May 31, 2009 09:46
14 yrs ago
Norwegian term
formsikker
Norwegian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
As in: Han er en formsikker forfatter.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | master the forms |
Bjørnar Magnussen
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| 4 | command of style |
Hege Jakobsen Lepri
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Proposed translations
5 mins
Bjørnar Magnussen
Native in Norwegian
Works in field
Sworn translator, finance expert
Native in: Norwegian 
Works in: English to Norwegian, German to Norwegian, Swedish to Norwegian, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
Selected
master the forms
He is an author that master the forms
(or master the genres)
I help writers to quickly master the forms of fiction and nonfiction. .....
www.thewritersworkshop.net/
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Note added at 6 mins (2009-05-31 09:53:09 GMT)
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or: "he has a sure feeling for the form"
(or master the genres)
I help writers to quickly master the forms of fiction and nonfiction. .....
www.thewritersworkshop.net/
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Note added at 6 mins (2009-05-31 09:53:09 GMT)
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or: "he has a sure feeling for the form"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
1 day 5 hrs
Hege Jakobsen Lepri
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Norway
Great Linguistic Experiences
Native in: Norwegian (Variants: Bokmål, Nynorsk)
Works in: English to Norwegian, Italian to Norwegian, Norwegian, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
command of style
"Formsikker" means you have a good sense of different writing styles, and "command of style" is certainly more commonly used than "master of the forms"
Example sentence:
In this workshop, we will work through exercises to increase our command of style.
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