tvangsforet

English translation: force-fed

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Norwegian term or phrase:	tvangsforet
English translation:	force-fed

22:10 Dec 28, 2010

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Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / language education

Norwegian term or phrase: tvangsforet

Er du lei av å bli tvangsforet med (language)?

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force-fed

Explanation:
"2. to force (someone) to receive opinions, propaganda, etc."

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/force-fed

"9 Oct 2009 ... The attempt to force-feed information is so obvious that the writer might as well be holding up a sign: for the reader: "You have to know ..."
http://www.suite101.com/content/how-to-weave-backstory-into-...

"A coach's job is not to go over old ground, be past-oriented or to force-feed information, but rather to work with clients with a view to helping them find ..."
http://www.lifepositive.com/Mind/Personal_Growth/Coaching__L...

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"1 Apr 1999 ... You can't force feed language. It's learned slowly over time and should be part of the gifts we extend to our own when they return to us, ..."
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Gift of language welcomes peop...

"1 Sep 2009 ... For example, Bronson and Merryman point out that the experts mostly agree that trying to force-feed language skills to babies through videos ..."
http://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/po-bronson/nurtureshock/_/R...

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force-fed

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forced on you/shoved down your throat

eodd

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force-fed

EC Translate
Norway
Local time: 18:08
Native speaker of:

Norwegian
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Grading comment

thank you

43 mins confidence:

forced on you/shoved down your throat

Explanation:
Tvangsforet means force-fed, so "Er du lei av å bli tvangsforet med (language)?" could be translated as "Are you tired of having language forced on you?", "Are you tired of having language shoved down your throat?"or "Are you tired of having to use language in a particular way?". It's hard to say exactly from this one sentence, if this is the context in which it is meant.

Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/shoving+down+throat

eodd
Local time: 17:08
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 28

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