Oct 5, 2007 11:19
16 yrs ago
Norwegian term
på skinner
Norwegian to English
Art/Literary
Military / Defense
Term is used in the following sentence. Alt gikk ”på skinner” år etter år – fienden var kjent, hans kapasitet var stort sett kjent og akseptert, de politiske forutsetninger omkring de enkelte lands forsvarsanstrengelser var ganske stabile, og man var med få unntak ikke engasjert i større konflikter/kriger utenfor Europa.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | like a well-oiled machine |
Nina Spencer
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| 4 +2 | on a steady course |
Per Bergvall
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| 4 | smoothly |
Diarmuid Kennan
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| 3 +1 | on tracks |
Hilde Granlund
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Proposed translations
52 mins
Nina Spencer
Native in Norwegian
&
English
Bilingual
Native in: Norwegian 
, English
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
like a well-oiled machine
Lots of hits...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks. I went with this option."
5 mins
Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Ireland
Reliable and accurate
Native in: English 
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
smoothly
Smoothly, as on rails/tracks (på skinner).
+2
19 mins
Per Bergvall
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Works in field
Norway
Automotive, PC, IT: Fast, high quality
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, German to Norwegian, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
on a steady course
Literally, on rails. According to plan is an alternative, as is Diarmuid's suggestion, unless you're uncomfortable applying 'smoothly' to what is basically a cold war scenario.
+1
3 hrs
Hilde Granlund
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Norway
Medical degree
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, English to Norwegian (Bokmal)
on tracks
is a perfectly good metaphor in English too? At least in this context, I think?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Francis Gregson
: the metaphor is 'on track' - that's what I would say for this
3 hrs
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