javel

English translation: Ok then

15:47 Apr 19, 2014
Norwegian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Norwegian term or phrase: javel
What does it mean "javel" and is it written correctly? I can't find such saying anywhere in official documents, except chats.
Rasa Didžiulienė
Lithuania
Local time: 10:45
English translation:Ok then
Explanation:
:-)
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Hallvard Viken
Norway
Local time: 09:45
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Oh, OK.
Britt McCary
5 +1Ok then
Hallvard Viken
4OK, affirmative yes response = yes-well
jeffrey engberg


  

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
OK, affirmative yes response = yes-well


Explanation:
Not to be confused with jævel. Colloquial, never official.

jeffrey engberg
Norway
Local time: 09:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Britt McCary: yes - well, is not commonly used in English?
6 hrs

agree  Per Bergvall: Kudoz to answerer for providing suplementary information. There is a hundred ways javel could be modified just by inflection.
2 days 17 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Oh, OK.


Explanation:
The Norwegian term "javel" is a somewhat passive aggressive response. You would get a "javel" when you come with a piece of information, - and the receiver does not quite trust you, or wants to form his/her own opinion. So the American equivalent would be a "Oh, OK".

Example sentence(s):
  • Oh, OK
Britt McCary
United States
Local time: 04:45
Native speaker of: Native in Norwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Bokmal)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble
1 day 20 hrs
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Ok then


Explanation:
:-)

Hallvard Viken
Norway
Local time: 09:45
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in Norwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Bokmal)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble
1 day 3 hrs
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