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Feb 17, 2005 09:57
19 yrs ago
Norwegian term

sagt opp

Norwegian to English Other Human Resources
From an employment agreement. "Denne avtale gjelder fra 01.01.2005 til 30.10.2007 og løper videre dersom den ikke av en av partene blir sagt opp med 3 måneders varsel."

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terminated

Terminated with three months' notice
Peer comment(s):

agree Sven Petersson
5 mins
agree Marie Andersson (Allen)
6 mins
agree Richard Lawson
1 hr
agree Roald Toskedal
3 hrs
agree Michele Fauble
21 hrs
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are given notice

means to be dismissed. Termination of employment.
Peer comment(s):

disagree Per Bergvall : This is about termination of agreement, not of employment. Annullere is not an alternative, as this would effectively mean 'nullify as if it never existed'.
2 mins
would it not be better to say in Norwegian "annullere" to avoid any misunderstandings?
neutral Eivind Lilleskjaeret : det er ikke rom for misforståelser her. Si opp er vanlig språkbruk. Husk: Det står "dersom den ikke av en av partene" -- ikke "dersom ikke en av partene"
2 hrs
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terminated

unless/until terminated by one of the parties ...

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Note added at 8 mins (2005-02-17 10:06:11 GMT)
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I would opt for \"terminated\", not \"dismissed\" or any of its synonyms, because it is not just the employer who has this option but both parties, employer AND employee.
Peer comment(s):

agree Paul Larkin (X) : terminated is correct
3 mins
agree brigidm : and it's actually the agreement that could be terminated here.
6 mins
agree Richard Lawson
1 hr
agree wiita
3 hrs
neutral Per Bergvall : Skal vi kalle det uavgjort?
3 hrs
Det er det ikke vi som avgjør, Per! Men jeg må få lov til å minne om at ikke bare har jeg en link, jeg har også gitt en forklaring på hvorfor det må være slik. Ha! Slå den!
agree Michele Fauble
21 hrs
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