sunket i jorden

English translation: disappeared (from the face of the earth)

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Norwegian term or phrase:	sunket i jorden
English translation:	disappeared (from the face of the earth)
Entered by:	Helen Johnson

08:30 Nov 10, 2008

Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Slang / expression

Norwegian term or phrase: sunket i jorden

In a custody-related case, a description of the mother when kids were staying with grandmother: I denne tiden var mor mer eller mindre "sunket i jorden", og hadde så godt som ingen kontakt med barna sine.
Could this mean 'down in the dumps', along the lines of really tired, or something else?
TIA

Helen Johnson KudoZ activity Questions: 1946 (4 open) (22 without valid answers) (125 closed without grading) Answers: 460 United Kingdom
Local time: 20:17

disappeared

Explanation:
"gone from the face of the earth" might be the best english equivalent, but for Child Welfare purposes keep it simple...

Selected response from:

jeffrey engberg
Norway
Local time: 21:17

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Summary of answers provided

5 +7

disappeared

jeffrey engberg

3 +3

nowhere to be found

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun

has vanished from face of the earth

Hanne Rask Sonderborg

"gone without a trace"

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Answers

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

nowhere to be found

Explanation:
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 21:17
Meets criteria
Native speaker of:

Norwegian,

Portuguese

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

disappeared

Explanation:
"gone from the face of the earth" might be the best english equivalent, but for Child Welfare purposes keep it simple...

jeffrey engberg
Norway
Local time: 21:17
Meets criteria
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 3

Grading comment

Thanks!

19 mins confidence:

"gone without a trace"

Explanation:
Another suggestion.

EC Translate
Norway
Local time: 21:17
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Norwegian
PRO pts in category: 4

10 hrs confidence:

has vanished from face of the earth

Explanation:
My suggestion

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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-11-10 19:00:53 GMT)
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Oops, should be had, not has

Example sentence(s):

Pilgrimage woman 'has vanished from face of the earth'
Siddiqui cut a ghostly figure in a New York court this week - not surprisingly for someone who during five years seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth.

Reference: http://www.independent.ie/national-news/pilgrimage-woman-has...
Reference: http://www.topix.com/news/terrorism/2008/08/mystery-surround...

Hanne Rask Sonderborg
Denmark
Local time: 21:17
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of:

Danish

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