merke

English translation: coupon

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Norwegian term or phrase:merke
English translation:coupon
Entered by: Artaxiad

08:54 May 17, 2004
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
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Norwegian term or phrase: merke
WWII expression. In context:

"børsing eller clearing var viktig i rasjoneringskortenes og merkenes tid"

What would be the appropriate translation for "merke" here?
Artaxiad
coupon
Explanation:
Something my parents talked about when I was a child:

Ration cards and coupons.

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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 08:09
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Thanks a lot!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4coupon
Christine Andersen
3 +1stamp
hirselina


  

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stamp


Explanation:
Stamps, I think:

"Americans at home were asked to conserve materials and to accept ration coupons or stamps that limited the amount of certain products they could buy or use"

(Center for history)
http://chnm.gmu.edu/features/voices/ww2ration/rationathome.h...

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Note added at 2004-05-17 09:13:03 (GMT)
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Sorry, no the coupon is the part that is cut of the card

Forbrukerne hentet på rasjoneringskontoret rasjoneringskort til forskjellige varer, med merker som forhandlerne skulle klippe av ved kjøp, og merkene ble regelmessig returnert til rasjoneringskontoret, som da kunne kontrollere at salget hadde skjedd i henhold til bestemmelsene.
http://www.skoleetaten.oslo.no/Oslo-patriot/th31.html
The ration cards were presented to shopkeepers who cut the appropriate number of coupons for the rationed item at the time of purchase.
http://www.youth.net/memories/hypermail/0189.html


hirselina
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in DutchDutch

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agree  ojinaga
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
coupon


Explanation:
Something my parents talked about when I was a child:

Ration cards and coupons.



Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 08:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Terry Arness: coupons or stamps
32 mins

agree  Roald Toskedal
2 hrs

agree  Richard Lawson
8 hrs

agree  Per Riise (X)
21 hrs
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