intermediate(s)

Danish translation: mellempunkt(er)

21:42 Nov 9, 2007
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lone (X)
Canada
Local time: 17:42
Danish translation:mellempunkt(er)
Explanation:
Can be also found in another GPS-system, see example and URL
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Leif Henriksen
Norway
Local time: 22:42
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1mellempunkt(er)
Leif Henriksen
4undervejspunkter, vejpunkter
Poul Moller
4mellemstation
Jens Kaestel


  

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mellempunkt(er)


Explanation:
Can be also found in another GPS-system, see example and URL

Example sentence(s):
  • Man kan bruge dette punkt som udgangspunkt, waypoint [mellempunkt] eller destination for ruten.

    Reference: http://www.myguidegps.com/foto/download/DK_Manual_3100.pdf
Leif Henriksen
Norway
Local time: 22:42
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in Norwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Bokmal)
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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undervejspunkter, vejpunkter


Explanation:
Hos Nissan har vi kaldt det undervejspunkter i flere år. Et andet produkt jeg så for nylig, kalder det vejpunkter.

Poul Moller
Local time: 22:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 92

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Leif Henriksen: Nåja - vejpunkter er vel en heller lite ambisiøs oversettelse av 'waypoints', kanskje? Det har ikke den helt gode klang for meg :)
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mellemstation


Explanation:
I think the term started as a description of a small town railway station or railway junction but now Politiken's Nudansk Ordbog defines it as 'et sted hvor man gør ophold på en rejse'.

Hope this helps :-)

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-11-09 23:11:28 GMT)
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- one more example (there are heaps on Google): "...og bliver forhåbentlig en særligt attraktiv arbejdsplads og måske mere end en hurtig mellemstation for vores ansatte.”

http://www.coachnconsult.dk/content/view/42/141/

Example sentence(s):
  • ....har i årtusinder været base for beboelse og en bekvem mellemstation for sejlads mellem landsdelene.
  • Mellemstation: Et sted hvor transporten afbrydes, for at dyrene kan hvile, blive fodret eller vandet, og....

    Reference: http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprog%C3%B8
    Reference: http://https://www.retsinformation.dk/Forms/R0710.aspx?id=79...
Jens Kaestel
Australia
Local time: 08:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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