søkt fri

English translation: applied for leave of absence from school

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Norwegian term or phrase:søkt fri
English translation:applied for leave of absence from school
Entered by: Helen Johnson

13:56 Nov 10, 2008
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / children at school
Norwegian term or phrase: søkt fri
Far hadde i utgangspunktet søkt guttene fri de første fjorten dagene av skoleåret.
TIA
Helen Johnson
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:05
applied for leave of absence from school
Explanation:
Something along these lines is usual.

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Note added at 20 mins (2008-11-10 14:17:35 GMT)
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..or "excused from attending lessons/school" is more usual in the lower grades.
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brigidm
Norway
Local time: 19:05
Grading comment
Thanks!
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4 +4applied for leave of absence from school
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
applied for leave of absence from school


Explanation:
Something along these lines is usual.

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Note added at 20 mins (2008-11-10 14:17:35 GMT)
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..or "excused from attending lessons/school" is more usual in the lower grades.

brigidm
Norway
Local time: 19:05
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Per Bergvall
17 mins
  -> Takk, Per

agree  lingo_montreal
1 hr
  -> Takk, lingo

agree  Mariell Myran
2 hrs
  -> Takk, Mariell

agree  EC Translate
2 hrs
  -> Takk, NO-EN-DE
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