Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
jappetiden
English translation:
the yuppie era
Added to glossary by
trsk2000 (X)
Feb 5, 2011 01:22
13 yrs ago
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Norwegian term
jappetiden
Norwegian to English
Social Sciences
Economics
economic history
I jappetiden på 80-tallet ble det bygget for mange store boliger
I read the Norwegian article on Wikipedia so I understand what it is
What do you think of "the Norwegian YAP era of the 80s"?
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I read the Norwegian article on Wikipedia so I understand what it is
What do you think of "the Norwegian YAP era of the 80s"?
TYIA
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +5 | the yuppie era |
Signe Golly
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Proposed translations
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20 mins
Signe Golly
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
Denmark
Linguistic & Cross-Cultural Competence.
Native in: Danish 
, English
Works in: English to Danish, Swedish to Danish, Danish to English
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the yuppie era
'jappe' is Norwegian for 'yuppie' so perhaps it would be better to use this commonly known term?
Peer comment(s):
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lingo_montreal
: "Yuppie" is correct, derived from YUP - young urban professional.
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Per Bergvall
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| agree |
Carole Hognestad
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Bjørnar Magnussen
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Thomas Deschington (X)
1 day 17 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "many thanks to you Sgolly"
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