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jappetiden

English translation: the yuppie era

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Norwegian term or phrase:jappetiden
English translation:the yuppie era
Entered by: trsk2000 (X)

01:22 Feb 5, 2011
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Economics / economic history
Norwegian term or phrase: jappetiden
I jappetiden på 80-tallet ble det bygget for mange store boliger

I read the Norwegian article on Wikipedia so I understand what it is

What do you think of "the Norwegian YAP era of the 80s"?

TYIA
trsk2000 (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:46
the yuppie era
Explanation:
'jappe' is Norwegian for 'yuppie' so perhaps it would be better to use this commonly known term?
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Signe Golly
Denmark
Local time: 14:46
Grading comment
many thanks to you Sgolly
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5the yuppie era
Signe Golly


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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
the yuppie era


Explanation:
'jappe' is Norwegian for 'yuppie' so perhaps it would be better to use this commonly known term?

Signe Golly
Denmark
Local time: 14:46
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
many thanks to you Sgolly

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lingo_montreal: "Yuppie" is correct, derived from YUP - young urban professional.
2 hrs
agree  Per Bergvall
5 hrs
agree  Carole Hognestad
6 hrs
agree  Bjørnar Magnussen
7 hrs
agree  Thomas Deschington
1 day 17 hrs
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