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vikende front

English translation: losing ground/popularity

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Norwegian term or phrase:vikende front
English translation:losing ground/popularity
Entered by: Diarmuid Kennan

17:49 Jan 9, 2007
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
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Norwegian term or phrase: vikende front
Context: Tradisjonelle kontormiljø er på vikende front. I understand this to mean that "traditional office environments are being challanged/under threat" but I wonder if someone can confirm it for me.
Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 21:16
losing ground/popularity
Explanation:
Yes, it's being challenged/threatened in the sense that it is gradually being replaced by something else. It's on it's way out/going out of fashion.
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brigidm
Norway
Local time: 22:16
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2losing ground/popularity
brigidm


  

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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
losing ground/popularity


Explanation:
Yes, it's being challenged/threatened in the sense that it is gradually being replaced by something else. It's on it's way out/going out of fashion.

brigidm
Norway
Local time: 22:16
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Per Bergvall: Going out of style would be another way of putting it...
1 hr
  -> Absolutely!
agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
1 hr
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