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Tilbakerømning

English translation: Escape/return

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Norwegian term or phrase:Tilbakerømning
English translation:Escape/return
Entered by: Mark A McNaught

19:25 Dec 22, 2015
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Tilbakerømning?
Norwegian term or phrase: Tilbakerømning
Does anyone know what this is in English?

It appears in the description of the "fire concept" for a hotel in Norway. There are two instances:

"Revideres med bakgrunn i diverse avklaringer, i hovedsak knyttet til tilbakerømning samt flytting av diverse brannskiller."

"Låssystem skal utformes slik at det er mulig med tilbakerømning, også hotellrom. Hotellrom sikres mulighet for tilbakerømning ved at låssystemet utføres med en tidsforsinkelse på 30 sekunder før dørene låses. Tidsforsinkelsen anses som tilstrekkelig med bakgrunn i at korridor er utført uten retningsendringer. Personer som evakuerer ut i korridor vil derfor umiddelbart kunne visualisere evt. røyk som er spredt til korridor, og kunne gå tilbake på hotellrom. Korridor har dessuten trapperom i begge ender slik at det fra samtlige rom er minimum to alternative rømningsretninger."

Wikipedia has a decent explanation of the concept:

De siste årene har det blitt utvidet fokus på begrepet tilbakerømning.[1] Med dette menes at dersom en rømningsvei er blokkert skal man kunne komme seg tilbake til området man forlot uten å måtte bruke nøkkel, adgangskort eller lignende.

The source for the Wikipedia article is at: http://www.brannvernforeningen.no/Nyheter/Arkiv/2009/Lav-bev...

Any help greatly appreciated. Many thanks.
Mark A McNaught
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:53
Escape/return
Explanation:
Also used: escape and return.
Selected response from:

Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Local time: 00:53
Grading comment
This is it! Vedis had the term from a lock manuacturer. Tusind tak!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4Escape/return
Vedis Bjørndal
4Emergency re-entry
Michael Ellis
3panic lock
jeffrey engberg


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Escape/return


Explanation:
Also used: escape and return.


    Reference: http://www.swiflet.com/pixh/trioving/5/20
Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Local time: 00:53
Native speaker of: Norwegian
PRO pts in category: 68
Grading comment
This is it! Vedis had the term from a lock manuacturer. Tusind tak!
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
panic lock


Explanation:
door locks on hotel rooms that remain open in the event of fire.


    Reference: http://www.kaba.ch/en/solutions/mechanical-locks/emergency-e...
jeffrey engberg
Norway
Local time: 00:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 95
Notes to answerer
Asker: I agree that this is the type of lock, but I actually needed the action. Many thanks!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Vedis Bjørndal: I agree that this probably is the term for the type of lock, but 'tilbakerømning' is an action performed by people. One could of course rephrase the sentence using your option.
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Emergency re-entry


Explanation:
I think this concept may be unique to Norway (see reference) and so needs a new translation. I propose "emergency re-entry". This describes what is happens and fits the context of the examples you have given.

PS I wish all term enquirers were as good as you, Mark, in providing plenty of context!


Example sentence(s):
  • The locking system is to be designed so that emergency re-entry is possible.

    Reference: http://www.forbes.com/sites/marcwebertobias/2012/07/23/hotel...
Michael Ellis
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 164
Notes to answerer
Asker: Good answer - but Vedis had it spot-on for this context. Thanks for the comment about context provided.

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