Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
sanere
English translation:
get rid of
Added to glossary by
Michele Fauble
Jun 19, 2007 10:41
16 yrs ago
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Norwegian term
sanere
Norwegian to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
this has to do with office equipment, but the question is actually more general.
"Innkjøper NN sanerte alle de gamle skriverne og satset på multifunksjon."
While "sanere" actually means to restructure/reorganise to improve something, there's no reason why I couldn't use "replace" here, is there? That's what actually happened, and it would be a much more natural way of putting it in English. The end result is the same....
"Innkjøper NN sanerte alle de gamle skriverne og satset på multifunksjon."
While "sanere" actually means to restructure/reorganise to improve something, there's no reason why I couldn't use "replace" here, is there? That's what actually happened, and it would be a much more natural way of putting it in English. The end result is the same....
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | get rid of |
Michele Fauble
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| 5 +1 | replace/restore |
Carole Hognestad
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| 3 +1 | remove |
Diarmuid Kennan
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Change log
Aug 8, 2016 08:24: Michele Fauble Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
8 hrs
Michele Fauble
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Related KudoZ points
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31
Selected
get rid of
'Sanere' sometimes just means to 'get rid of', 'clear away'.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This suits my context best, but grading 3 because of the atypical use of the verb in the source text. Thanks to Michele and others."
+1
3 mins
Carole Hognestad
Native in English
Works in field
Professional, fast, and affordable rates
Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English
Related KudoZ points
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40
replace/restore
In this context I agree that it seems they are actually replacing the printers. "Sanere" would normally mean to restore the existing printers, but that doesn't seem to be the case here.
+1
4 mins
Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Works in field
Ireland
Reliable and accurate
Native in: English 
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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66
remove
sanere, as in clear away or remove?
Note from asker:
| But "sanere" doesn't actually mean that, Diarmuid. On the other hand it doesn't mean to replace, but this is what is implied, in my view. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Vedis Bjørndal
: In my opinion it means "to throw away" in this context.
7 hrs
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