kvasst

English translation: sharply

18:59 Aug 31, 2006
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology
Norwegian term or phrase: kvasst
Vi analyserte kvasst og allerede etter to uker kom det siste migreneanfallet, ...
Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 01:16
English translation:sharply
Explanation:
Kvass means sharp(ly) as an adverb, and it is uncertain what the writer means to say here. Possibly 'we analysed aggressively, and after no more than two weeks...." - but this is pure conjecture. Kvasst means sharp, sharply, sharpish.
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Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 09:16
Grading comment
Thanks. It was the non-literal meaning I was having trouble with. "Aggressively" fits the context well.
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4 +2sharply
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sharply


Explanation:
Kvass means sharp(ly) as an adverb, and it is uncertain what the writer means to say here. Possibly 'we analysed aggressively, and after no more than two weeks...." - but this is pure conjecture. Kvasst means sharp, sharply, sharpish.

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 09:16
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks. It was the non-literal meaning I was having trouble with. "Aggressively" fits the context well.

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