk som uppkommer i gränsfaser tex. vid uppstart och rengöring av maskiner samt i returer.
Link: http://www.sbgf.info/_filer/Biogaspotentialen_rapport_2008.p...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-04-04 03:25:45 GMT)
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Now it is easier to go to a dictionary and find a translation into English.
From IATE, the EU online dictionary:
EN
feed milk
SV
fodermjölk
Link: http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/SearchByQuery.do
Search for "fodermjölk".
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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-04-04 03:21:45 GMT)
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I am starting by finding a Swedish synonym to and definition of "gränsmjölk".
Fodermjölk eller populärt kallad ”gränsmjölk” är sådan mjölk som uppkommer i gränsfaser tex. vid uppstart och rengöring av maskiner samt i returer.
Link: http://www.sbgf.info/_filer/Biogaspotentialen_rapport_2008.p...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-04-04 03:25:45 GMT)
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Now it is easier to go to a dictionary and find a translation into English.
From IATE, the EU online dictionary:
EN
feed milk
SV
fodermjölk
Link: http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/SearchByQuery.do
Search for "fodermjölk".
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Sven Petersson
: Please see my explanation.
6 hrs
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| agree |
Anna Herbst
: Se även http://www.arla.se/upload/arlagården/Ordlista/ordlista.html
7 hrs
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Tack Anna!
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I used "waste milk" which seemed to convey the idea well. Your suggestion is good nonethless."
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8 hrs
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
&
English
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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43
switch milk
The "gränsmjölk" may be used as "fodermjölk"/"feed milk" or discarded, but that does neither make "feed milk" nor "waste milk" a suitable translation.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-04-04 11:41:55 GMT)
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Anna's reference states:
"Gränsmjölk En vattenblandad produkt som samlas upp i speciella tankar och kan säljas som fodermjölk till svin."
The operative words are "kan säljas som".
Arla does thus NOT state that "gränsmjölk" is "fodermjölk"!
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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-04-04 11:41:55 GMT)
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Anna's reference states:
"Gränsmjölk En vattenblandad produkt som samlas upp i speciella tankar och kan säljas som fodermjölk till svin."
The operative words are "kan säljas som".
Arla does thus NOT state that "gränsmjölk" is "fodermjölk"!
Peer comment(s):
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Anna Herbst
: This word is used once in a thesis by a Swedish student who feels obliged to make the footnote: "My translation of the Swedish ‘gränsmjölk’." Not good enough. Feed milk or waste milk are both suitable, however.
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We are talking about milk that could be contaminated and for this reason is deemed unsuitable for human consumption. That must be made clear! BIG FOOTNOTE!
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| disagree |
Ingemar Kinnmark
: Excellent research Anna! A search on the 100 first occurrences of "switch milk" on Google shows that this phrase is not really used in English in the way perceived by Sven.
1 hr
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I agree that it's not. BUT an artificial translation with a footnote is better than a mistranslation!
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