pin

Norwegian translation: sikringen

19:01 Apr 20, 2004
English to Norwegian translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Marketing / Market Research
English term or phrase: pin
Hei, er er et slags "ordtak"....
"A survey is like a hand grenade – once you pull the pin you have to do something with it. Otherwise it may hurt you rather than help you.” – Morris Viteles, Psychologist"

og jeg vet ikke på hva man kaller avtrekkern/utløsern på en håndgranat......

På forhånd takk for all hjelp !

Masse hilsner fra Tone
Tone Wittmann
Local time: 00:17
Norwegian translation:sikringen
Explanation:
Eller sikringspinnen
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Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 00:17
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Tusen takk for rask hjelp, Per.
Hilsen Tone
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4sikringen
Per Bergvall
3 +1(sikrings)splint
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad


  

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sikringen


Explanation:
Eller sikringspinnen

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 00:17
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Tusen takk for rask hjelp, Per.
Hilsen Tone
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(sikrings)splint


Explanation:
Trekk ut splinten....(og etter det lønner det seg å kaste granaten!)

Jeg mener det er vanlig å si splint, men caplex påstår at sikringssplint er det korrekte ordet:

"håndgranat, mil., lite sprenglegeme som kastes under nærkamp (sjokk-, splint- og gasshåndgranat). Eksploderer ved nedslaget el. en viss tid etter at sikringssplinten er trukket ut."




    Reference: http://www.need4sms.com/pages/vitser/Svenske/more11.shtml
    Reference: http://www.caplex.no/web/artikkel/artdetalj.asp?art_id=93155...
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad
Norway
Local time: 00:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in Norwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Bokmal)
PRO pts in category: 50

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agree  Morten Narboe: Splint er det som er i bruk til vanlig.
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