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klappejakt

English translation: chase down

18:49 Mar 30, 2006
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
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Norwegian term or phrase: klappejakt
Found in the following sentence, "Bygdas menn samlet seg en eller to ganger i året for å drive klappejakt på tatere og omstreifere. "
ScanTran
Local time: 11:00
English translation:chase down
Explanation:
Klappjakt (not klappejakt) is a term for using clappers to scare up the prey so the hunters can shoot at it. I dare say this term is being used figuratively here, as in intensive chasing - with little clapping or killing involved.
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Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 12:00
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2chase down
Per Bergvall
4 +1chase, hound
Tore Bjerkek
4 +1in persuit of/hounding
brigidm
4 -1round-up
Suzanne Blangsted (X)


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
round-up


Explanation:
pretty sure this is what you want

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 03:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  William [Bill] Gray: I think historically there was more "HUNTING" than "ROUNDING UP"!
14 hrs
  -> Munksgaard dictionary gives the example as round-up
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
chase, hound


Explanation:
search high and low for someone

Tore Bjerkek
Canada
Local time: 06:00
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ojinaga: også i følge www.ordnett.no
32 mins
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
chase down


Explanation:
Klappjakt (not klappejakt) is a term for using clappers to scare up the prey so the hunters can shoot at it. I dare say this term is being used figuratively here, as in intensive chasing - with little clapping or killing involved.

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 12:00
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  William [Bill] Gray: ... but I would prefer "HUNT down" which surprisingly has not been suggested by anyone. (Just FYI: The killing really did occur in the case of aborigines in Australia!)
14 hrs
agree  Christine Andersen: or in this case, probably chase off ...
223 days
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
in persuit of/hounding


Explanation:
There are several choices here, some mentioned already. "to hound" or " hounding of" is very common with respect to gypsies, and probably closest to the hunting element implicit in "klappejakt". "in persuit of" is also closely associated with hunting and would be equally suitable in this context.

brigidm
Norway
Local time: 12:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  William [Bill] Gray: Small typo, Brigid: "pUrsuit" :-). Cheers!
13 hrs
  -> Ouch! Thank you, Bill. This is one of those words I've ALWAYS had problems with. Apologies all round.
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