käyttää huollossa

English translation: have them serviced (or repaired)

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Finnish term or phrase:käyttää huollossa
English translation:have them serviced (or repaired)
Entered by: Sami Mills Seppälä (X)

05:50 Mar 20, 2007
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications) / Cell phone
Finnish term or phrase: käyttää huollossa
ilman että niitä täytyy käyttää huollossa
Yngve Roennike
Local time: 17:43
have them serviced (or repaired)
Explanation:
I think "käyttää huollossa" can mean either to 'have something checked up or serviced', or to 'have it repaired' if you interpret it a bit more widely. Furhter context might help determine which the author is referring to here.
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Sami Mills Seppälä (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:43
Grading comment
Kiitos!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3have them serviced (or repaired)
Sami Mills Seppälä (X)


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
have them serviced (or repaired)


Explanation:
I think "käyttää huollossa" can mean either to 'have something checked up or serviced', or to 'have it repaired' if you interpret it a bit more widely. Furhter context might help determine which the author is referring to here.

Sami Mills Seppälä (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:43
Native speaker of: Finnish
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Kiitos!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, that is precisely how I translated it. Needed confirmation by peers, though.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  T-K Noranta: I agree! Further context necessary, though.
28 mins

agree  Melina Kajander
1 hr

agree  Alfa Trans (X): Kuulostaa hyvältä.
21 hrs
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