husfaruke

English translation: housefather for the week

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Norwegian term or phrase:husfaruke
English translation:housefather for the week
Entered by: Michele Fauble

16:12 May 29, 2022
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
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Norwegian term or phrase: husfaruke
"han gjorde en fin innsats de ukene han hadde husfaruke"

describing a patient's stay at a child psychiatry centre. I can't find any instances of the word husfaruke online!

thanks
Frankie Hearsum
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:14
housefather for the week
Explanation:
Definition of housefather
: a man in charge of a dormitory, hall, or hostel
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housefather

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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-05-29 18:31:14 GMT)
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“… the weeks that he was housefather for the week…”

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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-05-29 18:35:00 GMT)
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housefather
a person in charge of the welfare of a particular group of children in an institution …
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/hous...
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Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 19:14
Grading comment
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housefather for the week


Explanation:
Definition of housefather
: a man in charge of a dormitory, hall, or hostel
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housefather

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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-05-29 18:31:14 GMT)
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“… the weeks that he was housefather for the week…”

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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-05-29 18:35:00 GMT)
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housefather
a person in charge of the welfare of a particular group of children in an institution …
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/hous...

Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 19:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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