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längsta uppgift

English translation: (temporally) most extensive task

13:09 Jan 24, 2008
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Human Resources / assessment of managers
Swedish term or phrase: längsta uppgift
... att mäta det kommunikativa ledarskapet. Med det menar vi en ledares förmåga att bland annat förklara och förmedla en enhets längsta uppgift och hur den kan kopplas till den enskilde medarbetaren.

... and a little later:

... önskar att allt fler i organisationen har kännedom om sin enhets längsta uppgift.

The 'enhet' here is a group or team of employees, and I would guess that this refers to their main or most important function or duty.
Most extensive perhaps - in the sense of what they spend most time on, but I don't quite understand the use of the word "längst" in this context. It is a fairly informal text, not intended for specialists, explaining what the HR department does while everyone else is at work.

I'd be grateful for any suggestions!
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 03:32
English translation:(temporally) most extensive task
Explanation:
Poor source. Just translate it literally and don't rack your brains about finding a subtleness that does not exist.
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Mårten Sandberg
Local time: 03:32
Grading comment
Many thanks for confirming my own idea.
It really couldn't mean anything else!
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5(temporally) most extensive task
Mårten Sandberg
4most prolonged task
Hugh Curtis
3 +1most time consuming task
Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
4longest processing time; longest task time
Sven Petersson


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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
(temporally) most extensive task


Explanation:
Poor source. Just translate it literally and don't rack your brains about finding a subtleness that does not exist.

Mårten Sandberg
Local time: 03:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Swedish
PRO pts in category: 10
Grading comment
Many thanks for confirming my own idea.
It really couldn't mean anything else!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
most prolonged task


Explanation:
Or most protracted task...

Hugh Curtis
Local time: 03:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
most time consuming task


Explanation:
An idea.

Recently took a 2-day course in Project management (general, not translation) and am now an expert :)

So if you want to talk Gant charts, PERT or even Critical paths...

I also learnt how to plan the perfect time sensitive robbery (questions only answered after a signed NDA).

Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tania McConaghy
12 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
longest processing time; longest task time


Explanation:
:o)

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Note added at 7 hrs (2008-01-24 20:14:33 GMT)
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www.uwm.edu/People/csbrath/POM Exam 1 Study Guide.doc

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Note added at 7 hrs (2008-01-24 20:15:45 GMT)
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www.kaewta.com/mba/mba50/801571 operations management/Proce...

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 03:32
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 59
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