Mar 6, 2007 21:35
17 yrs ago
English term
Denmark
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Native in: Danish
Works in: English to Danish, Swedish to Danish, Norwegian to Danish, and 1 more.
find their wings
English to Danish
Other
Other
A project to help people in developing countries find their wings through fair trade.
Pft.
Pft.
Proposed translations
(Danish)
| 3 +3 | at stå på egne ben |
Tine Wanning
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| 3 +1 | kom på vingerne |
Diarmuid Kennan
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| 4 | udvikle sig fuldtud |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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| 4 -2 | få vind under vingerne |
Hanne Rask Sonderborg
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Proposed translations
+3
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at stå på egne ben
Man kan selvfølgelig indvende at der så skulle have stået "find their feet", men det er i hvertfald på dansk en mere gængs talemåde med samme betydning, så vidt jeg kan se.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Tak!"
+1
5 mins
Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Ireland
Reliable and accurate
Native in: English 
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
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12
kom på vingerne
my suggestion, but I'm sure there are others who can come up with something better.
-2
10 mins
Hanne Rask Sonderborg
Denmark
Denmark
Native in Danish
Denmark
Professional Full-Time Translator
Native in: Danish
Works in: English to Danish
Related KudoZ points
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12
få vind under vingerne
This means approximately the same.
Peer comment(s):
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Poul Moller
: Det hedder snarere, at få luft under vingerne (eller vind i sejlene)
42 mins
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Jeg tror du har ret!
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| disagree |
NetLynx
: Poul har ret - enten eller, men ikke sammenblandingen!
2 hrs
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23 mins
udvikle sig fuldtud
Spread, stretch, try one's wings er oversat iMunksgaards engelsk/dansk ordbog til "udvikle sig fultud" - mon ikke det også kan bruges her
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