Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
terningkast
English translation:
A five/ A five out of six (rating of five out of six)
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CanAng
Apr 16, 2010 18:45
14 yrs ago
Norwegian term
terningkast
Norwegian to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Setning: "VG gir filmen terningkast 5
Det blir vel ikke riktig å bruke "throw of the dice" her???
Det blir vel ikke riktig å bruke "throw of the dice" her???
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | A five/ A five out of six (rating of five out of six) |
lingo_montreal
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| 4 | stars |
Toralf Mjelde
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| 3 | a score of 5 out of 6 |
Diarmuid Kennan
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Proposed translations
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lingo_montreal
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A five/ A five out of six (rating of five out of six)
Since a die has 6 sides, the ratings would go from 1 to 6.
You can say: "I saw that movie. It wasn't the best. I'd give it a three out of six."
You can say: "I saw that movie. It wasn't the best. I'd give it a three out of six."
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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Ireland
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Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
a score of 5 out of 6
I think I would use this.
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Toralf Mjelde
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Accredited with Tourism/Media specialty
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian
stars
In the US movies are rated according to stars. The highest rating is five stars. The Norwegian system is different, but I believe you could say e.g. "VG gave the movie five out of six stars".
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