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Omsorgsassistent

English translation: care assistant

13:04 Feb 20, 2002
Danish to English translations [PRO]
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Danish term or phrase: Omsorgsassistent
Nurse that works with (mentally) handicapped)
Kate Persson
Denmark
Local time: 09:44
English translation:care assistant
Explanation:
Means more or less the same as 'welfare worker'. In recent years, I have hear them use 'care assistant' when talking about 'omsorgsassistant'

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Eliza-Anna
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:44
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5mental handicap nurse
Barbara Østergaard
5Caretaker
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
3care assistant
Eliza-Anna


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
mental handicap nurse


Explanation:
may be translated as "welfare worker" (cf. Kjærulff Nielsen, eng-da, Gyldendal)


    Reference: http://www.dcu.ie/nursing/diploma.html
Barbara Østergaard
Denmark
Local time: 09:44
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in pair: 217
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
care assistant


Explanation:
Means more or less the same as 'welfare worker'. In recent years, I have hear them use 'care assistant' when talking about 'omsorgsassistant'



Eliza-Anna
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:44
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 410
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Caretaker


Explanation:
Omsorgsassistent har mange forskellige navne mht faget en person er ansat i, men i mine mange år i medicin har jeg fundet navnet "caretaker" brugt mest.

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 00:44
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 2737
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