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11:45 Mar 16, 2011
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
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Norwegian term or phrase: på egen oppfatning
de forestillingene de har fått om at ... har gjort dem usikre og utrygge på egen oppfatning.
jeffrey engberg
Norway
Local time: 12:21


Summary of answers provided
3 +1about their own perception (of the situation)lingo_montreal
4if they have the right understanding, if their own way of seeing it is right
Egil Presttun
3about their own conviction
Hanna Jacobsen
3from their own view pointAndrew Alix


  

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from their own view point


Explanation:
This is difficult since it doesn't exactly translated directly. I think they mean that the conditions they have received (at least from their viewpoint), make them feel insecure.

Andrew Alix
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Local time: 05:21
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
if they have the right understanding, if their own way of seeing it is right


Explanation:
"har gjort dem usikre og utrygge på egen oppfatning" betyr "har gjort dem usikre på om deres forståelse er riktig".
Engelsk: ...have made them unsure if they have the right understanding.

Eksempel: These are in stock and available at any time via the website or by phone order if I have the right understanding.
http://www.g741.org/PHPBB/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2979&start=15

Det er naturligvis andre måter å si det på, f.eks. "...unsure if they've got it right".

Eksempel: Sometimes ages later they'll come up and say "Have you lost weight?" like they're really unsure if they've got it right.
http://www.healthyweightforum.org/eng/forum/forum_posts.asp?...

La meg ta forbehold om at sammenhengen kan forandre på meningen. Eksempel: Britiske ungdommer scorer lavt både på objektive kriterier og på egen oppfatning av å ha det bra. "På egen oppfatning" betyr her hvordan de selv føler det - om de synes at de har det bra, ut fra egen målestokk. Objektive kriterier kan være ting som f.eks. "hvor mange sykedager har du hatt de siste tre måneder?".
I så fall kan "...usikre og utrygge på egen oppfatning" oversettes til "...insecure and unsure if their own way of seeing it is right".


Egil Presttun
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
about their own perception (of the situation)


Explanation:
Just a guess here, as the string seems to be about someone second-guessing their interpretation/understanding/view of whatever situation under discussion.

lingo_montreal
Local time: 06:21
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agree  Anne Walseth
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15 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
about their own conviction


Explanation:
This depends on the context, obviously, but if the person who was forced to re-think and re-evaluate had a strong sense that she/he was right, and new information changed that, it might be a case of doubting your own conviction.

Hanna Jacobsen
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