Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
tupfere
English translation:
compresses
Added to glossary by
Helen Johnson
Mar 4, 2007 15:54
17 yrs ago
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Norwegian term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
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tubfere
Norwegian to English
Medical
Medical (general)
eye department
Finn rem pakke med sterile tubfere/kompresser (in the eye department).
Advice appreciated.
Advice appreciated.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | compresses |
Per Bergvall
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| 4 | cotton swabs |
Vedis Bjørndal
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Proposed translations
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Per Bergvall
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compresses
Whatever the writer meant to write is an equal alternative (/) to kompresser - so rather than guessing what the typo is, translate the alternative. Tubfere is not a Norwegian word, nor does it resemble one.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-03-04 18:08:08 GMT)
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If the word exists in Norwegian, it has escaped the attention of Google et al. Tubfer (singular) gets a single hit, completely irrelevant.
Tupfer gets a few more hits, so the typo is identified. It appears to be a Norwegianisation of 'tupfers' - so there is your back translation. Shall we now ponder the wisdom of using the elusive tupfers, when the much more understandable compresses is readily at hand? I'll leave this to the health industry professionals.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-03-04 18:08:08 GMT)
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If the word exists in Norwegian, it has escaped the attention of Google et al. Tubfer (singular) gets a single hit, completely irrelevant.
Tupfer gets a few more hits, so the typo is identified. It appears to be a Norwegianisation of 'tupfers' - so there is your back translation. Shall we now ponder the wisdom of using the elusive tupfers, when the much more understandable compresses is readily at hand? I'll leave this to the health industry professionals.
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Comment: "Yes, I saw that one sole reference too. Cecilie's is much better, as is your explanation, Per - many thanks!"
29 mins
Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Specializes in field
Norway
Business, law, technical, and medical
Native in: Norwegian (Variants: Bokmål, Nynorsk)
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, Swedish to Norwegian (Bokmal)
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cotton swabs
In medicine, a cotton swab is a small piece of material, such as gauze or cotton, which is used to clean wounds, apply medications, or retrieve samples of body fluids such as blood or mucus.
See Wikipedia: Tupfer - norsk entall: tupfer
See Wikipedia: Tupfer - norsk entall: tupfer
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