Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

småkvalfansgt

English translation:

small whale harvesting/hunting

Added to glossary by Michele Fauble
Jul 18, 2005 06:34
18 yrs ago
Norwegian term

småkvalfansgt

Norwegian to English Tech/Engineering Ships, Sailing, Maritime Norwegian history
til forskjell fra hvalfangst?

Proposed translations

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18 mins
Norwegian term (edited): sm�kvalfansgt
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small whale harvesting

Federal fisheries minister David Anderson has relaxed small whale
harvesting quotas in Nunavut on the condition that hunters help monitor beluga ...
www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/ nunavut981130/nvt81113_01.html

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Note added at 19 mins (2005-07-18 06:54:08 GMT)
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also \'small whale hunting\'

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Note added at 13 hrs 9 mins (2005-07-18 19:43:15 GMT)
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also \'small whale catching\'

Statistical glance at small-whale catching. Harvesting of small whales was at its peak in Norway in the last part of the 1950s, with an annual catch of ...
www.ssb.no/english/magazine/art-2002-08-14-01-en.html

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Note added at 13 hrs 17 mins (2005-07-18 19:52:06 GMT)
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And of course, \'hunting/catching/harvesting of small whales\' are also all correct.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Vedis Bjørndal : small-whale catching is also used by Statistics Norway - yearbook
6 hrs
Yes, 'small whale hunting', 'small whale harvesting', 'small whale catching', but not 'small whaling' ( = ' whaling that is small').
agree ojinaga
10 hrs
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10 mins
Norwegian term (edited): sm�kvalfansgt

small whaling

small whaling
Peer comment(s):

disagree Michele Fauble : small whale hunting/harvesting // For Vedis Bjørndal: The whales are small, not the whaling. 'Small' is an adjective modifying the noun 'whaling' in 'small whaling' (= whaling that is small).
53 mins
agree Vedis Bjørndal : whaling (act.of hunting/killing for food)of small animals (Statistics Norway)
6 hrs
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