Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 20, 2004 10:18
20 yrs ago
Norwegian term
Multilingual cosmopolitan linguist
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Swedish to English, Norwegian to English, Danish to English, and 2 more.
Kaks
Norwegian to English
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Geology
Any suggestions
The context is oilwell drilling, but because these terms are arcane & strangely weird, don't be put off suggesting possibilities that on the face of it may seem wrong or absurd. Give me the suggestions & I'll weed through them.
Unlike other KudoZ responses, I know that you Norwegians are a sensible bunch.
MTIA
Unlike other KudoZ responses, I know that you Norwegians are a sensible bunch.
MTIA
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | Kaks/borekaks = ditch cuttings |
Roald Toskedal
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| 5 | in Norwegian |
Sigbjørn Hovda
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| 1 | drilling-mud? |
Charlotte Blank
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| 2 -2 | bigwig |
Elisabeth H
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Proposed translations
1 hr
Roald Toskedal
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Norway
27 years of Engineering experience.
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, Danish to Norwegian, Swedish to Norwegian, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
Kaks/borekaks = ditch cuttings
The 'rubble' produced by the drilling bit downhole. The 'kaks' is brought to the surface by the mud stream, an is closely examined to see what rock formations the bit is going through. The 'kaks' is contaminated by mud, and possibly oil from the geological formations downhole, and has to be treated as hazardous waste.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "In thie offshore field, we'll just leave it as cuttings.
Thanks a lot"
-2
6 mins
Elisabeth H
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Norway
The Best at Technical Documentation
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, Swedish to Norwegian, Danish to Norwegian, and 3 more.
bigwig
If it refers to a person (kakse).
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Per Bergvall
: Even if the word appears somewhat similar, it would be a strange dialect that lopped off the last e - and in oilwell drilling context? Methinks not.
2 mins
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| disagree |
Roald Toskedal
: Correct in itself, but wrong context!
1 hr
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12 mins
Sigbjørn Hovda
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Norway
20 yrs xp from finance, marketing & IT
Native in: Norwegian 
Works in: English to Norwegian, Danish to Norwegian, Swedish to Norwegian
Related KudoZ points
:
8
in Norwegian
kaks s. [-et]. materiale avvirket av petroleumsboring
But I can't find any translation. Sorry.
But I can't find any translation. Sorry.
41 mins
Charlotte Blank
Germany
Germany
Germany
German native-speaker
Native in: German
Works in: Czech to German, English to German, French to German, and 1 more.
drilling-mud?
Bohrschlamm in German
This would be my guess after having read through a few hits at google for kaks/oil. Maybe this is very absurd but it would also remember me of a rather unpolite German word ("Kacke") which designates something brown and stinky...
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Note added at 2004-02-20 11:03:57 (GMT)
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not \"remember\" but \"remind\"!
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Note added at 2004-02-20 11:22:47 (GMT)
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not \"remember\" but \"remind\"!
This would be my guess after having read through a few hits at google for kaks/oil. Maybe this is very absurd but it would also remember me of a rather unpolite German word ("Kacke") which designates something brown and stinky...
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Note added at 2004-02-20 11:03:57 (GMT)
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not \"remember\" but \"remind\"!
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Note added at 2004-02-20 11:22:47 (GMT)
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not \"remember\" but \"remind\"!
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