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kjip

English translation: lame

23:39 Jul 12, 2011
Norwegian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tourism & Travel
Norwegian term or phrase: kjip
Det var kjipt
ElsieB
Local time: 18:32
English translation:lame
Explanation:
"That's lame" could be a decent slangy translation

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Note added at 8 mins (2011-07-12 23:47:56 GMT)
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or rather "That was lame" in the past tense ;-)
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Karin Berling
United States
Local time: 21:32
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3 +2lame
Karin Berling
4sucks
brigidm


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
lame


Explanation:
"That's lame" could be a decent slangy translation

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Note added at 8 mins (2011-07-12 23:47:56 GMT)
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or rather "That was lame" in the past tense ;-)

Karin Berling
United States
Local time: 21:32
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leif Henriksen: Originating from English 'cheap', this is one of the very few adjectives Norwegian youngsters know. They use it universally for anything and everything they are not entirely happy with :)
7 hrs
neutral  anniekrog: I think "that sucks" would be slightly better.
16 hrs
agree  Gunnar Sommerfeldt: "Kjip" is a rather old slang term, as is "lame". I think they match each other well. "Sucks" is a slightly newer, harsher term, the way I see it, at least.
3 days 19 hrs
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1 day 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sucks


Explanation:
Great minds think alike.... as anniekrog commented, "it/that sucks" would be a good contender here.

brigidm
Norway
Local time: 03:32
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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