Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
interesseutvalg (at uni)
English translation:
interest groups; clubs; societies
Added to glossary by
Helen Johnson
Jul 8, 2007 12:31
16 yrs ago
Norwegian term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
interesseutvalg
Norwegian to English
Other
Education / Pedagogy
student union
Vi har mange interesseutvalg som står klare till å ta deg imot.
There are so many words in this document concerning ledelse, utvalg, råd, etc. that I'm starting to feel uncertain as to whether I'm translating correctly. Does this literally mean a 'range of interests' (i.e. hobbies - sailing, climbing, cooking, you name it), or is it something to do with each invidual option (activity) having a separate committee to run it within the SIBO student union?
Opinions appreciated.
There are so many words in this document concerning ledelse, utvalg, råd, etc. that I'm starting to feel uncertain as to whether I'm translating correctly. Does this literally mean a 'range of interests' (i.e. hobbies - sailing, climbing, cooking, you name it), or is it something to do with each invidual option (activity) having a separate committee to run it within the SIBO student union?
Opinions appreciated.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | interest groups; clubs |
William [Bill] Gray
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| 4 | special interest councils |
Terje Ostgaard
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| 3 | special interest groups and activities |
brigidm
|
Proposed translations
6 mins
William [Bill] Gray
Norway
Norway
Native in English
Specializes in field
Norway
Working with words
Native in: English
Works in: English, Norwegian to English, Danish to English, and 1 more.
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interest groups; clubs
This is what I remember from student days in New Zealand (in the previous millenium!).
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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-07-08 17:17:22 GMT)
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I agree with your comment Helen, that this is obviously not what we had at uni. But I think "interest groups" (or "councils", though sounds strange to my ear, as suggested by Terje) would probably do.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-07-08 17:17:22 GMT)
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I agree with your comment Helen, that this is obviously not what we had at uni. But I think "interest groups" (or "councils", though sounds strange to my ear, as suggested by Terje) would probably do.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Bill - I went with clubs (societies is another word that's popular)"
1 hr
Terje Ostgaard
Spain
Spain
Native in Norwegian
Spain
Engineer & Economist
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, Norwegian to English, and 5 more.
special interest councils
The term "interest group" has a political feel to it, whereas there are many hits on Google for this suggestion.
19 hrs
special interest groups and activities
Without more context for the actual term as it is used in your text it is difficult to be more precise here, but if it is meant to include both special interest groups and other activities such as sport, this might be helpful.
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