BMI (Body Mass Index)

Norwegian translation: BMI

11:40 Sep 21, 2012
English to Norwegian translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care
English term or phrase: BMI (Body Mass Index)
Hva kaller vi dette paa norsk?
Anne Parelius
Canada
Local time: 10:49
Norwegian translation:BMI
Explanation:
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMI

Tror de fleste sier BMI. Kroppsmasseindeks er en mulighet, og forkortes KMI
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Ivan Eikås Skjøstad
Norway
Local time: 14:49
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Takk skal du ha!
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Leif Henriksen
3BMI
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
bmi (body mass index)
kroppsmasseindeks


Explanation:
Svært ofte skrives det bare BMI, men oversettelsen er altså kroppsmasseindeks.

Ellers kan jeg varmt anbefale indirekte oversettelse via Wikipedia: Slå opp begrepet på det kildespråket du har, og kikk så i venstre marg om det finnes en artikkel på det språket du vil oversette til. Svært nyttig!



Leif Henriksen
Norway
Local time: 14:49
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in Norwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Bokmal)
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingrid Thorbjørnsrud
4 mins

agree  Koen Speetjens (X): Svært nyttig, som du sier. Litt avhengig av konteksten ville jeg brukt forkortelsen med forklaringen i parentes.
28 mins
  -> Enig i det, Koen - det er jo det vanlige måten å sette det inn i en tekst på. Ideelt sett burde man da bruke KMI, som Ivan sier, men det er vel dessverre mindre utbredt og muligens mindre gjenkjent enn BMI.

agree  Svein Hartwig Djaerff
5 hrs

agree  Bjørnar Magnussen
3 days 8 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
bmi (body mass index)
BMI


Explanation:
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMI

Tror de fleste sier BMI. Kroppsmasseindeks er en mulighet, og forkortes KMI

Ivan Eikås Skjøstad
Norway
Local time: 14:49
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in Norwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Bokmal)
PRO pts in category: 4
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Takk skal du ha!
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