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Which language is this? Danish?

English translation: Danish Volapyk

23:18 Nov 23, 2004
Danish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Danish term or phrase: Which language is this? Danish?
säffle, siderude klaprude dorrude For Hel
dest.fr bojet chaufforude hojre
Abenra busbrede buet
Dorude bag hel antal
And what does it mean? I think it should be something to do with cars (Volvo), but I don't have any context.
Every help will be much appreciated.
Kind regards,
Zeljko
Zeljko
English translation:Danish Volapyk
Explanation:
Yes, it's Danish, it's some sort of shorthand, and doesn't make a whole lot of sense, others may be able to help further, things I can't make sense of are in brackets, taking one line at a time:


(sàffle), side window, hatch window, door window, "For Hel" could be short for "For Helvede" meaning Dammit (maybe the respondent got fed up)


(dest.fr) bent chauffeurwindow right *as opposed to Left*

Abenra (town in Denmark, in Jutland) (busbrede... not sure, bus is "bus", brede is "wide", but together they don't make sense) bent

Doorwindow back(of car, ie. not drivers door or passenger next to driver) whole number... but:

"Dorude bag hel" in this last sentence could mean that the doorwindow on the passerger door in the back is whole, ie. not broken, but it's really hard to tell whether this is supposed to be one sentence... or what.


Hope this was of at least some help.

Susanne



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Susanne Gustavsson
Local time: 23:10
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Dear Susanne, thank you very much for your kind help. I know that translating out of the context is terrible thing to do, so... thanks again.
Zeljko
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5 +2Danish Volapyk
Susanne Gustavsson


  

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Danish Volapyk


Explanation:
Yes, it's Danish, it's some sort of shorthand, and doesn't make a whole lot of sense, others may be able to help further, things I can't make sense of are in brackets, taking one line at a time:


(sàffle), side window, hatch window, door window, "For Hel" could be short for "For Helvede" meaning Dammit (maybe the respondent got fed up)


(dest.fr) bent chauffeurwindow right *as opposed to Left*

Abenra (town in Denmark, in Jutland) (busbrede... not sure, bus is "bus", brede is "wide", but together they don't make sense) bent

Doorwindow back(of car, ie. not drivers door or passenger next to driver) whole number... but:

"Dorude bag hel" in this last sentence could mean that the doorwindow on the passerger door in the back is whole, ie. not broken, but it's really hard to tell whether this is supposed to be one sentence... or what.


Hope this was of at least some help.

Susanne





Susanne Gustavsson
Local time: 23:10
Grading comment
Dear Susanne, thank you very much for your kind help. I know that translating out of the context is terrible thing to do, so... thanks again.
Zeljko

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Andersen: You won't get much more unless you ask the person who wrote it!
5 hrs
agree  Pernille Chapman: Excellent effort! "Busbrede" might be a spelling mistake for "busbredde" = "width of bus", but that doesn't seem to make a lot of sense either...
9 hrs
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