Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
fyrstegongsteneste
English translation:
national service
Sep 7, 2004 06:22
19 yrs ago
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Norwegian term
fyrstegongsteneste
Norwegian to English
Other
Military / Defense
fyrstegongsteneste og HV-mannskap
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | national service | Terence Ajbro |
4 +3 | compulsory military service | Per Riise (X) |
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national service
This is what it is commonly called in the UK. My father did national service in the 50's just before it was replaced by voluntary service.
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compulsory military service
..since military service in Norway is compulsory. National service is also a possibility. Hverdagslig: basic training
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Per Bergvall
: Conscription also used, for the act of calling someone to compulsory military duty. Note also that it is compulsory only for males. Finally, fyrstegongsteneste is Norwegian Nynorsk; the far more used Norwegian Bokmål eqiuivalent is førstegangstjeneste.
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Richard Lawson
: "fyrstegongsteneste- og HV-mannskap" = "conscripts and Home Guard personnel".
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wiita
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