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verdigrunnlaget

English translation: underlying culture

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Norwegian term or phrase:verdigrunnlaget
English translation:underlying culture
Entered by: kvaloy (X)

09:29 Sep 12, 2004
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Norwegian term or phrase: verdigrunnlaget
bekjempelsen av korrupsjon ikke kan løsrives fra verdigrunnlaget.
kvaloy (X)
Local time: 20:21
underlying culture
Explanation:
the fight against corruption cannot be divorced from the underlying culture
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Paul Larkin (X)
Local time: 17:21
Grading comment
Thank you so much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4underlying culture
Paul Larkin (X)
3 +4basic values
brigidm
5 +1platform of values
Richard Lawson
3overall values (and principles)
Vedis Bjørndal


  

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
underlying culture


Explanation:
the fight against corruption cannot be divorced from the underlying culture

Paul Larkin (X)
Local time: 17:21
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Thank you so much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marie Andersson (Allen)
1 min
agree  Sven Petersson: Nice one, VERY NICE!
9 mins
agree  KirstyMacC (X)
1 hr
agree  Richard Lawson
8 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
basic values


Explanation:
"....the basic values of society/the company/etc". Unless already made obvious in the preceding text, it would be necessary to state whose "basic values" is being referred to here.

brigidm
Norway
Local time: 18:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Lawson
1 hr
agree  Christine Andersen
14 hrs
agree  Monica S.
2 days 15 mins
agree  Yngve Roennike: value system, or the like, I think the answer selected is correct not.
9 days
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
platform of values


Explanation:
This is actually in reasonably common use in English. Another term that often fits is "basic values", as suggested by Brigid. I think both these terms should be in the glossary. However, in the context, I thought Paul's suggestion was a very good solution.

Richard Lawson
Local time: 18:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Andersen: I like this one best, but as with Brigid's suggestion, it is neccessary to mark somewhere in the text whose values we are dealing with (corruption is in fact built on another system of values which are just less politically correct or morally defensible.)
12 hrs
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
overall values (and principles)


Explanation:
If there is no reference to somebody's or sth's specific values, I suppose this could be an option.

Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Local time: 18:21
Native speaker of: Norwegian
PRO pts in category: 4
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