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splint i låret

English translation: a splinter in my thigh

21:12 Jan 14, 2002
Norwegian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
Norwegian term or phrase: splint i låret
Is this a splinter in your thigh or a broken leg?

"Jeg var mer opptatt av risikoen for å få en splint i låret, sånn jeg ikke kunne gå på ski for jul.
David Rumsey
Canada
Local time: 03:29
English translation:a splinter in my thigh
Explanation:
"Splint" is a splinter according to all of my sources. Although, it's not impossible that the author meant to write "splitt."
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5 +1a splinter in my thigh
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a splinter in my thigh


Explanation:
"Splint" is a splinter according to all of my sources. Although, it's not impossible that the author meant to write "splitt."


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J Lewis (X)

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agree  Haldis Neville: "Splint" has to be splinter in the thigh and has nothing to do with a break.
2 days 13 hrs
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