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be om ordet

English translation: ask for the floor

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Norwegian term or phrase:be om ordet
English translation:ask for the floor
Entered by: rajagopalan sampatkumar

17:51 Nov 3, 2010
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Norwegian term or phrase: be om ordet
Taleren sier: Jeg må få protestere mot toastmasterens påstand om at jeg har bedt om ordet!
Anne Parelius
Canada
Local time: 08:20
ask for the floor
Explanation:
this is formal, parliamentary expression
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rajagopalan sampatkumar
Switzerland
Local time: 13:20
Grading comment
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2requested/asked to speak
Dawn Nixon
5 +1asked to speak
eodd
4ask to speak
Hege Jakobsen Lepri
2ask for the floor
rajagopalan sampatkumar


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
requested/asked to speak


Explanation:
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Dawn Nixon
Norway
Local time: 13:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikolaj Widenmann
9 mins
  -> Thank you :)
agree  lingo_montreal
5 hrs
  -> Thank you :)
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
asked to speak


Explanation:
I must protest at the toastmaster's claim that I asked to speak.

eodd
Local time: 12:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikolaj Widenmann
9 mins
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ask to speak


Explanation:
The speaker says: I have to protest the claim the I asked to speak


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Note added at 13 mins (2010-11-03 18:05:18 GMT)
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"that I asked to speak"



    Reference: http://weddings.about.com/od/theweddingparty/a/bestmanspeech...
Hege Jakobsen Lepri
Norway
Local time: 13:20
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 4
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
ask for the floor


Explanation:
this is formal, parliamentary expression

rajagopalan sampatkumar
Switzerland
Local time: 13:20
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 5
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