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mail drop

Norwegian translation: postadresse

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English term or phrase:mail drop
Norwegian translation:postadresse
Entered by: Erling Dugan

23:16 Aug 22, 2002
English to Norwegian translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: mail drop
An address that is a mail drop instead of being the actual address where the person lives.
Erling Dugan
United States
Local time: 21:34
postadresse
Explanation:
This expression doesn't tell you that the person doesn't live at the address, but if you only want to know where you should deliver the mail, then this is the expression to use.

The address where you're living, but don't want your mail delivered, is then "besøksadresse".
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Even Eifring
Local time: 06:34
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4postadresse
Even Eifring
3postboksadresse
Liss Myrås (X)


  

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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
postboksadresse


Explanation:
Is my suggestion from this context *S*


    Reference: http://www.tollpost.no/template/news/standard.php?chapter_pa...
Liss Myrås (X)
Sweden
Local time: 06:34
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in pair: 87
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2 days 11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
postadresse


Explanation:
This expression doesn't tell you that the person doesn't live at the address, but if you only want to know where you should deliver the mail, then this is the expression to use.

The address where you're living, but don't want your mail delivered, is then "besøksadresse".


    Reference: http://www.bioparken.no/forskningsparken/publikasjoner-hoved...
Even Eifring
Local time: 06:34
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in pair: 75
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