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uro

English translation: hanging mobile

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Norwegian term or phrase:uro
English translation:hanging mobile
Entered by: Terence Ajbro

13:38 Feb 14, 2006
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances / decoration
Norwegian term or phrase: uro
In Norwegian this is something hanging in a window. It moves if the wind or air passes it.
Made of thin, light materials.
Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Local time: 20:44
mobile
Explanation:
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Note added at 3 mins (2006-02-14 13:41:49 GMT)
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To avoid confusion you could add "hanging" mobile
Selected response from:

Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 20:44
Grading comment
It seems this is the right term!
Thanks all of you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +8mobile
Terence Ajbro


  

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0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
mobile


Explanation:
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Note added at 3 mins (2006-02-14 13:41:49 GMT)
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To avoid confusion you could add "hanging" mobile

Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 20:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
It seems this is the right term!
Thanks all of you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lone (X)
1 min
agree  Per Bergvall
2 mins
agree  Erling Dugan
19 mins
agree  brigidm: In these days of mobile/cellular phones, this advice could be worth remembering...("Now where did I put my mobile?....")
32 mins
agree  Pernille Chapman: Hej, Vedis! You could also say 'ornamental mobile'.
39 mins
agree  Rebecca Barath
39 mins
agree  ojinaga
59 mins
agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
1 hr
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