Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
sjøhus
English translation:
quayside (wharfside) warehouse
Added to glossary by
Charles Ek
Sep 24, 2012 13:47
11 yrs ago
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Norwegian term
United States
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I'm interested only in the type of building seen at Bryggen in Bergen and in other locations along the coast that were actually built to be used in maritime commerce. The characteristic feature is a door that opens onto the water for loading and unloading cargoes. No seaside cottage estate agents need apply, please. ;-)
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | quayside warehouses |
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quayside warehouses
Would this suffice, perhaps?
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Note added at 28 mins (2012-09-24 14:16:28 GMT)
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Have you checked out UNESCO's website (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/59 )?
" Bryggen, the old wharf of Bergen, is a reminder of the town’s "importance as part of the Hanseatic League’s trading empire from the 14th to the mid-16th century. Many fires, the last in 1955, have ravaged the characteristic wooden houses of Bryggen. Its rebuilding has traditionally followed old patterns and methods, thus leaving its main structure preserved, which is a relic of an ancient wooden urban structure once common in Northern Europe. Today, some 62 buildings remain of this former townscape."
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Note added at 28 mins (2012-09-24 14:16:28 GMT)
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Have you checked out UNESCO's website (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/59 )?
" Bryggen, the old wharf of Bergen, is a reminder of the town’s "importance as part of the Hanseatic League’s trading empire from the 14th to the mid-16th century. Many fires, the last in 1955, have ravaged the characteristic wooden houses of Bryggen. Its rebuilding has traditionally followed old patterns and methods, thus leaving its main structure preserved, which is a relic of an ancient wooden urban structure once common in Northern Europe. Today, some 62 buildings remain of this former townscape."
Note from asker:
| Thanks Brigid, it's similar to things I've rolled around my tongue here. I'll keep it in mind. |
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Comment: "Hi Brigid. Thanks for your suggestion. I went with "wharfside warehouse" in the end, to make it more familiar in this tourism promotion to users of US English. I figured I could get away with that in light of examples like this one: http://www.galliardhomes.com/static/Wharfside_Point_South ."
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