Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
skære igennem
English translation:
to put one's foot down
Added to glossary by
Terence Ajbro
Sep 1, 2005 09:48
18 yrs ago
Danish term
United Kingdom
MA, BA, 20 years' freelance experience
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
skære igennem
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Det er ufatteligt,
at de to ejere ikke for
længst har kunnet skære
igennem og sige: Det her
fører ingen vegne. Det er så
sindssygt, at vi må gå hver til
sit og begrænse skaderne
at de to ejere ikke for
længst har kunnet skære
igennem og sige: Det her
fører ingen vegne. Det er så
sindssygt, at vi må gå hver til
sit og begrænse skaderne
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | put their foot down |
Terence Ajbro
|
| 5 | bite the bullet/grit their teeth |
Paul Larkin (X)
|
| 5 | decide |
ojinaga
|
| 4 | drop the formalities (cut the Gordian knot) |
Christine Andersen
|
| 4 | cut through |
farmor
|
Proposed translations
+1
10 mins
Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Works in field
Sweden
A multilingual Englishman
Native in: English 
Works in: English to German, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
11
Danish term (edited):
sk�re igennem
Selected
put their foot down
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
7 mins
bite the bullet/grit their teeth
as two suggestions -
21 mins
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Danish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
75
Danish term (edited):
sk�re igennem
drop the formalities (cut the Gordian knot)
'Cut the Gordian knot' is definitely not suitable here, but somewhere along the line that is the sort of allusion in this expression.
'Cut the cackle' is something I occasionally use, but again, barely suitable here!
Make up their minds, cut the red tape... drop the formalities
The expression is very frequently used, so I have a collection of translations!
'Cut the cackle' is something I occasionally use, but again, barely suitable here!
Make up their minds, cut the red tape... drop the formalities
The expression is very frequently used, so I have a collection of translations!
4 hrs
Danish term (edited):
sk�re igennem
decide
decide = skære igennem
therefore the translation is very straight forward
therefore the translation is very straight forward
4 days
Danish term (edited):
sk�re igennem
cut through
It's likely slang or an Americanism to use the expression, 'to cut through'. Another, not entirely polite way of expressing this sentiment would be: cut through the BS.
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