Mar 29, 2009 20:23
15 yrs ago
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English term

shag pile carpet

English to Norwegian Marketing Tourism & Travel
Et hotell har "shag pile carpet" på alle rom. Noen som vet hva noe slikt kalles på norsk?

Discussion

Håvard Risvaag (X) (asker) Mar 30, 2009:
I'm afraid it's not that simple. The hotel is not open for business yet. I can assure you that I have thought of various ways to solve the issue. Posting a question here is one of them. If you have any suggestions for what the Norwegian term might be, I'd be happy to recieve it.
Charlesp Mar 29, 2009:
In that case, if it is actaully a Norwegian hotel, why not simply phone the hotel and ask them what they call it!
Håvard Risvaag (X) (asker) Mar 29, 2009:
A hotel states to have it, so I suppose it does exist in Norway. Even if it didn't, it is unclear to me why there couldn't be a Norwegian term for it.
Charlesp Mar 29, 2009:
Does shag pile carpet really exist in Norway - and if not, how can there be a Norwegian term for something which doesnt exist there?

Proposed translations

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flossteppe

"Flossteppe", "langflosset teppe" eller "langhåret teppe".

Langflossete tepper i farger har vært denne høstens store interiørtrend.
www.ifi.no/main.jsp?content=/doc/Trender/2004/2004_12/floss...

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Note added at 10 hrs (2009-03-30 06:52:25 GMT)
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Sammenlign bildet av "shagpile" her http://www.carpetinstitute.com.au/understanding/styles.htm med bildet av "flossteppe" her
http://pub.tv2.no/nettavisen/side2/interior/article331268.ec...

For meg ser det ut til å være det samme?
Peer comment(s):

agree Elin Berge
10 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Tusen takk for hjelpen! Jeg landet på flossteppe."
11 hrs

langhåret teppe

Clue foreslår "langhåret teppe", og i følge en definisjon på shag pile er det snakk om hårlengder på mer enn 3/4 tomme. Er vel vanskelig å oversette dette, så en bør kanskje bruke det engelske i parantes?

http://www.stantoncarpet.com/CarpetGlossary.aspx#s

Shag
A deep-pile texture with long, cut surface yarns. Currently defined as having a pile height greater than 3/4" with density not exceeding 1800.
Note from asker:
Takk for hjelpen. Valget falt imidlertid på flossteppe. Selv om det låter litt merkelig ... :-)
Peer comment(s):

neutral Liv Fridtjofsen : Jeg synes langflosset låter bedre enn langhåret, så lenge det er tepper vi snakker om. :-)
2 hrs
Nå er "flossteppe" valgt, noe som kanskje høres "flossete" ut :)
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