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både hängslen och svångrem

English translation: Belt and braces approach

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Swedish term or phrase:både hängslen och svångrem
English translation:Belt and braces approach
Entered by: Paul Lambert

13:58 Sep 29, 2020
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
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Swedish term or phrase: både hängslen och svångrem
In a discussion about a technical system, the fellow in charge is explaining that full redundancy is built into his system (heat exchange, ventilation) and that they have "både hängslen och svångrem". I don't think he is literally talking about braces and waistbelts. Is there an equivalent expression in English?
Paul Lambert
Sweden
Local time: 08:34
Belt and braces approach
Explanation:
This seems to fit the bill, see definition below. You may prefer to hyphenate it.
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Michelle Marshall
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:34
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4 +4Belt and braces approach
Michelle Marshall


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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Belt and braces approach


Explanation:
This seems to fit the bill, see definition below. You may prefer to hyphenate it.


    https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/belt-and-braces
Michelle Marshall
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Deane Goltermann: Yes, or perhaps what I'm more familiar with...same idea, of course. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/belt-and-suspenders.asp...
32 mins
  -> Thanks Dean! Yes, I believe it's "suspenders" in the US and "braces" in the UK.
agree  SafeTex: Unless the askers uses what she has already said "built-in redundancy", this is indeed the right expression for the jocular Swedish
3 hrs
  -> Thank you! Yes, one option would be to put "built-in redundancy" if you want to avoid using an expression.
agree  Adrian MM.
9 hrs
  -> Thanks Adrian!
agree  Christopher Schröder
17 hrs
  -> Thanks Chris!
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