isbaks

12:44 Nov 17, 2013
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Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Meteorology
Norwegian term or phrase: isbaks
...Den tunge isbaksen som kom drivende østfra rundt Sørkapp...
Anne Parelius
Canada
Local time: 21:05


Summary of answers provided
4heavy pack ice
Michael Ellis
3rough drift ice
Norskpro


  

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rough drift ice


Explanation:
This is "grov drivis". See reference.
"Drivis" is "drift ice", so my term is a guess.




    Reference: http://www.nob-ordbok.uio.no/perl/ordbok.cgi?OPP=isbaks&bokm...
Norskpro
Norway
Local time: 01:05
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
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heavy pack ice


Explanation:
Drift ice is a less used synonym for pack ice, and here I think 'grov' should be translated as thick or heavy, which would subsume the preceding 'tunge'.
It would also be more elegant to avoid drift and drifting ('drivande') in the one sentence.

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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2013-11-18 18:53:35 GMT)
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Several English words related to ice and snow come directly from Norwegian e.g. iceberg, so I wonder if the English 'pack ice' may have come from "isbaks"?

Example sentence(s):
  • The heavy pack ice was drifting westwards around Sørkapp.

    Reference: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/SeaIce/
    Reference: http://www.visualphotos.com/image/1x9463583/dark_storm_cloud...
Michael Ellis
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:05
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