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bærtue

English translation: berry patch

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Norwegian term or phrase:bærtue
English translation:berry patch
Entered by: brigidm

07:18 May 12, 2004
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Botany
Norwegian term or phrase: bærtue
The sentence is "Kamp om bærtuene"
Artaxiad
berry patch
Explanation:
Uten å vite mer om kontekten, ville jeg tro det er dette uttrykk du er ut etter.
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brigidm
Norway
Local time: 00:41
Grading comment
Well, I can't argue with that kind of overwhelming support, now can I? Thank you, all!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +6berry patch
brigidm
2bunch of berries
Rowan Morrell


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
bærtue
bunch of berries


Explanation:
I'm not too sure about the "tue" part, but here it might mean "bunch" as in "bunch of berries". So in times when food was scarce, there could be fighting over bunches of berries, which may have been considered a luxury or something.

This is largely a guess, though.

Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 10:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +6
berry patch


Explanation:
Uten å vite mer om kontekten, ville jeg tro det er dette uttrykk du er ut etter.


    Reference: http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/Alaska_Science/Berry.html
brigidm
Norway
Local time: 00:41
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Well, I can't argue with that kind of overwhelming support, now can I? Thank you, all!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Lawson: Now one of the consolations of late summer walks, in war time berry gathering was indeed a serious business.
11 mins
  -> Thank you, Richard
agree  Roald Toskedal: A "tue" is a small mound, often covered with moss, and heath, which produces the berries.
26 mins
  -> Thank you, Roald
agree  Tore Bjerkek
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Tore
agree  George Runde
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, George
agree  Helene Olsen Richards
13 hrs
  -> Thank you, Helene
agree  Vedis Bjørndal
23 hrs
  -> Thank you, Vedis
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