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05:12 Jun 28, 2007 |
Norwegian to English translations [PRO] General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Diarmuid Kennan Ireland Local time: 18:13 | ||||||
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4 +1 | negotiate |
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3 | force (their way through) |
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3 | cross |
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force (their way through) Explanation: I'd say you could use "force" in English as well, in a construction like "force their way through" or something such. That's what it (basically) means in Norwegian as well. Once upon a time they probably -had- to "force" their way through the fjords. Today it might not need as much effort and you could probably use "pass through" or "cross" if you want to 'soften' it up. |
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negotiate Explanation: Frederika is correct about the meaning: force, overcome, surmount. The word is also used in the same sense in (archaic) English: 'How the Count of Foix forced the pass called la Garde'. I would say something like 'several fjords must be negotiated...' |
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cross Explanation: I think in this context it simply means "to cross" or "traverse". Unless the waters are very rough, you don't have to "force" your way across a fjord. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2007-06-28 09:41:32 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- If you do a search in Google on "forsere" and "fjell" for example, you see that the word is used in the sense of "getting over", "climb", "cross", etc. It seems as though common usage has adopted a slightly different meaning than in the dictionary. |
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