med mindre

English translation: unless

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Norwegian term or phrase:med mindre
English translation:unless
Entered by: Charlesp

19:11 Jun 23, 2015
Norwegian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Norwegian term or phrase: med mindre
mor ikke ønsker samvær med mindre barneverntjenesten også er til stede.

"med mindre" of course means "unless." But in this particular case, would it be possible to say that the author meant "if" ?

So that the text would read: "the mother does not want contact meetings if the Child Welfare Services is also present."
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 16:14
unless
Explanation:
I don't think it's likely that it means "if" here. The use of the word "also" would be superfluous if that were the case.
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Carole Hognestad
Local time: 16:14
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Carole Hognestad


  

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unless


Explanation:
I don't think it's likely that it means "if" here. The use of the word "also" would be superfluous if that were the case.

Carole Hognestad
Local time: 16:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 46
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Carole. (I am trying to determine if the writer may have made a drafting error.)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Egil Presttun
15 mins

agree  rajagopalan sampatkumar
52 mins

agree  Diarmuid Kennan
53 mins

agree  Paul Lambert: No question.
1 hr

agree  Britt McCary
4 hrs

agree  Per Bergvall: Pretty sure 'unless' is right - but would have liked to know if it was her own time with the child or that of the ex she was discussing. Samvær could be either, but the context might explain it.
8 hrs
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