lurvelevenet

English translation: hubbub

14:53 Oct 11, 2011
Norwegian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Norwegian term or phrase: lurvelevenet
"mesteren over kaos - Buddha av lurvelevenet"
Markus Nystrom
United States
Local time: 14:10
English translation:hubbub
Explanation:
It is very hard to imagine that your text sample is orginally authored in Norwegian - it looks like a less-than-excellent translation from another language.
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Leif Henriksen
Norway
Local time: 20:10
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3 +1hubbub
Leif Henriksen
3mayhem
Anne Walseth


  

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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
lurveleven
hubbub


Explanation:
It is very hard to imagine that your text sample is orginally authored in Norwegian - it looks like a less-than-excellent translation from another language.

Leif Henriksen
Norway
Local time: 20:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in Norwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Bokmal)
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks--I ended up going with "the Buddha of bedlam" for the alliterative effect.

Asker: You're right about that--this was a back-translation.


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agree  Hilde Granlund
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
mayhem


Explanation:
My immediate thought...

Anne Walseth
Local time: 20:10
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in Norwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Bokmal)
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