middle school

Norwegian translation: ungdomsskolen

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English term or phrase:middle school
Norwegian translation:ungdomsskolen
Entered by: Helene Olsen Richards

01:23 Jun 2, 2011
English to Norwegian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: middle school
right through middle school and into my freshman year
Helene Olsen Richards
United States
Local time: 09:16
ungdomsskolen
Explanation:
I de fleste land brukes betegnelsen på trinnet mellom barneskole og videregående, dvs. hva vi kaller "ungdomsskole" på norsk.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_school
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ungdomsskole
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Bjørnar Magnussen
Local time: 17:16
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3 +2ungdomsskolen
Bjørnar Magnussen
4realskole
Anita Lagerwall
3middelskolen
Per Bergvall


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middelskolen


Explanation:
Way back, just after WW2, we had a concept called middelskolen in Norway. If it fits with your time frame, it just might work.

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 17:16
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ungdomsskolen


Explanation:
I de fleste land brukes betegnelsen på trinnet mellom barneskole og videregående, dvs. hva vi kaller "ungdomsskole" på norsk.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_school
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ungdomsskole

Bjørnar Magnussen
Local time: 17:16
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agree  Ingrid Thorbjørnsrud
4 hrs

agree  Leif Henriksen: If the text is contemporary, this is the correct term. If, however, the text is set in earlier time (from mid-thirties up to mid-sixties), realskole would be better. For even earlier time - up to mid-thirties, middelskole will be correct.
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realskole


Explanation:
Tidsmessig stemmer dette best med realskolen, som ble innført i midten av 30-årene og først forsvant mot slutten av 60-tallet (ihvertfall i Oslo). 7 års folkeskole, 2 eller 3 års realskole fulgt av 3 år på gymnas.

Anita Lagerwall
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Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
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