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NRK (Norsk rikskringkasting)

English translation: NRK, the Norwegian public broadcaster

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Norwegian term or phrase:NRK (Norsk rikskringkasting)
English translation:NRK, the Norwegian public broadcaster
Entered by: EileenF

17:54 May 8, 2020
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / In a list of \"matières\
Norwegian term or phrase: NRK (Norsk rikskringkasting)
Reviewing a translation. NRK given in Norwegian. Translated as Norwegian Broadcasting System, but I usually use Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Do you think the former is acceptable?
EileenF
Local time: 19:20
NRK, the Norwegian public broadcaster
Explanation:
NRK is not just an acronym. The three letters are also used in the designation of specific television and radio channels, as well as online media. NRK could be translated into NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation), but that designation could be easily confused with NBC, a large broadcasting corporation in the US. Furthermore, NRK uses the designation NRK in all communications that use English.
Selected response from:

Donna Stevens
Norway
Local time: 01:20
Grading comment
Thanks, I like the idea of giving the acronym in Norwegian plus an explanation in English. Much appreciated.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1NRK, the Norwegian public broadcaster
Donna Stevens
4 -1NBC
Per Bergvall


Discussion entries: 2





  

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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
NBC


Explanation:
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation is their own preferred name. The English abbreviation is rarely seen, however.

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Note added at 14 hrs (2020-05-09 08:02:39 GMT)
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NRK does not have an English short term, but if they had, it would be NBC (not NBS).

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 01:20
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adrian MM.: also as per Einar Haugen, my trusty steed
1 hr
disagree  Leif Henriksen: My dearest Per, usually you do have a very sharp sense of correct terms, but I wonder if you fell through the ice this time. Do you have any authoritative sources substantiating that Norsk rikskringkasting uses or condones this short form in English?
2 hrs
  -> I did say that this abbreviation is rarely seen. I agree with everything you said, but I didn't want the asker to be without an answer. NRK does not have an English short term, but if they had, it would be NBC (not NBS).
disagree  Donna Stevens: NBC is the abbreviation of a well-known American broadcasting corporation. That might be confusing for Americans..
16 hrs
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
NRK, the Norwegian public broadcaster


Explanation:
NRK is not just an acronym. The three letters are also used in the designation of specific television and radio channels, as well as online media. NRK could be translated into NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation), but that designation could be easily confused with NBC, a large broadcasting corporation in the US. Furthermore, NRK uses the designation NRK in all communications that use English.

Example sentence(s):
  • Slow TV is a very popular genre that was first broadcast by NRK, the Norwegian public broadcaster.

    Reference: http://www.nrk.no/about/
    Reference: http://www.documentarytelevision.com/public-television/publi...
Donna Stevens
Norway
Local time: 01:20
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, I like the idea of giving the acronym in Norwegian plus an explanation in English. Much appreciated.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sven Petersson
19 hrs
  -> Thanks, Sven!
neutral  Leif Henriksen: Works well as a description, but does not answer the asker's question (which in itself is not a proper KudoZ-question!).
3 days 4 mins
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