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English translation: try to forget about the trouble at work

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16:21 Oct 23, 2011

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Accounting

Norwegian term or phrase: "koble ut grumset"

"Ha ei god helg og koble ut grumset her"

I take it this usage is metaphorical, but I don't quite get it.

Markus Nystrom KudoZ activity Questions: 64 (1 open) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 5 United States
Local time: 20:33

English translation:try to forget about the trouble at work

Explanation:
Literally, koble ut is disconnect, grumset is the mess. He is just saying have a good weekend and don't spend your time worrying about work.

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David Siebert
Local time: 01:33

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try to forget about the trouble at work

David Siebert

disconnect from [the mess at] work

Hans Wang

sort out the mess

trsk2000

Discussion entries: 1

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3 hrs confidence:

sort out the mess

Explanation:
is this at the end of an e-mail? Well, regardless, I'm inclined to think that this is a rough idea of what this construction means, but erring on the side of caution and going with level 2

trsk2000
Local time: 01:33
Native speaker of:

English

15 hrs confidence:

try to forget about the trouble at work

Explanation:
Literally, koble ut is disconnect, grumset is the mess. He is just saying have a good weekend and don't spend your time worrying about work.

Example sentence(s):

For å kunne hvile må man koble ut det som gir bekymringer.
Men kroppen og sinnet bør få tid til å restituere seg, og for at det skal skje, bør du koble ut jobben

Reference: http://www.adekvat.no/default.aspx?CID=27946
Reference: http://www.online.no/teknologi/ulike_maater_aa_komme_seg_paa...

David Siebert
Local time: 01:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 61

4 days confidence:

disconnect from [the mess at] work

Explanation:
A term commonly used in the US is "disconnect from work" meaning to distance yourself or take time off where you do not think about work at all. There have been a number of news stories about this in the last decade, particularly in the last five years as American workers became more and more tied to their Blackberries and iPhones.

Reference: http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2010/08/american_worker...

Hans Wang
Local time: 19:33
Native speaker of:

English,

Norwegian

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