rute-gående transportmiddel

English translation: scheduled public transport

18:17 Feb 14, 2005
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Human Resources
Norwegian term or phrase: rute-gående transportmiddel
Part of an employment agreement. "Arbeidstakere som ved flytting ønsker å benytte egen bil i stedet for rute-gående transportmiddel" I think "public transport" but would like other opinions.
Shaun Friel
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:18
English translation:scheduled public transport
Explanation:
Actually, the common Norwegian expression is 'offentlig kommunikasjon', or public transport. Especially in winter, the 'scheduled' bit is often something of an exaggeration anyway...
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Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 02:18
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2scheduled public transport
Per Bergvall
5scheduled passenger transport; public transport
Richard Lawson
5public transport
pamawa (X)
3line-haulage
Sven Petersson
3collective transportation
Charlesp


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
rute-gående transportmiddel
scheduled public transport


Explanation:
Actually, the common Norwegian expression is 'offentlig kommunikasjon', or public transport. Especially in winter, the 'scheduled' bit is often something of an exaggeration anyway...

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 02:18
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Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 60
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X): public transport
28 mins

agree  Charlesp: this is the best answer (though I'll give an alternative below)
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
rutegående transportmiddel
scheduled passenger transport; public transport


Explanation:
Bus, train, ferry boat, etc. as opposed to hired car, private car, private plane, etc. "Public transport" is a more usual term for the same thing.

Richard Lawson
Local time: 02:18
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rute-gående transportmiddel
line-haulage


Explanation:
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Note added at 1 hr 9 mins (2005-02-14 19:27:34 GMT)
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I think they are talking about scheduled (containerised) freight of the employee\'s belongings.

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 02:18
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rute-gående transportmiddel
public transport


Explanation:
The intention here is surely no more complicated than this - are they using private transport or public? "Scheduled" seems unnecessarily pedantic.

pamawa (X)
Norway
Local time: 02:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Per Bergvall: So the author is pedantic. Shouldn't then the translation too? The author just might have meant precisely sheduled public transport, as opposed to e.g. taxis...:-)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
rute-gående transportmiddel
collective transportation


Explanation:
This term is often used in Scandanavia, but the term "public translation" is a better translation for it (see above answer).

"Fixed-route transportation" might be a litteral translation, but too awkward in this context, and I don't see why a basic employment contract would require this.

Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 02:18
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Native speaker of: English
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