Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
Hakeslepp
English translation:
Gobsmacked
Added to glossary by
stephen mewes
Apr 20, 2015 04:03
9 yrs ago
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Norwegian term
United Kingdom
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Hakeslepp
Norwegian to English
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HAKESLEPP Dagen etter tar jeg kontakt med xxx, som sier de kan ta en titt på bilen.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | Gobsmacked |
Line Holm Anderssen
|
| 4 | (I was) stunned |
Elisabeth Maurland
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| 4 | jaw dropped |
brigidm
|
Proposed translations
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Line Holm Anderssen
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Norway
Online gaming | localising for NO market
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Works in: English to Norwegian, Swedish to Norwegian, Danish to Norwegian, and 6 more.
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Gobsmacked
Great Norwegian word! It's very colloquial, so gobsmacked would be my preferred translation of it. Flabbergasted is also an option, depending on the tone and audience.
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Elisabeth Maurland
United States
United States
Native in Norwegian
Works in field
United States
Norwegian English Art Translator
Native in: Norwegian 
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, Danish to Norwegian, and 2 more.
(I was) stunned
It's a noun that literally means "dropped chin", as in open mouth, agape. It's slang for being stunned.
Example sentence:
Jeg fikk hakeslepp da datteren min kjørte inn på gårdsplassen med ny motorsykkel.
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jaw dropped
Your context doesn't say who was surprised. Both the Norwegian and the English terms need a subject (Jeg fikk hakeslepp / My jaw dropped).
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