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riksdøende

English translation: dying in front of the nation

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Norwegian term or phrase:riksdøende
English translation:dying in front of the nation
Entered by: Carole Hognestad

06:22 Apr 28, 2015
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Norwegian term or phrase: riksdøende
In connection with a man who is dying, who is giving lots of lectures about dying.
Hvordan har det vært å være riksdøende?
Carole Hognestad
Local time: 02:57
dying in front of the whole country
Explanation:
just a suggestion...
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Norskpro
Norway
Local time: 02:57
Grading comment
Thank you for all the suggestions - all very good. I selected this one as it's closest to what I went with in the end - "dying in front of the nation"
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2dying in front of the whole country
Norskpro
2to be officially dying
eodd
2token terminal
Per Bergvall
2national figurehead on mortality/death
Cetra Hastings


  

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dying in front of the whole country


Explanation:
just a suggestion...

Norskpro
Norway
Local time: 02:57
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you for all the suggestions - all very good. I selected this one as it's closest to what I went with in the end - "dying in front of the nation"
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to be officially dying


Explanation:
Perhaps.
From: No Place for Dying: Hospitals and the Ideology of Rescue
In the U.S. hospital, to be officially dying carries a social stigma...

eodd
Local time: 01:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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token terminal


Explanation:
As in 'token terminal patient'....

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 02:57
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
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national figurehead on mortality/death


Explanation:
Just an idea

Cetra Hastings
Local time: 01:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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