Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
mind-numbing
Norwegian translation:
tanketomt
Added to glossary by
Per Riise (X)
Aug 6, 2007 08:47
16 yrs ago
English term
Bilingual
Native in: Norwegian 
, English
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English
mind-numbing
English to Norwegian
Other
Linguistics
phrase
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Proposed translations
(Norwegian)
| 3 +1 | tanketomt |
Per Riise (X)
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| 3 +2 | drepende kjedelig arbeid? |
Hilde Granlund
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| 2 | tankelammende |
Bjørnar Magnussen
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Change log
Aug 8, 2007 09:42: Per Riise (X) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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13 mins
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tanketomt
Vanskelig å komme opp med noe helgodt svar uten sammenheng, men her er et eksempel: "mind numbing dribble" -> "tanketomt tøv/vrøvl".
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Takk!"
+2
19 mins
Hilde Granlund
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Norway
Medical degree
Native in: Norwegian 
Works in: English to Norwegian, English to Norwegian (Bokmal)
drepende kjedelig arbeid?
sisyfosarbeid?
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Note added at 20 mins (2007-08-06 09:07:34 GMT)
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idiotarbeid?
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Note added at 20 mins (2007-08-06 09:07:34 GMT)
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idiotarbeid?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Bjørnar Magnussen
3 hrs
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| agree |
Thomas Deschington (X)
: Hvis det er meningen "extremely boring" (Dictionary.Com), så er denne bra. Den passer derimot ikke så bra på den andre defen: "extremely intense; preventing normal thought".
7 hrs
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3 hrs
Bjørnar Magnussen
Native in Norwegian
Works in field
Sworn translator, finance expert
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, German to Norwegian, Swedish to Norwegian, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
tankelammende
Mind = tankegang, tanker
Numbing = lammende
Det må jo til sammen bli "tankelammende":)
Numbing = lammende
Det må jo til sammen bli "tankelammende":)
Example sentence:
Serien om den muskuløse livredderen og hans unge, hormonelle hjelpere holdt koken i 12 år, til tross for et tankelammende og forutsigbart manus
og iblant til og med oppheve den hypnotiske, tankelammende virkningen av fjernsynsmediet.
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