May 26, 2009 07:10
15 yrs ago
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Swedish term
NB (i adress)
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Vad står NB för i adresser? T.ex. Torsten Alms gata 41, NB.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +9 | on the ground floor |
George Hopkins
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| 5 | bottom floor |
Stefan A. M. Adamek
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Proposed translations
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on the ground floor
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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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
Peer comment(s):
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asptech
3 mins
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Thank you asptech.
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Hugh Curtis
1 hr
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Thank you Transcrit.
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Charlotte Lindgren
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Thank you Charlotte.
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Stefan A. M. Adamek
: First floor i USA innebär vanligen 1 trappa upp
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Some interesting info on Google and Wikipedea abour storeys, etc.
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shewid
: Agree with ground floor. Like sweede-sfbay said, first floor usually means you have to climb a set of stairs in the US
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Thank you shewid. Please check note above to my explanation.
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S.L. (X)
: Agree, except for the first floor part.
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Thank you Sofia, but whose first floor part?
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Anna Herbst
: Ground floor.
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Thank you Anna.
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De Novi
: on the ground floor
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Thank you Zanne.
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amgt
5 hrs
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Thank you Ann-Marie.
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Tania McConaghy
: on the ground floor
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Thank you Tania.
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Alice Klingener
2 days 7 hrs
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Thank you Alice.
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Stefan A. M. Adamek
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bottom floor
Bottom Floor är en mycket vanligare benämning over here i USA
Example sentence:
Spacious one bedroom with private entry on bottom floor - seattle ...
The bottom floor has a family room, furnished bedroom and private ...
Reference:
Discussion
And Oscar Wilde: "We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language."