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matorg

English translation: organize the food collecting

07:12 May 12, 2004
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
History / WWII
Norwegian term or phrase: matorg
WWII expression. Mentioned in the same sentence as MATAUK. The sentence is "Matauk og matorg ble satt ut i livet enkeltvis og kollektivt".
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English translation:organize the food collecting
Explanation:
matauk="increasing the supply of food in a household by for instance berry/mushroom picking and home gardening" - Kunnskapsforlagets store EN>NO. A very well known term to every Norwegian who experienced WWII, but matorg on the other hand doesn't sound as familiar (at least not to me).
Matorg probably means to organize the collecting of food.
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Per Riise (X)
Norway
Local time: 15:56
Grading comment
Thanks for the quick reply. Yes, I found out what matauk meant pretty quickly, but matorg was a tougher nut(?).
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Summary of answers provided
5organized foraging
Richard Lawson
3organize the food collecting
Per Riise (X)


  

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organize the food collecting


Explanation:
matauk="increasing the supply of food in a household by for instance berry/mushroom picking and home gardening" - Kunnskapsforlagets store EN>NO. A very well known term to every Norwegian who experienced WWII, but matorg on the other hand doesn't sound as familiar (at least not to me).
Matorg probably means to organize the collecting of food.

Per Riise (X)
Norway
Local time: 15:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Norwegian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks for the quick reply. Yes, I found out what matauk meant pretty quickly, but matorg was a tougher nut(?).
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organized foraging


Explanation:
It is possible that the word "matorg" should be left as it is, but explained as "organized foraging".

Richard Lawson
Local time: 15:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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