Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

k-bil

English translation:

K-car

Added to glossary by Diarmuid Kennan
Aug 7, 2016 12:00
7 yrs ago
Norwegian term

k-bil

Norwegian to English Tech/Engineering Automotive / Cars & Trucks car types
K-bil
Sedan
Kombicoupé
Coupé/kabriolet
SUV
Minivan/kombi
Proposed translations (English)
4 K-car
4 compact car
3 kit car
3 used car
Change log

Aug 7, 2016 12:02: Diarmuid Kennan changed "Language pair" from "Swedish to English" to "Norwegian to English"

Discussion

Tariq Khader (X) Aug 21, 2016:
Hi Diarmuid Did you find the translation you needed?

Proposed translations

17 hrs
Selected

K-car

If it is related to Japanese cars, it could be a construct for K-Car: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kei_car. Clarify with the customer;o)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "It turns out this is exactly what was being referred to. I used the term K-car - even though it is a specifically Japanese concept"
28 mins

compact car

:o)
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2 hrs

kit car

Not to discredit Sven's suggestion at all, but I wondered if it might be referring to kit cars? The ones whose registration numbers begin with Q in the UK
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3 hrs

used car

Could also be a company name

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kbil-as
Example sentence:

KBIL er en norsk bruktbil forhandler som kjøper og selger biler etter KBIL-standard

KBIL står opprinnelig for KommisjonsBil, for konseptet til KBIL begynte med ideen om kommisjonssalg av biler.

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