Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
hvilende [architectural lines]
English translation:
restful
Norwegian term
United Kingdom
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hvilende (in this context)
..har nonnene bygget sitt kolster i glass, tre og Ottaskifer som hvilende elementer i sitt daglige virke.
Is this referring to activity that would be termed as a 'rest' from their usual convent-related work, or does it mean something else?
Advice appreciated.
| 4 +1 | restful |
Michele Fauble
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| 3 | laid |
jeffrey engberg
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| 3 | static |
brigidm
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| 1 | passive |
Nikolaj Widenmann
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Nov 29, 2007 22:03: Michele Fauble changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering" , "Field (specific)" from "Religion" to "Architecture" , "Restriction (Pairs)" from "working" to "none"
Proposed translations
United States
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restful
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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-11-28 22:15:52 GMT)
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..... any architecture is extensible and flexible, including restful elements. ...
www.feedshow.com/show_items-feed=0ad89d15d488e80837f60c7e38...
Use of horizontal lines as restful elements. ... Vertical lines suggest stability as is evident in most architecture. ...
teched.edtl.vt.edu/PDFs/VCJ/2000VCJ.pdf
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laid
United States
Legalese and business speak, translated.
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passive
static
The static elements within both types of spaces were the built-in bookshelves, desks, dining tables, occasional tables, and banquette sofas.
Daylight systems range from simple static elements (such as louvers or fixed overhangs) to adaptable dynamic elements (such as blinds or movable lamellae), and/or combinations of these.
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