Urnorsk

English translation: quintessentially Norwegian

15:00 Sep 27, 2012
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature
Norwegian term or phrase: Urnorsk
Under konserten fikk man også oppleve en forfriskende smak av den URNORSKE Grieg.
Anne Parelius
Canada
Local time: 06:40
English translation:quintessentially Norwegian
Explanation:
synonymous with being Norwegian, a symbol of Norway's identity
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trsk2000 (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:40
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3quintessentially Norwegian
trsk2000 (X)
4utterly Norwegian
Michele Fauble
4intrinsically Norwegian
Lene Johansen
3arch-Norwegian
Hans Wang


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
utterly Norwegian


Explanation:
very Norwegian, wholly Norwegian

Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 02:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
intrinsically Norwegian


Explanation:
I think intrinsic might be the appropriate word here. Essentially might be another alternative, but I would have chosen intrinsically.

Example sentence(s):
  • One also got a refreshing taste of the intrinsically Norwegian Grieg during the concert.

    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/intrinsic
Lene Johansen
Local time: 05:40
Native speaker of: Norwegian (Bokmal)
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
quintessentially Norwegian


Explanation:
synonymous with being Norwegian, a symbol of Norway's identity

trsk2000 (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:40
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble
4 hrs
  -> thank you Michele

agree  Helen Johnson
16 hrs
  -> thank you Helen

agree  Ian Giles
7 days
  -> thank you
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
arch-Norwegian


Explanation:
Archetypical Norwegian or as Norwegian as it gets.

Hans Wang
Local time: 04:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in NorwegianNorwegian
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