er tanken tom

English translation: running on empty

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Norwegian term or phrase:tanken er tom
English translation:running on empty
Entered by: Tara Chace

19:48 Oct 26, 2008
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink / expressions
Norwegian term or phrase: er tanken tom
Når du står opp om morgenen er tanken tom. Kroppen trenger drivstoff, selv om du kanskje ikke kjenner deg særlig sulten.

The text is about nutrition. How would you translate this, as "empty thoughts" or maybe "empty stomach" or maybe it's some kind of idiomatic expression?
Tonatiu
Serbia
Local time: 02:35
running on empty
Explanation:
Når du står opp om morgenen er tanken tom. = When you get up in the morning you're running on empty.
Analogy borrowed from cars.
Stomach = gas tank
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Tara Chace
United States
Local time: 18:35
Grading comment
thanks :)
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5 +2running on empty
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running on empty


Explanation:
Når du står opp om morgenen er tanken tom. = When you get up in the morning you're running on empty.
Analogy borrowed from cars.
Stomach = gas tank

Tara Chace
United States
Local time: 18:35
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thanks :)

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agree  Hanne Rask Sonderborg
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