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08:18 Aug 1, 2007 |
Norwegian to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / housing for the needy/disadvantaged | |||||||
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3 +1 | housing for the homeless |
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3 | unusual or irregular housing |
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2 | stone(d) housing |
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stone(d) housing Explanation: Just a guess, but is this housing for people with alcohol and/or substance abuse problems? There is a similar concept in Denmark, usually mobile homes away from 'normal' residential areas. Not very successful since the intended residence feel that they are too isolated. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 mins (2007-08-01 08:36:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- residents |
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unusual or irregular housing Explanation: Seems we all agree on what this is and that the Norwegian term originates in the Danish project. So this is my suggestion for an English equivalent. Irregular homes for irregular people? They are not necessarily either stoned or gay, are they? ;-) |
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housing for the homeless Explanation: "Skjev" in this context has nothing to do with the houses themselves, but rather with the type of residents who are intended to live there. The adj. "skjev" has gained a new meaning over the past decade or two, and is used to describe someone who has fallen (or has chosen to lie) outside society's norms of behaviour. The best example of this is "skjeve/skjeive dager" - the annual gay festival. Here the adjective is a synonym for gay, homosexual, or to describe others with sexual orientations/preferences that are in conflict with/lie outside society's norms. The "skeve hus" in Denmark is simply a housing alternative for homeless people who, in addition to being homeless, have also become societal outsiders, for various reasons. Here's a good explanation (see URL further down for more info): "Skæve huse i Danmark: Enkle boliger til langtids bostedsløse. Typiske skjeve husprosjekt er samlokaliserte, men frittstående, eller bolig i rekke. Boligprosjektene er selvstyrte med lite oppfølging. Ett av de mer kjente eksemplene er ”Sidesporet”; utrangerte jernbanevogner som ble omgjort til boliger. De første skjeve husene kom rundt 1990." My suggestion is not very imaginative, I'm afraid, more an explanation of what the term stands for. Maybe further research on UK/US sites will provide a more equivalent translation. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 hrs (2007-08-02 07:07:14 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Good point, Vedis. In this case the meaning of "skjev" as I described above is also applied to the actual dwelling, i.e. outside the normal definitions of what a house should be. But I don't interpret it as meaning that there would be something sub-standard about it, just different. "alternative housing solutions", or something along those lines, perhaps. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day23 hrs (2007-08-03 07:42:01 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Yes, this was a bit of a challenge, Helen. And I just had a (rare) flash of inspiration - do a google with "innovative housing * homeless". I think that adding "innovative" captures at least something of the element of "skjev", that this is not just conventional housing. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.feantsa.org/files/Streamlined%20strategy%20social... Reference: http://www.husbanken.no/Venstremeny/Bostedsloshet/Vinnere%20... |
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