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| bacheloremne | course at bachelor's level
(Alternatives: "course at first degree level". Informally: "bachelor's course") | |
| bachelorgrad | bachelor's degree
'Programme of study leading to a bachelor's degree'. The spelling without the genitive marker as in "bachelors" is not recommended. Capitalize the full degree: Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science. | |
| bacheloroppgave | bachelor's thesis
(Alternatives: "bachelor's dissertation" (for a thesis)or "bachelor's assignment" (for smaller projects than a thesis)) | |
| bachelorprogram | bachelor's programme
(The spelling without the genitive marker as in "bachelors" is not recommended) | |
| bachelorstudium/studier | bachelor's degree programme(s)
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| bakgrunnsstoff (i pensumliste) | background reading
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| barnehage | kindergarten
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| Barne -og likestillingsdepartementet | Ministry of Children and Equality
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| bedrift | company, enterprise, business
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| bedømmelseskomite | assessment committee
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| bedømmersensor, se "sensor" | assessment examiner
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| begrensninger (se "adgangsbegrensning") | restrictions
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| begrunnelse | reasons / grounds .
'Please state the reasons for your complaint' | |
| behandling | processing.
'We are now processing the appeal concerning...' | |
| bekrefte | confirm (for appointments), certify (copies)
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| bekreftelse | confirmation
'Please send us confirmation of receipt of these papers' | |
| bekreftet kopi | certified copy
'We require certified copies of all transcripts and certificates' | |
| beløp | amount
'Your account shows that the amount outstanding is NOK 12 000' | |
| bestemmelse (se "lovbestemmelse") | stipulation / provision
"Stipulation" means to state firmly how something is to be done: 'The programmes of study shall contain stipulations on regulations for independent work'. "Provision" means an arrangement in a legal document: 'SIU has prepared its own provisions for legal competence, adapted to SIU’s specified tasks'. (Note these words are usually plural).
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| bestå en eksamen | pass an examination (see "take an examination")
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| bestått (se "bestå") | pass (noun)
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| besøksadresse | Office address
In a company letterhead, just "Offices" can be used. (See "postal address") | |
| betaling | payment
'Payment of the semester fee is required' | |
| betingelser | conditions
"oppfyller generelle" - / "spesielle betingelser": 'You meet or satisfy the general / specific conditions' | |
| betinget godkjenning | conditional recognition
'This is only conditional recognition of your planned studies in India'. | |
| betinget opptak | conditional offer of admission or conditional offer
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| bibliotekar | Librarian
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| bibliotekdirektør | Library Director
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| bibliotekfullmektig | Library Assistant
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| bibliotekleder | Chief Librarian
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| bioingeniør | Bioengineer / Biomedical Laboratory Technologist
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| blankett | form
'Please fill in the electronic version of the Travel and Subsistence Claim Form' | |
| blind | blind (see "impaired vision")
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| blindeskrift | braille
'No additional reading will be required of the braille student compared to the sighted student' | |
| bløffuniversitetet | diploma mill / degree mill
(An organization that awards diplomas with very little or no academic study, and without recognition by official accrediting bodies) | |
| bokmål | Bokmål
(One of two official Norwegian languages and the most widely used form, see "Nynorsk") | |
| bolig | housing / accommodation
'Student accommodation has been reserved for you in the spring semester' | |
| bonuspoeng | bonus points
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| bortvisning | expulsion
(This is from a place in disciplinary situations, see "exclusion") | |
| bransje | business sector
(Informally, "line of business" is used. Do not use "branch") | |
| breddefag, se "breddekrav" | minor subject
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| breddekrav, se "breddefag" | scope requirement
'Scope requirement for the remaining hours of coursework...' | |
| brevmal | template
'The new template for letters can be downloaded from...' | |
| brosjyre | brochure or booklet.
(Brochures are larger than booklets) | |
| brukermedvirkning | user participation
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| bruttoskatt | tax on gross income
(This comprises surtax and National Insurance contributions) | |
| brøk | fraction
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