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pakke inn maten

English translation: wrap the food

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Norwegian term or phrase:pakke inn maten
English translation:wrap the food
Entered by: stephen mewes

03:46 Mar 6, 2013
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
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Norwegian term or phrase: pakke inn maten
Hun har også trengt veiledning i forhold til hvordan hun skal pakke inn maten til xxx uten at det blir søl i sekken hans
stephen mewes
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:08
wrap the food
Explanation:
You would say 'packed lunch' but that means 'matpakke', so it's a noun. When used as a verb as in 'å pakke inn maten', you would use to wrap the food.
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Berit Anderson
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:08
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3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4wrap the food
Berit Anderson
3pack xxx's lunch
Hans Wang


Discussion entries: 3





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pack xxx's lunch


Explanation:
Likely the lunch time meal at a Norwegian kinder garden or primary school.

Hans Wang
Local time: 00:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Norskpro
1 hr
  -> thank you
disagree  Heidi Hovde: wrap the food
10 hrs
  -> may want to post that as an answer
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
wrap the food


Explanation:
You would say 'packed lunch' but that means 'matpakke', so it's a noun. When used as a verb as in 'å pakke inn maten', you would use to wrap the food.

Example sentence(s):
  • I wrapped the leftover food in a plastic bag.
Berit Anderson
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:08
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Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
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