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Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

samband

English translation:

on the radio

Oct 7, 2020 06:03
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Norwegian term

samband

Norwegian to English Bus/Financial Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Context:

The ship asked på samband if the other boat could move.

A form of communications; perhaps the term would be "communications channel"?
Proposed translations (English)
4 on the radio

Discussion

Christopher Schröder Oct 7, 2020:
On the radio?
Charlesp (asker) Oct 7, 2020:
Yes, it is for merchant ships (but I don't have any other context).
(thanks Vedis for your efforts in looking this up!)
Vedis Bjørndal Oct 7, 2020:
more context? your own suggestion could well be OK. "Samband" is a term frequently used in the military, in police operations, etc. Perhaps your context is specifically for merchant ships? "Communication network" (mil)(US) is the translation in my NO/EN dictionary (Kirkeby) (US ) to cover "sambandsnett" also. The same dictionary has "signals net" for "sambandsnett".

Proposed translations

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on the radio

Samband = communications or communications system, generally. See ref page 10 which describes a 'radiooperatør' in a 'sambandsorganisasjon'.
In this context however, "on the radio" fits well, as the one ship seems to be asking the other to move.
"on a communications channel" would fit but sounds very formal.
Reference:

https://forsvaret.no/karriere_/ForsvaretDocuments/brosjyre-tjenestemuligheter-sjoforsvaret.pdf

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