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Jul 16, 2003 18:13
20 yrs ago
Norwegian term
5 selv
Non-PRO
Norwegian to English
Other
I’m translating a short article in a company magazine from Norwegian to English. It’s handwritten and a little hard to read. However, it looks like there is a little play on words in one bit, or a play on numbers.
It goes;
”Resultat. 3 selv (sølv??) i fersk (først??) linje. Tilsammen 5 selv (sølv??) i 1 linje. Guld.”
Gold is a grade or rank. I imagine 3 stands for the verb “tre”, but what can the 5 represent?
It goes;
”Resultat. 3 selv (sølv??) i fersk (først??) linje. Tilsammen 5 selv (sølv??) i 1 linje. Guld.”
Gold is a grade or rank. I imagine 3 stands for the verb “tre”, but what can the 5 represent?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 1 | no idea... |
Lars Finsen
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| 1 | five gold medals |
Richard Lawson
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Proposed translations
2 hrs
Lars Finsen
Native in Norwegian
Komzan brezhoneg.
Native in: Norwegian 
Works in: English to Norwegian, French to Norwegian, German to Norwegian, and 17 more.
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no idea...
I can only make vague guesses without more context, but I believe the numbers are just meant to be numbers; no wordplay. "Tilsammen" means "altogether", so the 3 and 5 are counts of something.
The forms of the "tilsammen" and "guld" words suggest that this is either Danish or old Norwegian.
The forms of the "tilsammen" and "guld" words suggest that this is either Danish or old Norwegian.
5 hrs
five gold medals
Like Lars, I really have no idea. This is just a guess.
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Note added at 2003-07-16 23:43:09 (GMT)
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I meant \"five silver medals\" of course!
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Note added at 2003-07-16 23:43:09 (GMT)
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I meant \"five silver medals\" of course!
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