Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
både hängslen och svångrem
English translation:
Belt and braces approach
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Paul Lambert
Sep 29, 2020 13:58
3 yrs ago
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Swedish term
Sweden
Always on time
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Norwegian to English, Danish to English
både hängslen och svångrem
Swedish to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Redundancy
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?
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Belt and braces approach
This seems to fit the bill, see definition below. You may prefer to hyphenate it.
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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...
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Thanks Dean! Yes, I believe it's "suspenders" in the US and "braces" in the UK.
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SafeTex
: Unless the askers uses what she has already said "built-in redundancy", this is indeed the right expression for the jocular Swedish
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Thank you! Yes, one option would be to put "built-in redundancy" if you want to avoid using an expression.
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Adrian MM.
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Thanks Adrian!
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Christopher Schröder
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Thanks Chris!
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