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Mar 26, 2005 18:03
19 yrs ago
English term
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
to be going to the dogs.
English to Norwegian
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Idioms/Slangs
If a country or organization is going to the dogs, it is getting worse and will de difficult to improve.
Proposed translations
(Norwegian)
| 5 +1 | å gå i hundene |
Terje Ostgaard
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| 5 | gå den veien høna sparker. |
Mari Noller
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| 5 | worth noting |
Francis Gregson
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| 4 | å gå nedenom og hjem |
Even Eifring
|
Proposed translations
3 hrs
Mari Noller
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Norwegian
United Kingdom
Native Norwegian translator
Native in: Norwegian (Variant: Bokmål)
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English
gå den veien høna sparker.
I believe this is the correct translation; gå den veien høna sparker
+1
1 day 18 hrs
Terje Ostgaard
Spain
Spain
Native in Norwegian
Spain
Engineer & Economist
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, Norwegian to English, and 5 more.
å gå i hundene
the Norwegian expression is identical
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
elje
: This is the closest expression. It is idiomatically correct and its semantic content corresponds to the English expression.
9 days
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Thanks
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2 days 22 hrs
Francis Gregson
Native in English
14 years' experience in oil industry
Native in: English 
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English
worth noting
you now have 69 open questions that you have not bothered to grade or close.
7 days
Even Eifring
Native in Norwegian
Science and language.
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: German to Norwegian, English to Norwegian
å gå nedenom og hjem
This is a very common way of saying it.
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