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fjørkre

English translation: poultry

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Norwegian term or phrase:fjørkre
English translation:poultry
Entered by: Carole Hognestad

08:44 Jan 18, 2007
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Food & Drink
Norwegian term or phrase: fjørkre
Various positions offered in the food industry by a recruitment agency:
NNN og produksjon: Kjøttskjærer, slakter, produksjonsmedarbeider (storfe, småfe, fjørkre, fisk) fiskeforedlere, pølsemakere, bakere, konditorer
Carole Hognestad
Local time: 00:49
poultry
Explanation:
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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 23:49
Grading comment
Many thanks for your help.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3poultry
Diarmuid Kennan
4 +4poultry
Christine Andersen


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
poultry


Explanation:
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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 23:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks for your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bjørnar Magnussen
11 mins
agree  Daphne Theodoraki
22 mins
agree  William [Bill] Gray
1 hr
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
poultry


Explanation:

cf. fjør, se fjær
fjærkre, se fjærfe (Kirkeby)

The Danish for poultry is fjerkræ.

In that context it can't be anything else!

Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 00:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bjørnar Magnussen
9 mins
agree  Daphne Theodoraki
20 mins
agree  William [Bill] Gray: Is this a carry over from riksmål?
1 hr
  -> or maybe just a sign that the industry is thoroughly international?
agree  Roald Toskedal: I'd say the "fjør" looks more like samnorsk than riksmål! :)
2 days 6 hrs
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