Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
skadedyr
English translation:
nuisance animals
Added to glossary by
Carole Hognestad
May 18, 2008 07:45
15 yrs ago
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Norwegian term
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skadedyr
Norwegian to English
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Livestock / Animal Husbandry
Hunting
A report on hunting statistics in Norway includes the following:
Tre av bjørnene ble felt som skadedyr, og tre ble felt i nødverge.
The original translator has used the term "noxious" as a translation of "skadedyr", however is this the correct hunting term? I have considered vermin and pest control.
Tre av bjørnene ble felt som skadedyr, og tre ble felt i nødverge.
The original translator has used the term "noxious" as a translation of "skadedyr", however is this the correct hunting term? I have considered vermin and pest control.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +3 | nuisance animals |
Per Bergvall
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| 5 | vermin |
jeffrey engberg
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| 4 | pests |
Diarmuid Kennan
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| 4 | dangerous |
Andrew Alix
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| 4 | animals that could cause harm / harmful animals |
Egil Presttun
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Proposed translations
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Per Bergvall
Norway
Norway
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Norway
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Native in: Norwegian 
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, German to Norwegian, and 3 more.
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nuisance animals
Lots of Google hits for nuisance animals. I'd say you have to be seriously big and ballsy to call a brown bear a 'pest'....
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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-05-18 16:33:52 GMT)
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If for some reason you don't like 'nuisance bear', you might go with 'killer bear'. It's actually appropriate for a bear that has already killed or maimed a domestic or farm animal (which is the definition of a bear as skadedyr), or even a human, in which case the NO term would be 'slagbjørn', and there would be open season on the furry teddy.
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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-05-18 16:33:52 GMT)
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If for some reason you don't like 'nuisance bear', you might go with 'killer bear'. It's actually appropriate for a bear that has already killed or maimed a domestic or farm animal (which is the definition of a bear as skadedyr), or even a human, in which case the NO term would be 'slagbjørn', and there would be open season on the furry teddy.
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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Ireland
Reliable and accurate
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Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
pests
...as pests
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jeffrey engberg
Norway
Norway
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Norway
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vermin
according to ifinger dictionary:
vermin, noxious animal, pests
botanikk: bekjempelse av skadedyr... (disinfestation, pest control)
vermin, noxious animal, pests
botanikk: bekjempelse av skadedyr... (disinfestation, pest control)
Peer comment(s):
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Per Bergvall
: In this context, the term skadedyr is specifically applied to a bear that has killed or maimed domestic or farm animals. While a good translation for skadedyr in general, vermin doesn't work here.
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True. US regulations use the term Predator Control, which may be helpful?
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Andrew Alix
United States
United States
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United States
Engineering - electrical, instrumentatio
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English
dangerous
Since three were killed in "nødverge" (in self defence) I would think that the word dangerous would apply. (Or harmful, I guess)
Certainly not vermin or pests, since they are rats or mice, rodents, etc.
Certainly not vermin or pests, since they are rats or mice, rodents, etc.
Peer comment(s):
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Per Bergvall
: Dangerous would apply to the other situation - bears that threaten human life. Skadedyr in bear parlance (and yes, there IS such a thing as bear parlance) is a bear that has already inflicted damage on domestic or farm animals.
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Hmm... Can't say I disagree with that, especially considering the Internet support
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animals that could cause harm / harmful animals
"Skadedyr" er et begrep du må være forsiktig med her! Det betyr jo vanligvis småkryp.
Når det gjelder rovdyr som blir skutt, som bjørn, har jeg hørt ordet "harm" bli brukt flere ganger. Jeg foreslår derfor det ordet.
"harmful" kan også brukes, vil jeg tro.
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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-05-18 14:03:05 GMT)
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Eksempel på bruk:
Present State laws make no provision for “open season” on bear; however, they do provide for protection of property from harmful animals.
http://www.lifesweaving.com/bear.html
The exterminationof bears treated as harmful animals is amongst the majorfactors affecting the population.
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:C5WhSimdezsJ:www.lcie.o...
People, however, misunderstand that the number of bears is excessively increasing and spillover bears come out from the forests to eat farm crops. As a result, they are exterminated as harmful animals.
http://www.japanfs.org/en/college/note0712-02.html
Johnny added that bears, wolverines, snakes, frogs, and misipisiwak 'water panthers' were the harmful animals associated with the north.
http://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=ft0f59n6tb&chunk.id=d0e6...
Jenkins said he shot the bear because he feared it would harm him or his dog.
http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20080517/NEWS/805170324/...
They [Black bears] cause more human harm than do far more ill-reputed grizzlies.
http://www.foggymountain.com/handgun-bear-hunting.shtml
With respect to this black bear shot by police, what harm was it causing?
http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID...
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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-05-18 14:32:00 GMT)
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Uttrykket "harmful animals" står i lovteksten (jfr. min første link ovenfor). Jeg mener dette er avgjørende fordi man åpenbart forsøker å gi en rettslig grunn for å felle bjørnene. Det er nødverge og "harmful animals" som her gir juridisk rett til å felle bjørn.
Når det gjelder rovdyr som blir skutt, som bjørn, har jeg hørt ordet "harm" bli brukt flere ganger. Jeg foreslår derfor det ordet.
"harmful" kan også brukes, vil jeg tro.
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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-05-18 14:03:05 GMT)
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Eksempel på bruk:
Present State laws make no provision for “open season” on bear; however, they do provide for protection of property from harmful animals.
http://www.lifesweaving.com/bear.html
The exterminationof bears treated as harmful animals is amongst the majorfactors affecting the population.
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:C5WhSimdezsJ:www.lcie.o...
People, however, misunderstand that the number of bears is excessively increasing and spillover bears come out from the forests to eat farm crops. As a result, they are exterminated as harmful animals.
http://www.japanfs.org/en/college/note0712-02.html
Johnny added that bears, wolverines, snakes, frogs, and misipisiwak 'water panthers' were the harmful animals associated with the north.
http://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=ft0f59n6tb&chunk.id=d0e6...
Jenkins said he shot the bear because he feared it would harm him or his dog.
http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20080517/NEWS/805170324/...
They [Black bears] cause more human harm than do far more ill-reputed grizzlies.
http://www.foggymountain.com/handgun-bear-hunting.shtml
With respect to this black bear shot by police, what harm was it causing?
http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID...
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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-05-18 14:32:00 GMT)
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Uttrykket "harmful animals" står i lovteksten (jfr. min første link ovenfor). Jeg mener dette er avgjørende fordi man åpenbart forsøker å gi en rettslig grunn for å felle bjørnene. Det er nødverge og "harmful animals" som her gir juridisk rett til å felle bjørn.
Peer comment(s):
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Per Bergvall
: All bears are potentially harmful. The Norwegian term 'skadedyr' as applied to bears should be seen as distinct from the established phrase of 'slagbjørn' - killer bear. Many wild animals are harmful - their behaviour decides how much so.
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