Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

allfartsvägar

English translation:

public thoroughfare, main roads, highways

Added to glossary by Charlesp
Jun 28, 2016 13:13
7 yrs ago
Swedish term

allfartsvägar

Swedish to English Law/Patents Government / Politics
What is an allfartsväg, as a governmental classification of roadways?

Discussion

Charlesp (asker) Jun 28, 2016:
*Thanks Thanks for correcting me.
Christopher Schröder Jun 28, 2016:
Charles, think you've been spending too much time watching US TV :-)
Highway in the UK is *any* road, footpath, bridleway, byway etc.

Proposed translations

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(public) thoroughfare

Another possibility. Whether "highway" is the better translation depends on whether the intended target audience accessing the translated text is primarily in or from the U.K. If the audience mainly has U.S. connections, a term such as "thoroughfare" is probably less likely to confuse readers than "highway," whose usage in the U.S. is not the same as the U.K. usage described by our U.K. colleague.
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Swedish term (edited): allfarväg

highway

SAOB: ALLFARVÄG (hufvudsakligen i skriftspr. med vitter anstrykning) allmänt befaren l. för allmän trafik öppen väg, stråkväg; (allmän) landsväg; allmän farled.

Det vill säga en väg där vem som helst får färdas med godtyckligt färdmedel, till skillnad från motorväg, ridstig, gångbana, etc.
Note from asker:
Thanks Daniel. You don't think it is anything more specific than that; a "public highway"? i.e. you see it as a general term, not as a specific type of road? The problem I have with "highway," is that is doesn't encompass "streets" (väg), as a highway is a road where cars travel fast, and not (with some minor exceptions) in a business or residential district.
Peer comment(s):

agree Christopher Schröder
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main roads

Charles has a good point in his note to Daniel's answer.
I feel that "main roads" may fit the context better here.
Reference 1 shows how one small town regards 'Allfartsvägen" as something separate (and best avoided?!).
Reference 2 shows how side roads, unmetalled roads etc. are also seen as separate.
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