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English translation: rail track worker
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| 22:32 Feb 16, 2011 |
| Norwegian to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Light rail construction | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Jenny Scott Local time: 19:34 | ||||||
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| 5 | track layer |
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| 4 | railway track worker |
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| 3 | rail track worker |
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| 3 | track laborer |
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railway track worker Explanation: Norsk-Engelsk Ordbok for Grunnopplæringen |
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11 hrs confidence:
rail track worker Explanation: A manual job similar to track technician, as opposed to track fitter who would be more of an electrician working on the trains themselves. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.hotcourses.com/careers-uk/rail-track-worker-caree... Reference: http://www.connexions-direct.com/Jobs4u/index.cfm?pid=48&cat... |
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15 hrs confidence:
track laborer Explanation: I guess I'll throw in the US term just for good measure. Reference: http://www.unionpacific.jobs/careers/explore/trade/labor/tra... |
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1 day 9 hrs confidence:
track layer Explanation: I think the official name for this profession is "track layer". This is also used by Utdanningsdirektorat as the official name of this occupation within Norwegian education. See the Europass and job description links below. Reference: http://www2.skolenettet.no/europass/fagbeskrivelser/ Reference: http://wn.com/Rail-Track_Laying_and_Maintenance_Equipment_Op... |
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