Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
møteplasser
English translation:
social gatherings
Added to glossary by
Andy Bell
Jul 21, 2002 05:26
21 yrs ago
Norwegian term
møteplasser
Non-PRO
Norwegian to English
Other
In the context of "Bysamfunn og nye møteplasser"
I don't agree with KFL's "meeting place" or "lay-by"
I think it refers to points of convergence?
Ideas welcome.
I don't agree with KFL's "meeting place" or "lay-by"
I think it refers to points of convergence?
Ideas welcome.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | social arenas |
Hege Jakobsen Lepri
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| 4 | places where people meet or get together |
Yngve Roennike
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Proposed translations
2 hrs
Hege Jakobsen Lepri
Norway
Norway
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Norway
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Native in: Norwegian (Variants: Bokmål, Nynorsk) 
Works in: English to Norwegian, Italian to Norwegian, Norwegian, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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97
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social arenas
...or points of convergence, or "social meeting point". Basically a place where people interact socially... few and far between in most of Norway
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for sticking to the point Helge - i think sometimes people waffle-on in an attempt to win a point or two!
Hilsen
Andy"
8 hrs
Yngve Roennike
Native in English
Hyperglot..
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
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22
places where people meet or get together
Why complicate it?
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Note added at 2002-07-21 17:13:46 (GMT)
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or possibly, venues for people to meet, on a more grandiose scale. Other options: scenes, locations, settings
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Note added at 2002-07-27 13:40:07 (GMT) Post-grading
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I guess this is waffling, won\'t happen again. I frankly don\'t care about points either.
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Note added at 2002-07-27 13:56:58 (GMT) Post-grading
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Also, arena is usually a) an area used for entertainment or sports events and usually surrounded by seats b) a building containing such an area !an arena for boxing matches\"
Social arena may therefore be slightly overreaching.
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Note added at 2002-07-28 02:17:18 (GMT) Post-grading
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Perhaps I should add for others’ eyes: IMO: social arena is used in a more narrow sense than what is normally meant by a mere meeting or gathering place, in that, it is a place or venue were the emphasis is on social interaction, has almost a scientific ring to it, is often contrasted to other scientific arenas and usually prefixed by in as in the arena of …
I don\'t see how gatherings is synonymous with meeting places.
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Note added at 2002-07-21 17:13:46 (GMT)
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or possibly, venues for people to meet, on a more grandiose scale. Other options: scenes, locations, settings
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Note added at 2002-07-27 13:40:07 (GMT) Post-grading
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I guess this is waffling, won\'t happen again. I frankly don\'t care about points either.
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Note added at 2002-07-27 13:56:58 (GMT) Post-grading
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Also, arena is usually a) an area used for entertainment or sports events and usually surrounded by seats b) a building containing such an area !an arena for boxing matches\"
Social arena may therefore be slightly overreaching.
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Note added at 2002-07-28 02:17:18 (GMT) Post-grading
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Perhaps I should add for others’ eyes: IMO: social arena is used in a more narrow sense than what is normally meant by a mere meeting or gathering place, in that, it is a place or venue were the emphasis is on social interaction, has almost a scientific ring to it, is often contrasted to other scientific arenas and usually prefixed by in as in the arena of …
I don\'t see how gatherings is synonymous with meeting places.
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