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gavelvegg

English translation: gable wall

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Norwegian term or phrase:gavelvegg
English translation:gable wall
Entered by: Katarzyna Lewandowska, PhD

20:59 Oct 4, 2016
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / bygg
Norwegian term or phrase: gavelvegg
What is it?
Katarzyna Lewandowska, PhD
Poland
Local time: 15:27
gable wall
Explanation:
Usually spelt "gavl" in Norwegian
Selected response from:

Leif Henriksen
Norway
Local time: 15:27
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3gable wall
Leif Henriksen
4 -1end wall
Per Bergvall
3gable wall
Elisabeth Maurland


  

Answers


12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
end wall


Explanation:
Many houses have end walls, typically two, along the opposing shortest sides, perpendicular to the roof line.

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 15:27
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 179

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Michael Ellis: Not incorrect, but "End wall" has other meanings too - see 'Images for end wall' in Google.
20 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
gable wall


Explanation:
Usually spelt "gavl" in Norwegian

Leif Henriksen
Norway
Local time: 15:27
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in Norwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Bokmal)
PRO pts in category: 61

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Norskpro
2 mins
  -> Thank you. I should say that as far as I know, "end wall" as suggested by Per M probably can work just as well
agree  Jenny Scott
9 hrs
agree  Michael Ellis
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
gable wall


Explanation:
Having grown up with an architect father, this is a term I've heard all my life, except that it's actually gavlvegg, or just gavl. (I don't think there is anything called gavelvegg.)


    Reference: http://https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gable
Elisabeth Maurland
United States
Local time: 08:27
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 8
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