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Norwegian term
United States
Your meaning, from your words and mine
Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English, and 2 more.
gravferdsbyrå
Norwegian to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
In a glossary:
"BYRÅ
Kortform for begravelsesbyrå eller gravferdsbyrå"
As you can see, I need to distinguish the two.
This example is the sort of thing that is currently driving me nuts: "Hallingdal gravferdsbyrå vart etablert i 1995. Frå 2014 er byrået ein del av Jølstad og er begravelsesbyrået for heile Hallingdal."
"BYRÅ
Kortform for begravelsesbyrå eller gravferdsbyrå"
As you can see, I need to distinguish the two.
This example is the sort of thing that is currently driving me nuts: "Hallingdal gravferdsbyrå vart etablert i 1995. Frå 2014 er byrået ein del av Jølstad og er begravelsesbyrået for heile Hallingdal."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | funeral home |
eodd
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| 3 | Funeral Bureau (Parlo/u/r) |
Adrian MM.
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Proposed translations
+2
1 hr
funeral home
Begravelsesbyrå or gravferdsbyrå are just two names for the same service
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Elisabeth Maurland
: Yes, I don’t know why you have to distinguish between the two.
32 mins
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| agree |
Michele Fauble
18 hrs
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1 hr
Adrian MM.
Austria
Austria
Native in English
Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
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Norwegian term (edited):
gravferdsbyrå (NN)
Funeral Bureau (Parlo/u/r)
...heile = Nynorsk / New Norwegian.
begravelsesbyrå : Cemetery Bureau - works e.g. in CA, USA rather than in the UK where Funeral Parlour is understandable but not Cemetery Parlour (cf. Crematorium or 'Crematory'). Note also as an organization in New York: The Bureau of Funeral Directing.
gravferd: burial; internment vs. begravelse: burial, both Einar Haugen.
begravelsesbyrå : Cemetery Bureau - works e.g. in CA, USA rather than in the UK where Funeral Parlour is understandable but not Cemetery Parlour (cf. Crematorium or 'Crematory'). Note also as an organization in New York: The Bureau of Funeral Directing.
gravferd: burial; internment vs. begravelse: burial, both Einar Haugen.
Example sentence:
Hallingdal Funeral Bureau - Steinar Aa
Cemetery and Funeral Bureau Homepage is designed to help Californians become informed consumers by learning their rights and protection.
Reference:
http://www.dinordbok.no/en/english-norwegian/?q=funeral+parlor
http://blogg.nmbu.no/ila-samling/2018/05/turning-period-of-the-cemetery-planning-in-norway/
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