hall boy

Norwegian translation: visergutt

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English term or phrase:hall boy
Norwegian translation:visergutt
Entered by: Vedis Bjørndal

21:17 Oct 1, 2007
English to Norwegian translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Journalism
English term or phrase: hall boy
...she's the object of the hall boy's affection.

Hva gjør en "hall boy"?
Noen som vet?
Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Local time: 23:02
visergutt
Explanation:
Ifølge The Free Dictionary: "The hall boy was the lowest ranked male servant on the staff of a great house."

På norsk kan det bli visergutt, løpegutt, ærendsgutt eller noe i den retning.
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Frank Ekeberg
Norway
Local time: 23:02
Grading comment
Takk for hjelpen! Brukte "ærendsgutt" i teksten her.
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Summary of answers provided
3visergutt
Frank Ekeberg
1kjøkkengutt
Bjørnar Magnussen


  

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visergutt


Explanation:
Ifølge The Free Dictionary: "The hall boy was the lowest ranked male servant on the staff of a great house."

På norsk kan det bli visergutt, løpegutt, ærendsgutt eller noe i den retning.



    Reference: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Hall+boy
Frank Ekeberg
Norway
Local time: 23:02
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Takk for hjelpen! Brukte "ærendsgutt" i teksten her.
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
kjøkkengutt


Explanation:
Den laveste i tjenerhierarkiet.

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Note added at 50 mins (2007-10-01 22:08:01 GMT) Post-grading
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Eller kanskje "dreng" hvis det er snakk om en gaard.

Example sentence(s):
  • Da skal jeg bære videre den skamfulle nyheten om at Camelot ikke hadde bedre hjelp å gi meg, enn en kjøkkengutt.
  • Vi møter Jack- en foreldreløs kjøkkengutt som jobber på Harvell, et stort slott, som huser kongefamilien i de fire kongedømmene.

    Reference: http://london.no/CITY/London/Arthur/Arthur3.htm
    Reference: http://www.bokkilden.no/SamboWeb/produkt.do?produktId=83580&...
Bjørnar Magnussen
Local time: 23:02
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Takk, Bjørnar. For at du veldig ofte stiller opp og hjelper til. Jeg skal notere meg "kjøkkengutt" som en mulig oversettelser for "hall boy".

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