flom

17:51 Feb 21, 2001
Norwegian to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Norwegian term or phrase: flom
flomvandføring.

Is flom a) flood or b) streamflow plus discharge.

Also tilsig: seepage into or some other apt English term
Yngve Roennike


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naflood and trickle
Andy Bell
nastorm drains
Steven Murray


  

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flood and trickle


Explanation:
flom: flood, torrent (oversvømmelse), inundation, floods: jeg håper du ikke har blitt fordrevet av +++men (I hope you're not flooded out), flommen krevde 30 menneskeliv (the floods claimed thirty lives.

Tisig:trickle of water eg "innsjøen får tilsig fra to elver <the lake is fed by two rivers.

Hope this helps Andy Bell


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Andy Bell
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1 day 16 hrs
storm drains


Explanation:
This is what we call it in the States -- the method by which runoff water is conducted away from cities to the nearest river or body of water.

Steven Murray
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