Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
velfærd - in this context
English translation:
recreational
Added to glossary by
Ciarán Rooney
Jun 1, 2010 11:22
13 yrs ago
Danish term
Ireland
Professional, precise and punctual
Native in: English
Works in: Danish to English, Swedish to English, Norwegian to English
velfærd - in this context
Danish to English
Bus/Financial
Military / Defense
Facilities for forces stationed overseas
Det er også her i området, at containerne med velfærdsinternet og telefoner er opstillet.
I'm confused by what is meant by velfærd in this context.
I'm confused by what is meant by velfærd in this context.
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Ireland
Reliable and accurate
Native in: English 
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
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18
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recreational
Internet services for soldiers when off duty so that they can e-mail, Skype, Facebook etc. That's how I would understand it.
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In the US Army they seem to use the term "MWR facility" (moral welfare and recreation) - "Most deployment locations have an MWR. There are usually a few computers for free Internet access and sometime wireless is available. (http://armymomstrong.com/internet-access-for-soldiers-in-afg...
We have an over populated Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) facility with internet access which is a 15 minute walk away. (http://www.danpa.org/newsfromiraq.aspx)
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Note added at 18 hrs (2010-06-02 05:58:27 GMT)
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In the US Army they seem to use the term "MWR facility" (moral welfare and recreation) - "Most deployment locations have an MWR. There are usually a few computers for free Internet access and sometime wireless is available. (http://armymomstrong.com/internet-access-for-soldiers-in-afg...
We have an over populated Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) facility with internet access which is a 15 minute walk away. (http://www.danpa.org/newsfromiraq.aspx)
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Alain Mouchel
Works in field
Experience and accuracy
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, Danish to French
-3
2 hrs
welfare-communication for welfare recipients
First, it seems to me that just about everyone has their own mobile device, and that there is no need for more than a "hot-spot" for skype, email, phone, etc. This would apply in particular to soldiers and anyone else who is fortunate enough to be indulging in any kind of leisure activity.
The last time I was in Denmark I noticed that the once ubiquitous public phones had all but disappeared.
It would be people who actually are on welfare who might benefit from having access to these communication services.
This is just a suggestion.
The last time I was in Denmark I noticed that the once ubiquitous public phones had all but disappeared.
It would be people who actually are on welfare who might benefit from having access to these communication services.
This is just a suggestion.
Peer comment(s):
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Diarmuid Kennan
: I don't think so. The text concerns "Facilities for forces stationed overseas", that's why they are placed in containers, probably in a military camp in Helmand province I expect.
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I guess I missed that bit of text at the top. So I have to disagree with myself as well.
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Michael Davies
: No, Brian, sorry I can't agree with you on this one.
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You are right, I just didn't read all of the text at the top
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Charlesp
: close; but misses the context ;-(
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Again, I missed part of the text
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farmor
: No!
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you are right, I was wrong here
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Michael Davies
Denmark
Denmark
Native in Danish
&
English
Denmark
Quality translations on time, every time
Native in: Danish (Variant: Standard (rigsdansk)) 
, English (Variant: British)
Works in: Danish to English, English to Danish, French to English, and 1 more.
well-being
velfærd, in this context, would seem to be more than just 'recreational' and it obviously isn't 'welfare' in the usual sense. Gyldendal's Red gives well-being as an alternative translation and I go along with this.
21 hrs
amenities; comforts; conveniences
Another possibility.
Alternatives: creature comforts, accommodations, facilities.
Example: internet amenities.
http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=amenities
Alternatives: creature comforts, accommodations, facilities.
Example: internet amenities.
http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=amenities
21 hrs
telephone and Internet facilities for soldiers
or "telephone and Internet facilities for military personnel" or "troops" (depending upon context).
I wouldn't think that you have to specify what they can or can not do with the telephone or Internet access, or why it was provided to them, as that would be clearly implicit from the context. But you could add "to contact their family and friends" if you really wanted to.
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By the way, it is called a "Welfare Package" in the UK military, which usually includes 30 minutes of telephone calls a week and Internet access.
I wouldn't think that you have to specify what they can or can not do with the telephone or Internet access, or why it was provided to them, as that would be clearly implicit from the context. But you could add "to contact their family and friends" if you really wanted to.
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By the way, it is called a "Welfare Package" in the UK military, which usually includes 30 minutes of telephone calls a week and Internet access.
1 day 9 hrs
Charles Ek
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Your meaning, from your words and mine
Native in: English
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
welfare
See the first link for this example sentence originally from the U.K. Ministry of Defence:
"Internet access from the Forward Operating Bases has proved more challenging but we are currently in the process of running out a total of 20 Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) nodes within the HERRICK theatre which should provide 40 welfare internet terminals for use in the forward areas."
Other examples will appear at the second link, such as this one:
"Under the agreement with Paradigm Services Ltd., NSSL will provide welfare Internet services as an extension to the Inmarsat-based services already provided to Paradigm for its Skynet 5 service."
"Internet access from the Forward Operating Bases has proved more challenging but we are currently in the process of running out a total of 20 Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) nodes within the HERRICK theatre which should provide 40 welfare internet terminals for use in the forward areas."
Other examples will appear at the second link, such as this one:
"Under the agreement with Paradigm Services Ltd., NSSL will provide welfare Internet services as an extension to the Inmarsat-based services already provided to Paradigm for its Skynet 5 service."
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