Bananbøyeri

English translation: banana bending plants

08:42 Oct 13, 2015
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
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Norwegian term or phrase: Bananbøyeri
Occurs in "Det er vanskelig å forlange ringvirkninger i form av eksempelvis “Områdeløsninger” når vi samtidig
krever tilstedeværelsen av “bananbøyeri”.
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Local time: 07:16
English translation:banana bending plants
Explanation:
Clearly, this is not to be taken literally. The word is used to describe business ventures that are in themselves completely useless and unnecessary, held up only by misguided public grants, often to provide jobs for the disabled. Whether the scribe has captured that meaning, and is intending to convey this in his text, is anybody's guess.
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Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 08:16
Grading comment
Hi. Thanks for your input. Obviously I could not put in the literal translation, hence the low points, but you did describe exactly what was meant.
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banana bending plants


Explanation:
Clearly, this is not to be taken literally. The word is used to describe business ventures that are in themselves completely useless and unnecessary, held up only by misguided public grants, often to provide jobs for the disabled. Whether the scribe has captured that meaning, and is intending to convey this in his text, is anybody's guess.

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 08:16
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PRO pts in category: 98
Grading comment
Hi. Thanks for your input. Obviously I could not put in the literal translation, hence the low points, but you did describe exactly what was meant.
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