Jun 19, 2007 08:31
16 yrs ago
Swedish term

hålla ihop

Swedish to English Marketing Management Quote from newspaper article
(Her) uppdrag är hålla ihop varumärket för ett av världens största och mest diversifierade konglomerat...

I understand this as meaning coordinate, administrate. Anyone with a better suggestion?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 promote
4 assemble
3 harmonize

Proposed translations

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promote

A literal translation would be "preserve" or "uphold", but they both sound a little passive. "Hålla ihop" is of course jargon, but it is intended to convey a sense of active promotion.
Peer comment(s):

agree Helen Johnson
4 hrs
agree Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
10 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
3 hrs

assemble

Gather together
Peer comment(s):

neutral Madeleine MacRae Klintebo : It's about a (Olymic Games' ?) brand. Not IKEA furniture.
8 hrs
news to me Mac
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6 hrs

harmonize

..bring together and harmonize...
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