Oct 28, 2011 18:29
12 yrs ago
Norwegian term
United States
Talent, quality, professionalism
Native in: English 
, Swedish
Works in: Swedish to English, German to English, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
"toer sine hender"
Norwegian to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
"Eg er einig i det du seier, men opplever ikkje at ordføraren toer sine hender no."
Sorry for the simple question (again). Might this mean something like "twiddling his thumbs"?
Sorry for the simple question (again). Might this mean something like "twiddling his thumbs"?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | washes his hands .. |
Ioana Breaz
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| 4 | wring his/her hands |
MyrdahlAcademic
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Proposed translations
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28 mins
Ioana Breaz
Norway
Norway
Norway
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, English to Norwegian (Bokmal), English to German, and 9 more.
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washes his hands ..
å toe sine hender = to wash ones's hands of something (Norsk-Engelsk Stor Ordbok)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
29 mins
MyrdahlAcademic
Canada
Canada
Native in Norwegian
&
English
Specializes in field
Canada
Government Authorized Translator
Native in: English , Norwegian
Works in: Norwegian to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
wring his/her hands
To complain or worry (while taking no action).
Example sentence:
This hand-wringing over Bin Laden is not just distasteful - it's potentially suicidal Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1385003/Osama-Bin-Laden-Hand-wringing-death-distasteful-potentially-suicidal.html#ixzz1c6XNGKPz
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