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| lab (oppgave) | laboratory work or "laboratory exercise"
(Informally "lab work" / "lab exercise") | |
| laborant/laboratorieassistent | Laboratory Assistant
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| laboratorieleder | Head of Laboratory
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| Lagmannsrett | Courts of Appeal
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| Landbruks- og matdepartementet | Ministry of Agriculture and Food
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| lavere grad | first degree / first cycle degree (ECTS) (see "bachelorgrad").
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| leasingavtale | leasing agreement
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| ledende stilling | senior position
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| ledergruppe (instituttsnivå) | department management
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| leder i studentparlamentet | President of the Student Parliament
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| lederutvikling | management development
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| ledig stilling | vacant position / vacant post (higher positions) / vacancies (general term for all positions)
'We have no staff vacancies at present' | |
| legat (for studenter) | student trust fund
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| legeattest (se "sykefravær") | medical certificate or informally "sick note".
(Documentation of absence due to ill health) | |
| legesenter (se "helsestasjon") | health centre
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| lege (se "overlege") | General Practitioner / Doctor
"General Practitioner" - abbreviated GP - is a non-specialist in general practice.
"Doctor" is a general alternative for medical professionals that work in or outside a hospital | |
| legge ved | enclose (letter) / attach (email)
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| lektor | secondary education teacher with a master's degree
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| lese- og skrivekyndig | literate
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| lese- og skrivekyndighet | literacy
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| lese og skrivevansker, se "lærevansker" | learning disabilities
(A more general term to refer to a group is "students with special needs") | |
| lesesal | reading room
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| likestilling | equal opportunity
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| livslang læring | lifelong learning (see "continuing education", "further education")
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| lov | Act
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| lovbestemmelse | statutory provision.
'This is in accordance with the statutory provisions of the Personal Data Act'
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| lovens forskrifter | the regulations of the law
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| lovgivning | legislation
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| Lov om universiteter og høgskoler / Universitets- og høgskoleloven (kort versjon) | Act relating to Universities and University Colleges
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| læremidler | teaching materials
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| lærerutdanning | teacher education
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| lærevansker, se "lese og skrivevansker" | learning difficulties
(A more general term to refer to a group is "students with special needs") | |
| læring | learning
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| læringsassistent | learning assistant
(A student assisting a member of the teaching staff) | |
| læringsform | learning method
'The course combines the following learning methods and activities' | |
| læringsmiljøutvalg | Learning Environment Committee
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| læringsmål (se "læringsutbytte") | learning objectives
(Note that this term is being replaced by "learning outcomes") | |
| læringsutbytte | learning outcome
(Either the expected skills and competencies provided by a course/ programme of study or the skills and competencies attained after successful completion of a course/programme of study: 'The course will have the following learning outcomes' | |
| læringsutbyttebeskrivelse ( kun i kvalifikasjonsrammeverksammenheng) | descriptor
This is KD's translation of ”descriptor” in the above context. Otherwise use ”beskrivelse”). | |
| lærling | Apprentice
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| lærlingkontrakt | contract of apprenticeship
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| lærlingordning | apprenticeship scheme / apprenticeship programme
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| lærlingplass | apprenticeship-training place
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| lønningsdag | date of salary payment / (informally) pay day
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| lønningsår | salary year
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| lønns- og trekkoppgave | certificate of pay and tax deducted
(This shows what the employee has received in pay and other allowances and is filled in by the employer) | |
| lønnsplan | salary plan
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| lønnsskala | salary range
'The position will be remunerated within the following salary range' | |
| lønnsslipp | salary slip / (less formal) pay slip
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| lønnstabell | salary table
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| lønnstrinn | salary grade
'The position is in salary grade XX' | |
| lån | loan
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| Lånekassen | Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund
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| lånesøknad | application for a loan
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| lånetilsagn | loan approval
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