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They're all dropping like flies

Norwegian translation: (de) forlater skuta

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English term or phrase:They\'re all dropping like flies
Norwegian translation:(de) forlater skuta
Entered by: trsk2000 (X)

17:41 Jan 15, 2011
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English term or phrase: They're all dropping like flies
There have been a spate of resignations, from one department over the last 6 months, how do you express this in Norwegian please?
trsk2000 (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:50
(de) forlater skuta
Explanation:
A ship-metaphor is often used in talking about companies, as Akel mentions below, the ship being the company, and the crew corresponding to its employees. If the company is doing really bad, there is the expression about rats leaving a sinking ship, as I am sure you know. In my opinion, this is a better option (one that is more commonly used) than directly translating dropping like flies.


Sjefer i SAS forlater skuta>www.hangar.no, 2009. www.hangar.no/permalink/46815.html?print#

Microsoft mister nok en gang en lederskikkelse til Google.
Denne gangen er det tidligere arkitekt webplattformen i Internet Explorer, Chris Wilson som forlater skuta., Digi.no2010
(http://www.digi.no/851973/ie-arkitekt-slutter-seg-til-google...

I Norge har mange av de Sun-ansatte allerede forlatt skuta. Etter fusjonen med Oracle skal det nå bare være 30 ansatte igjen,ifølge Finansavisen. Computerworld/IDG 2010(http://www.idg.no/computerworld/article169244.ece)
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Hanne Dale
Norway
Local time: 18:50
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thanks, great explanation
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they're all dropping like flies
(de) forlater skuta


Explanation:
A ship-metaphor is often used in talking about companies, as Akel mentions below, the ship being the company, and the crew corresponding to its employees. If the company is doing really bad, there is the expression about rats leaving a sinking ship, as I am sure you know. In my opinion, this is a better option (one that is more commonly used) than directly translating dropping like flies.


Sjefer i SAS forlater skuta>www.hangar.no, 2009. www.hangar.no/permalink/46815.html?print#

Microsoft mister nok en gang en lederskikkelse til Google.
Denne gangen er det tidligere arkitekt webplattformen i Internet Explorer, Chris Wilson som forlater skuta., Digi.no2010
(http://www.digi.no/851973/ie-arkitekt-slutter-seg-til-google...

I Norge har mange av de Sun-ansatte allerede forlatt skuta. Etter fusjonen med Oracle skal det nå bare være 30 ansatte igjen,ifølge Finansavisen. Computerworld/IDG 2010(http://www.idg.no/computerworld/article169244.ece)

Hanne Dale
Norway
Local time: 18:50
Native speaker of: Norwegian
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thanks, great explanation
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