fortaering

English translation: expenses for meals (eller) meal expenses

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Danish term or phrase:fortaering
English translation:expenses for meals (eller) meal expenses
Entered by: Suzanne Blangsted (X)

22:23 May 17, 2003
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
Danish term or phrase: fortaering
no compensation is given for fortaering in connection with the extra work.
abborre
Denmark
Local time: 14:29
expenses for meals (eller) meal expenses
Explanation:
den økonomiske ordbog afAnnemette Lyng Svensson
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Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 05:29
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1meal allowance
Margit Pehrsson (X)
5 +1expenses for meals (eller) meal expenses
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
5subsistence allowance
Andy Bell


  

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meal allowance


Explanation:
No meal allowance is given...

i.e. leave out the word compensation in your sentence.


    www.hr.uwa.edu.au/agreements/general/general_staff_agreement/ schedules/meal_allow
Margit Pehrsson (X)
Local time: 21:59
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in pair: 216

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agree  pcovs
5 hrs
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subsistence allowance


Explanation:
..I would suggest (and Gyldendal's backs me up here), that this is "subsistence allowance" i.e. an allowance for refreshments in general, not solely confined to food.

Please see the attached URL.

HTH
Andy


    Reference: http://www.google.com.au/search?q=subsistence+allowance&ie=U...
Andy Bell
Local time: 20:29
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 66
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expenses for meals (eller) meal expenses


Explanation:
den økonomiske ordbog afAnnemette Lyng Svensson

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 05:29
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 2737

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agree  Nina Engberg
13 days
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