Lone

English translation: slow-moving water

10:29 Jun 19, 2008
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geography
Norwegian term or phrase: Lone
nesten stillestående vik i elv eller bekk
jeffrey engberg
Norway
Local time: 22:24
English translation:slow-moving water
Explanation:
I doubt there is a precise single word for this very exotic term which not 3 in a hundred Norwegians understand. Consider the possibility of a typo.
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Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 22:24
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I contemplate stillwater.
We are now entering the magic of translation, where a rose is a rose by any other name....
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slow-moving water


Explanation:
I doubt there is a precise single word for this very exotic term which not 3 in a hundred Norwegians understand. Consider the possibility of a typo.

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 22:24
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Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
I contemplate stillwater.
We are now entering the magic of translation, where a rose is a rose by any other name....
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