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regnbågslax

English translation: rainbow salmon

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Swedish term or phrase:regnbågslax
English translation:rainbow salmon
Entered by: Annabel Oldfield

09:02 May 21, 2008
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Fisheries
Swedish term or phrase: regnbågslax
I've seen both rainbow salmon and steelhead salmon but I'm not sure which translation is better????
Annabel Oldfield
Local time: 10:58
rainbow salmon
Explanation:
Rainbow salmon is more commonly known and used in the English language. I would suggest that you use rainbow salmon throughout the documentation.
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britt01 (X)
Andorra
Local time: 10:58
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5 +3rainbow trout
adrian_r
5 -1rainbow salmon
britt01 (X)


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
rainbow salmon


Explanation:
Rainbow salmon is more commonly known and used in the English language. I would suggest that you use rainbow salmon throughout the documentation.

britt01 (X)
Andorra
Local time: 10:58
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 2
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Susanne Lomander: Rainbow trout (http://www.fishbase.org/search.php). Steelhead if se-based, but 99% of the time it's called Rainbow Trout all over the world. Google will show you 4000 hits for Rainbow Salmon vs 2.8 million for Rainbow Trout.
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
rainbow trout


Explanation:
regnbågslax= (lat) Oncorhyncus mykiss= (Eng) rainbow trout
All fisherman I know refer to it as rainbow trout.

adrian_r
Local time: 10:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Madeleine MacRae Klintebo: Även om frågan redan är stängd
19 mins
agree  EKM
2 hrs
agree  Susanne Lomander: Rainbow trout (http://www.fishbase.org/search.php). Steelhead if se-based, but 99% of the time it's called Rainbow Trout all over the world.
1034 days
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