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shoddy work

Norwegian translation: halvhjertet arbeid

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English term or phrase:shoddy work
Norwegian translation:halvhjertet arbeid

13:34 Oct 5, 2011
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2011-10-08 15:54:12 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English to Norwegian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang / Slang, archaic, common speech
English term or phrase: shoddy work
I am actually looking for a word that describes a performace of an artist who doesn't really perform for art's sake, but only for money, so that the performance is very poor, and it often takes place in a place of low quality of service (like playing in bars for easy money). In painting you can call the kind of perfomance "smøreri", but what do you call it generally speaking of all the forms of art?
The word should not be entirelly slang, because I'm translating an article by a professor in bioethics and he uses very florid language.
Katarzyna Lewandowska, PhD
Poland
Local time: 22:14
halvhjertet arbeid
Explanation:
Kanskje "halvhjertet" arbeid passer her. Det er jo arbeid man utfører uten å gå ordentlig inn for det - just for the money and not for the honour;)
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Svein Hartwig Djaerff
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:14
Grading comment
:)
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2halvhjertet arbeid
Svein Hartwig Djaerff
4forlorent arbeid
Morten Wallentinsen
3venstrehåndsarbied
Leif Henriksen


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
forlorent arbeid


Explanation:
Hi Kat,

If the meaning that you want to express here, is to say that something complies with its function but is not the real thing, you may want to use "forlorent arbeid" (artificial).

Hope it helps.

Morten.

Example sentence(s):
  • forloren, tidligere brukt på norsk i betydningen tapt, mistet; betegner nå falsk, uekte, kunstig

    Reference: http://snl.no/forloren
Morten Wallentinsen
Spain
Local time: 22:14
Native speaker of: Native in Norwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Bokmal), Native in NorwegianNorwegian
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
halvhjertet arbeid


Explanation:
Kanskje "halvhjertet" arbeid passer her. Det er jo arbeid man utfører uten å gå ordentlig inn for det - just for the money and not for the honour;)

Svein Hartwig Djaerff
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:14
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
:)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Egil Presttun
28 mins
agree  Hege Jakobsen Lepri
5 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
venstrehåndsarbied


Explanation:
Slurvete, dårlig utført, uinsiprert - noe du gjør med venstre hånd samtidig som du gjør 'det ordentlige' med høyre hånd.

Ellers har jeg også sansen for 'halvhjertet arbeid' (uttrykket, altså!).

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Note added at 5 hrs (2011-10-05 19:26:35 GMT)
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To skrivefeil på tjue-tredve ord - jaja, det er vel fortsatt bedre enn snittet i norske aviser.

Det skulle altså være venstrehåndsarbeid og uinspirert, men det skjønte dere vel.


    Reference: http://www.forskning.no/artikler/2009/desember/237895
    Reference: http://www.dagensmedisin.no/nyheter/2003/12/04/dette-er-vens...
Leif Henriksen
Norway
Local time: 22:14
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in Norwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Bokmal)
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