Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
oppgangen
English translation:
early gains may be eclipsed by late sell off
Added to glossary by
David Rumsey
Dec 10, 2010 20:44
13 yrs ago
Norwegian term
Canada
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Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian) 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
oppgangen
Norwegian to English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
Oppgangen i Oslo trues av solformørkelse.
In a financial newspaper article. Is this a pun that is referring to a "sunrise"?
In a financial newspaper article. Is this a pun that is referring to a "sunrise"?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | early gains may be eclipsed by late sell off |
Hans Wang
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| 4 | "It's morning in America." |
Charles Ek
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| 4 | the rise |
Egil Presttun
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| 3 | upswing/rally |
Christopher Schröder
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Proposed translations
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early gains may be eclipsed by late sell off
I would either use a sentence that fits fairly closely with the original language while maintaining the idea discussed by Egil (maybe using the words "sunrise" and "eclipse" at opposite ends of the sentence) or fall back on a traditional "the early gains at the Oslo stock market may be eclipsed by a late selloff" type sentence.
Peer comment(s):
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Sarah Carlson
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thank you
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Diarmuid Kennan
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thanks Diarmuid
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Christopher Schröder
: Nice idea but a look at the actual article shows that it's not about a late selloff at all but the downgrading of a renewables company http://e24.no/boers-og-finans/article3925902.ece / As I say, nice idea but it just doesn't fit article on several counts
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I have two comments: (1) I did not see the original article before I proposed the translation and (2) if the downgrade did not lead to more people selling than buying the stock, then what else made the Oslo stock market to go down?
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I went with something between you and Chris: Early rise on the Oslo market eclipsed by downgrade. "
9 mins
Charles Ek
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Your meaning, from your words and mine
Native in: English
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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62
"It's morning in America."
Utvilsomt er det opplagt sånt. ;-)
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Note added at 11 mins (2010-12-10 20:56:36 GMT)
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And yes, they're ALL intended to be puns.
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Note added at 11 mins (2010-12-10 20:56:36 GMT)
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And yes, they're ALL intended to be puns.
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the rise
I teorien kan man tolke "oppgang" som "soloppgang" ettersom soloppgang av og til blir brukt om stigende aksjekurser. Jeg synes likevel det er litt søkt. Ordet oppgang/nedgang brukes jo stadig, og det faller derfor ikke naturlig for meg å tenke på soloppgang når jeg leser oppgang. Det blir i så fall et ordspill jeg ikke legger merke til, og jeg vil derfor si at jeg ikke tolker det som et ordspill med mindre ordet soloppgang er nevnt tidligere i teksten.
"...trues av solformørkelse" betyr at det er fare for nedgang. Det er med andre ord bare snakk om fare for nedgang etter oppgangen som har vært. I praksis brukes slike ord bare for å krydre språket. Uttrykkene betyr fint lite. Det er som rakett, nedtur, blåmandag, svart mandag, jappetid, solskinnsdag, mørketid osv. Det burde kunne oversettes med hva som helst. Ordene brukes nokså kritikkløst.
"...trues av solformørkelse" betyr at det er fare for nedgang. Det er med andre ord bare snakk om fare for nedgang etter oppgangen som har vært. I praksis brukes slike ord bare for å krydre språket. Uttrykkene betyr fint lite. Det er som rakett, nedtur, blåmandag, svart mandag, jappetid, solskinnsdag, mørketid osv. Det burde kunne oversettes med hva som helst. Ordene brukes nokså kritikkløst.
Peer comment(s):
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Charles Ek
: Det er helt naturlig for meg når jeg ser «oppgang» forbundet med «solformørkelse». Men som dere ser er jeg svak for ordspill. ;-)
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Christopher Schröder
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Experienced central bank translator
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Swedish to English, Norwegian to English, Danish to English
Related KudoZ points
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36
upswing/rally
Having dissed the other answers I really ought to come up with something myself. The best I can think of on a Monday morning, taking into account that it is UBS's downgrading of solar energy company REC that the article is referring to, is "REC downgrade casts shadow over market". Which of course omits the oppgang altogether...
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