Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
la seg rim på folks trommehinner
English translation:
left a ringing in people's ears
Norwegian term
United States
Reliable quality, attention to detail
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
rim
"Latteren ble overdøvet av et smell så høyt at det la seg rim på folks trommehinner og øynene ble trykket et godt stykke innover i skallene deres."
| 3 | left a ringing in people's ears |
lingo_montreal
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| 4 +2 | froze up |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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| 3 | frost |
EC Translate
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| 3 | hoarfrost |
Vedis Bjørndal
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| 2 | rime |
Mari Noller
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| 2 | frosting |
Per Bergvall
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Proposed translations
Global English specialist
Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English, French to English
left a ringing in people's ears
United Kingdom
Native Norwegian translator
Native in: Norwegian (Variant: Bokmål)
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English
rime
Men det kommer jo helt an på hva du har gjort med resten av setningen?
Norway
Automotive, PC, IT: Fast, high quality
Native in: Norwegian 
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, German to Norwegian, and 3 more.
frosting
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Mari Noller
: For meg høres "frosting" bare ut som kakeglasur Per.
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Jada - det ER sukkerglasur - men med ordspill på frost og den lave troverdigheten til rimfrost på trommehinnene, synes jeg det kunne være et artig alternativ.
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Norway
Local, efficient, value added!
Native in: Norwegian , English
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, German to Norwegian, and 2 more.
frost
"Rim" is the thin layer of frozen ice like Mari says. Try Googling "layer of frost" :o)
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Mari Noller
: Yes. I would personally say there's frost on my windscreen, but I'm not sure what I would say is on my ear drums ;)
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Men rim paa trommehinnen er ansett et snodig ordvalg...
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froze up
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Per Bergvall
: Way to go, Blangsted!
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Thank you. Just to stay with a similar text.
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EC Translate
: Ingen dum tolkning av et snodig ordvalg:o)
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Thank you. Not a common term, but does get used in US English
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Norway
Business, law, technical, and medical
Native in: Norwegian (Variants: Bokmål, Nynorsk)
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, Swedish to Norwegian (Bokmal)
hoarfrost
the sudden drastic pressure change on our eardrums, and the shock of having
our vision completely obscured by a thin film of hoar frost which instantly ...
burst the eardrums of an ordinary man, and Tsotha laughed thinly and
... In the dim light its scales glistened coldly, white as hoar-frost.
Discussion
Uansett kan man jo lande på et velkjent engelsk uttrykk, som f.eks. "blow one's ears off". Ørene blåses av mens øynene trykkes langt inn i skallen. Det burde vel gi leserne bakoversveis!