Jun 9, 2009 20:38
14 yrs ago
Danish term
ikke har noget paa sig
Danish to English
Social Sciences
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
In 1908, a well-known Danish resident of the Faroe Islands was accused of making anti-Faroese comments. In his response to the editorial staff of a Faroese newspapers, he wrote: "Vel ved jeg, at enkelte Personer soger at rakke ned paa alt Dansk; men denne Fremgangsmaade finder jeg naermest latterlig, da alt, hvad der siges om Forfolgelser fra dansk Side, ikke har noget paa sig; Fakta udviser jo, at snarere det modsatte er Tilfaeldet fra enkelte Faeringers Side."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | it is unfounded |
Christine Andersen
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| 4 +1 | is baseless |
Nikolaj Widenmann
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| 4 | doesn't mean anything |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
|
| 4 | has no foundation in reality |
Marianne Sorensen
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| 3 | there is no truth to that |
Lise Leavitt
|
| 3 | there is nothing to |
Malberg
|
Proposed translations
+5
9 hrs
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
Selected
it is unfounded
(quite) unfounded
-- is yet another suggestion, i.e. there is nothing to support it.
-- is yet another suggestion, i.e. there is nothing to support it.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks again!"
+1
5 mins
Nikolaj Widenmann
United States
United States
Native in Danish
&
English
Works in field
United States
Legalese and business speak, translated.
Native in: Danish 
, English
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, English to Danish, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
16
is baseless
I.e., the allegations/claims are baseless, and there is nothing to support them.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
e-beth (X)
1 hr
|
8 mins
doesn't mean anything
does not (doesn't) mean anything - betyder ingenting.
9 mins
Lise Leavitt
United States
United States
Native in Danish
Works in field
United States
Flexible, efficient and dedicated.
Native in: Danish
Works in: Danish to English, English to Danish, Italian to Danish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
11
there is no truth to that
Ordbogen.com
15 mins
there is nothing to
Another suggestion
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-06-09 22:32:54 GMT)
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there is nothing to it
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-06-09 22:32:54 GMT)
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there is nothing to it
18 hrs
Marianne Sorensen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in Danish
Works in field
Denmark
Danish MA and web journalist
Native in: Danish
Works in: English to Danish, Swedish to Danish, Norwegian to Danish, and 2 more.
has no foundation in reality
... 'reality' seems to be a good contrast to the following reference to fact 'fakta' ...
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Note added at 18 hrs (2009-06-10 14:46:53 GMT)
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off course I mean:
... 'no foundation in reality' seems to be a good contrast to the following reference to fact 'fakta' ...
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Note added at 18 hrs (2009-06-10 14:48:27 GMT)
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also 'of course'!
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Note added at 18 hrs (2009-06-10 14:46:53 GMT)
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off course I mean:
... 'no foundation in reality' seems to be a good contrast to the following reference to fact 'fakta' ...
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Note added at 18 hrs (2009-06-10 14:48:27 GMT)
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also 'of course'!
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