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fyrstegongsteneste

English translation: national service

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Norwegian term or phrase:fyrstegongsteneste
English translation:national service

06:22 Sep 7, 2004
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense
Norwegian term or phrase: fyrstegongsteneste
fyrstegongsteneste og HV-mannskap
stephen mewes
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:41
national service
Explanation:
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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Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 14:41
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3compulsory military service
Per Riise (X)
4national service
Terence Ajbro


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
compulsory military service


Explanation:
..since military service in Norway is compulsory. National service is also a possibility. Hverdagslig: basic training

Per Riise (X)
Norway
Local time: 14:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Norwegian
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  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.
23 mins
agree  Richard Lawson: "fyrstegongsteneste- og HV-mannskap" = "conscripts and Home Guard personnel".
36 mins
agree  wiita
2 hrs
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
national service


Explanation:
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.

Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 14:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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