Dec 2, 2019 04:30
4 yrs ago
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Norwegian term
russepresident
Non-PRO
Norwegian to English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
cultural
Any equivalent or "close" term in English?
"Prom king" isn't close enough I think.
"Prom king" isn't close enough I think.
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +1 | senior class president | Sven Petersson |
5 | drunken mayhem MC | Charles Ek |
3 | russ president/russepresident | Michele Fauble |
Proposed translations
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1 day 54 mins
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senior class president
:o)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Takk! Jeg tenker også det må være noe slikt, eller Student Union President el lign https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student_government_president. @Micheles forslag er jo også bra, men intensjonen slik uttrykket var brukt i min tekst, var nok å presentere det som en ansvarlig posisjon.
Jeg har inntrykk av at russefeiring er stort sett rølp, men det virker som om folk som har vært russepresident er nokså stolt av det. Fant nemlig dette uttrykket brukt som referanse i en temmelig seriøs jobbsammenheng. Det er vel som med mye annet, at enkelte russ ødelegger for den store mengden."
7 hrs
drunken mayhem MC
Sorry, I couldn’t resist. ;-)
Good luck with this particular quest.
Good luck with this particular quest.
14 hrs
russ president/russepresident
No equivalent in English. I would just use ‘russ’, as Wikipedia does.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russefeiring
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Note added at 14 hrs (2019-12-02 19:19:47 GMT)
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Maybe with an explanation in English.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russefeiring
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Note added at 14 hrs (2019-12-02 19:19:47 GMT)
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Maybe with an explanation in English.
Peer comment(s):
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Sven Petersson
: "russ/russe-" without any explanation communicates nothing. What is the explanation you are proposing?
1 day 17 mins
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Thus the need for a translator’s note or target language explanation, unless made unnecessary by the context.
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