NB (i adress)

English translation: on the ground floor

07:10 May 26, 2009
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Swedish term or phrase: NB (i adress)
Vad står NB för i adresser? T.ex. Torsten Alms gata 41, NB.
A. Petrunova
Bulgaria
Local time: 03:53
English translation:on the ground floor
Explanation:
Over there also: on the first floor

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Note added at 5 mins (2009-05-26 07:16:09 GMT)
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NB = nedre botten

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-05-26 09:59:47 GMT)
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Acc. to Collins, first floor
1 Brit. the floor or storey immediately above the gound floor U.S. and Canadian term second floor
2 U.S. and Canadian another term for ground floor
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George Hopkins
Local time: 02:53
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Summary of answers provided
4 +9on the ground floor
George Hopkins
5bottom floor
Stefan A. M. Adamek


Discussion entries: 2





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
bottom floor


Explanation:
Bottom Floor är en mycket vanligare benämning over here i USA

Example sentence(s):
  • Spacious one bedroom with private entry on bottom floor - seattle ...
  • The bottom floor has a family room, furnished bedroom and private ...

    Reference: http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:Om7UTE0-VKUJ:seattlewee...
    Reference: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=56&url=h...
Stefan A. M. Adamek
United States
Local time: 18:53
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
on the ground floor


Explanation:
Over there also: on the first floor

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Note added at 5 mins (2009-05-26 07:16:09 GMT)
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NB = nedre botten

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-05-26 09:59:47 GMT)
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Acc. to Collins, first floor
1 Brit. the floor or storey immediately above the gound floor U.S. and Canadian term second floor
2 U.S. and Canadian another term for ground floor

George Hopkins
Local time: 02:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  asptech
3 mins
  -> Thank you asptech.

agree  Hugh Curtis
1 hr
  -> Thank you Transcrit.

agree  Charlotte Lindgren
1 hr
  -> Thank you Charlotte.

disagree  Stefan A. M. Adamek: First floor i USA innebär vanligen 1 trappa upp
1 hr
  -> Some interesting info on Google and Wikipedea abour storeys, etc.

agree  shewid: Agree with ground floor. Like sweede-sfbay said, first floor usually means you have to climb a set of stairs in the US
2 hrs
  -> Thank you shewid. Please check note above to my explanation.

agree  S.L. (X): Agree, except for the first floor part.
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Sofia, but whose first floor part?

agree  Anna Herbst: Ground floor.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Anna.

agree  De Novi: on the ground floor
4 hrs
  -> Thank you Zanne.

agree  amgt
5 hrs
  -> Thank you Ann-Marie.

agree  Tania McConaghy: on the ground floor
12 hrs
  -> Thank you Tania.

agree  Alice Klingener
2 days 7 hrs
  -> Thank you Alice.
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