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Sammalt hvetemel

English translation: Wholewheat/wholemeal flour


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Norwegian term or phrase:Sammalt hvetemal
English translation:Wholewheat/wholemeal flour
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Norwegian to English translations [Non-PRO]
unspecified / Cooking/Baking
Norwegian term or phrase: Sammalt hvetemel
Baking bread rolls
Nina
wholemeal / wholewheat flour
Explanation:
Norsk-engelsk stor ordbok / W A Kirkeby / Kunnskapsforlaget

Wholewheat is probably the more widely used term - I'm definitely traditional UK when I say wholemeal.

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The English word \'meal\' in this sense has the same roots as the Scandinavian \'mel\' - flour - so I\'m all in favour of keeping it where it is understood!

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Note added at 12 hrs 33 mins (2003-11-13 09:25:46 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks!
Selected response from:

Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 22:01
Grading comment
Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4wholemeal / wholewheat flour
Christine Andersen


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
wholemeal / wholewheat flour


Explanation:
Norsk-engelsk stor ordbok / W A Kirkeby / Kunnskapsforlaget

Wholewheat is probably the more widely used term - I'm definitely traditional UK when I say wholemeal.

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Note added at 12 hrs 33 mins (2003-11-13 09:25:05 GMT) Post-grading
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The English word \'meal\' in this sense has the same roots as the Scandinavian \'mel\' - flour - so I\'m all in favour of keeping it where it is understood!

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Note added at 12 hrs 33 mins (2003-11-13 09:25:46 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks!

Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 22:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 276
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roald Toskedal
6 mins

agree  Sven Petersson
12 mins

agree  Richard Lawson
1 hr

agree  Brigid McCauley: Same for me!
10 hrs
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