Safeguarding Your Home from fall

Norwegian translation: beskytt hjemmet mot fall

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English term or phrase:Safeguarding Your Home from fall
Norwegian translation:beskytt hjemmet mot fall
Entered by: ojinaga

17:34 Aug 24, 2004
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English term or phrase: Safeguarding Your Home from fall
Hei Jeg staar fast paa dette uttrykket, vet hva det betyr noe i den retning aa holde hjemmet i orden, men finner men kommer ikke paa en god maate aa si det paa. Kan noen hjelpe meg.

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ojinaga
Local time: 14:17
beskytt hjemmet mot fall
Explanation:
the "fall" means that the insurance covers a person should he/she fall in the home. A fall for an elderly is a big problem and is quite costly for medical care - at least here in the US.
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Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 13:17
Grading comment
Takk saa mye BLANGSTED
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1beskytte hjemmet mot høsten
Per Bergvall
4beskytt hjemmet ditt mot forfall
Tor G Jensen
4 -1beskytt hjemmet mot fall
Suzanne Blangsted (X)


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
safeguarding your home from fall
beskytte hjemmet mot høsten


Explanation:
Actually, it means nothing of the kind - at least not to me. It's either incomplete, or fall is autumn. Alternatives are fall(ing property values), fall(ing rain), fall(out after nuclear events), fall(acious episodes of the third kind). A bit of context might help...

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 22:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 16

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agree  Ivan Eikås Skjøstad: Setningen vitner om elendig engelsk, eller er kun et fragment
1 hr
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
safeguarding your home from fall
beskytt hjemmet ditt mot forfall


Explanation:
Jeg tror ikke dette har med høsten å gjøre, selv om gule blader i stuen kan være et høstfenomen. Men blir bladene liggende, leder det til forfall.

Tor G Jensen
Local time: 22:17
Native speaker of: Norwegian
PRO pts in category: 16

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neutral  Per Bergvall: Noen ganger er spørsmålet så dumt at vi burde ikke svare...
32 mins
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
safeguarding your home from fall
beskytt hjemmet mot fall


Explanation:
the "fall" means that the insurance covers a person should he/she fall in the home. A fall for an elderly is a big problem and is quite costly for medical care - at least here in the US.

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 13:17
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Takk saa mye BLANGSTED

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Per Bergvall: 'scuse me, but what has this to do with safeguarding your HOME?
10 mins
  -> it is part of a home insurance policy. Check yours. If anyone falls or gets hurt in your home, you can be sued
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