skal bare

11:17 Jul 4, 2013
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Norwegian term or phrase: skal bare
I think this is an idiom which I'm not familiar with.

This is an express job due in a couple of hours, so quick responses are most appreciated!

"Personell får strømgjennomgang fordi utstyr ikke er frakoblet fra systemet. ”Skal bare” uten å sjekke at strømmen er koblet fra."

NB: The speech marks are in the source text.

Many thanks!

Richard
Richard Green
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:04


Summary of answers provided
4get distracted
kyrrelaastad (X)


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get distracted


Explanation:
This term is from the children's book series about Albert Åberg, or Alfie Atkins, as Wikipedia calls him in English. Albert is supposed to go to bed, but he keeps getting distracted and his father gets more and more annoyed if I remember correctly. Anyway, the term is about getting distracted and forgetting to do what you were supposed to do. It's not something you would normally write in a serious text, it's more a spoken expression than a written one.

I would write something like:

The personel gets electrocuted because the equipment isn't disconnected from the system. They get distracted and start with a new task before checking that the power is disconnected.

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Or something like that. I prioritized speed over elegance in my reply.

kyrrelaastad (X)
Norway
Local time: 18:04
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in Norwegian (Nynorsk)Norwegian (Nynorsk)
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for the detailed explanation. This is actually from a risk assessment! What a strange choice of language style!

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