Nov 18, 2007 23:28
16 yrs ago
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Norwegian term
måloppnåelse
Norwegian to English
Art/Literary
Education / Pedagogy
I am struggling with the Norwegian term "måloppnåelse", and I hope someone will be kind enough to help me out here. I find myself stuck with my own translation of: "the degree of which the object of the assignment is achieved", but I'm not happy with it. It's too long and lacks a certain "shazam" - if you understand what I'm getting at. Any help would be much appreciated! :)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | target achievement |
Per Bergvall
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| 4 | meeting goals |
Tara Chace
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Proposed translations
+3
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Per Bergvall
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Norway
Automotive, PC, IT: Fast, high quality
Native in: Norwegian 
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, German to Norwegian, and 3 more.
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26
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target achievement
The source text may well be understood as "the degree to which the object of the assignment is achieved", but it doesn't actually SAY this - that is left to the understanding of the reader. There is no reason why English readers should have an easier time. Otherwise, you risk falling into the trap of 'improving' the text in translation.
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Note added at 13 hrs (2007-11-19 12:49:00 GMT)
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I appreciate all the agreements, who also agree in suggesting goal achievements as an alternative. In my view, the main difference between goal and target is that you either reach your goal or you miss it, while you can reach a share or percentage of your target. It's kind of a gut feeling, and many of you know I have you beaten in the gut department...
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Note added at 13 hrs (2007-11-19 12:49:00 GMT)
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I appreciate all the agreements, who also agree in suggesting goal achievements as an alternative. In my view, the main difference between goal and target is that you either reach your goal or you miss it, while you can reach a share or percentage of your target. It's kind of a gut feeling, and many of you know I have you beaten in the gut department...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
William [Bill] Gray
: "goal achievment" also gets a lot of hits on a web search.
6 hrs
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| agree |
brigidm
: Agree with Bill - "goal achievement" is the current catchword....
6 hrs
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| agree |
Vedis Bjørndal
: "Goal achievement" is the translation in Odd Bøhagens N/E-E/N ordbok
11 hrs
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Takk for hjelpen. "
5 hrs
Tara Chace
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Reliable quality, attention to detail
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
meeting goals
There's probably an even more academesey way to say this, but nothing more shazamful comes to mind at the moment...
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