førstereisgutt

English translation: green hand

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Norwegian term or phrase:førstereisgutt
English translation:green hand
Entered by: Charles Ek

19:41 Aug 21, 2009
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature
Norwegian term or phrase: førstereisgutt
..a familiar term in Norwegian but is there something similar in English?
Anne Parelius
Canada
Local time: 07:03
green hand
Explanation:
See the reference link for support from a Google search.

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Note added at 46 mins (2009-08-21 20:27:30 GMT)
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Found you an example sentence from a master of the genre:

"There is one green hand in the crew, Harrison by name, a clumsy-looking country boy, mastered, I imagine, by the spirit of adventure, and making his first voyage."

From "The Sea Wolf" by Jack London
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Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 05:03
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4green hand
Charles Ek
3novice sailor
brigidm


  

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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
green hand


Explanation:
See the reference link for support from a Google search.

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Note added at 46 mins (2009-08-21 20:27:30 GMT)
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Found you an example sentence from a master of the genre:

"There is one green hand in the crew, Harrison by name, a clumsy-looking country boy, mastered, I imagine, by the spirit of adventure, and making his first voyage."

From "The Sea Wolf" by Jack London


    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22green+hand%22+se...
Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 05:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
novice sailor


Explanation:
More context would be helpful, but here's another suggestion.

brigidm
Norway
Local time: 11:03
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Native speaker of: English
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