4. tv.

English translation: Fourth floor, left

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Danish term or phrase:4. tv.
English translation:Fourth floor, left
Entered by: Christine Andersen

12:16 Mar 26, 2010
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Geography
Danish term or phrase: 4. tv.
(Part of an address of an apartment.)
TechLawDC
United States
Local time: 18:02
Fourth floor, left
Explanation:
This is an abbreviation for fjerde, til venstre.

Typical blocks of flats in Danish towns were/are centred on a staircase with two flats on each storey.

At street level would be the stuetage (st. th and st. tv), often with shops in the old days, and then the storeys would be counted upwards.

The other abbreviation is th (til højre.)

I used to live in Aalborggade 28, 1 tv many years ago...
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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 23:02
Grading comment
Tak. Jeg ved ikke, hvor lang tid det ville have taget mig til at løse dette.
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Fourth floor, left


Explanation:
This is an abbreviation for fjerde, til venstre.

Typical blocks of flats in Danish towns were/are centred on a staircase with two flats on each storey.

At street level would be the stuetage (st. th and st. tv), often with shops in the old days, and then the storeys would be counted upwards.

The other abbreviation is th (til højre.)

I used to live in Aalborggade 28, 1 tv many years ago...


Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 23:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Tak. Jeg ved ikke, hvor lang tid det ville have taget mig til at løse dette.

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