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bak

English translation: behind

15:06 Jan 30, 2006
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Livestock / Animal Husbandry / Fish farming
Norwegian term or phrase: bak
The question relates to the "Goal Seek" function in Excel (here being used to calculate the final weight of fish). Instructions are given to use this function, and the final sentence reads as follows:
Klikk så på denne bak ”Ved å forandre celle”
"Ved å forandre celle" is the Norwegian equivalent of "By changing cell" in Excel. One more detail. The word "denne" is underlined and an arrow points from it to the icon that appears on the right of the "By changing cell" box. If anyone can visualise all this and knows about "Goal Seek", do they know in what sense the word "bak" is used here? I cannot make sense of it.
Don Spade (X)
English translation:behind
Explanation:
It seems like an awkward way of saying that 'denne' can be located bak (behind) 'Ved å forandre celle' in the sense that when reading/writing from left to right, words later in the sentence can be described as coming 'behind' earlier words.
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Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 12:13
Grading comment
You're right Per, it is awkward, but there's nothing much else it can mean unless the text is corrupt. Thanks.
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behind


Explanation:
It seems like an awkward way of saying that 'denne' can be located bak (behind) 'Ved å forandre celle' in the sense that when reading/writing from left to right, words later in the sentence can be described as coming 'behind' earlier words.

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 12:13
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
You're right Per, it is awkward, but there's nothing much else it can mean unless the text is corrupt. Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ojinaga
16 mins
agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
1 hr
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