Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

spritsamling

English translation:

(collection of) bottled specimens

Added to glossary by brigidm
Oct 14, 2008 12:15
15 yrs ago
Norwegian term

spritsamling

Norwegian to English Science Science (general)
The Natural History Museum has what is called "spritsamlinger". On a recent visit, the person in question "besøkte blant annet polarsamlingene, spritsamlingene, herbariene og de gamle veksthusene".

Proposed translations

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bottled specimens

It is not primarily about the booze, but what goes into the booze:o) In this regard all the specimens that are being preserved in the liquid. See link one for the use of the term and link two for the application of the term from the Darwin Centre of the Natural History Museum in London.
Peer comment(s):

agree absciarretta
18 mins
Takk:o)
agree valhalla55
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Takk:o)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Nå fikk jeg bekreftet av selveste Naturhistorisk museum at det er dette som menes med termen. Takk igjen til NO-EN-DE og til alle dere andre - det var noen veldig kreative forslag her!"
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collection of alcoholic beverages

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booze exhibit

So where do you find these tantalising translations? For booze, feel free to substitute liquor, spirits or whatever takes your fancy. My point is to suggest the downplaying of 'collection', which is a given. Of course stuff was collected, or it wouldn't be there. Now that it's there, it's an exhibit.
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spirit collection

Heaven for dead frogs, snakes, and other creatures!
Example sentence:

The building will rehouse and simultaneously allow public access to the Museum's massive "spirit collection," some 22 million zoological specimens preserved in jars, bottles and for the largest animals, huge vats of alcohol.

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alcohol-preserved collections

I think you can use this translation.
Example sentence:

The recently completed C. V. Starr Natural Science Building houses the Invertebrate Zoology alcohol-preserved collections in a 4,000-square-foot compactor facility with an adjoining laboratory area.

anatomical specimens from the Bird Division’s alcohol preserved collection

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fluid-preserved specimens

And it has nothing to do with alcohol either.
One also uses formaldehyde, formaline, formol...
Example sentence:

Dette er det nye hjemmet til museets spritsamling, som består av 22 millioner små og store dyr fra hele verden, godt bevart i et utall glass og kar av alle størrelser og fasonger.

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