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divedert med det femdobbelte

English translation: divided by five times

16:11 Dec 9, 2008
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Norwegian term or phrase: divedert med det femdobbelte
Election regulations at an institution of higher education. "Det er likevel alltid tilstrekkelig med et antall forslagsstillere som minst er lik antallet stemmeberettigede ved valget dividert med det femdobbelte av antall representanter som skal velges"
brigidm
Norway
Local time: 06:23
English translation:divided by five times
Explanation:
divided by five times the number of representatives to be elected
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Mariell Myran
Norway
Local time: 06:23
Grading comment
Thanks, Mariell. This sentence was a bit complex, so it was good to get someone to confirm my understanding of it.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2...divided by five times the number of representatives...
Soren Petersen
3 +1divided by five times
Mariell Myran


  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
...divided by five times the number of representatives...


Explanation:
This would be my take on it.

Soren Petersen
United States
Local time: 23:23
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mariell Myran: :)
3 mins
agree  Egil Presttun
1 hr
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
divided by five times


Explanation:
divided by five times the number of representatives to be elected

Mariell Myran
Norway
Local time: 06:23
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in Norwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Bokmal)
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, Mariell. This sentence was a bit complex, so it was good to get someone to confirm my understanding of it.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Per Bergvall: Sören's answer is probably more complete, but I can't see representatives in the source term...
19 mins
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