grandmother and grandfather
| 15:40 Mar 15, 2002 |
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| 5 +1 | Bestemor og bestefar |
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bestemor og bestefar Explanation: native speaker |
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peer agreement (net): +1Bestemor og bestefar Explanation: In norwegian we also make these distinctions: mormor: your mothers mother morfar: your mothers father farmor: your fathers mother farfar: your fathers father But "bestemor og bestefar" covers both sides. |
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peer agreement (net): +1bestemor og bestefar Explanation: or: besteforeldre (when you're talking about both of them) "Dere er verdens beste besteforeldre!" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-03-15 16:39:18 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- They are the best grandmother and grandfather anyone could have. = De er de beste besteforeldrene noen kan ønske seg. or: De er verdens beste besteforeldre. |
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