på gulvet

English translation: the lowest person on the totem pole; the man in the street; the blue collars

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Danish term or phrase:på gulvet
English translation:the lowest person on the totem pole; the man in the street; the blue collars
Entered by: Charlesp

13:46 Apr 25, 2017
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Danish term or phrase: på gulvet
as in "manden på gulvet" or "på folket på gulvet"

Like on the bottom rung... (perhaps)
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 08:18
the man in the street
Explanation:
"The ordinary/average person" is what it means. You'll find many such idioms on ordnet.dk.
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Thomas T. Frost
Portugal
Local time: 07:18
Grading comment
Literally, de nederste lag i hierarkiet i samfundet eller på en arbejdsplads.
The lowest level in the hierarchy in society or in a workplace.
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Summary of answers provided
4the man in the street
Thomas T. Frost
3the average Joe
Hanne Rask Sonderborg
3the blue collars
Yetta Jensen Bogarde


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manden på gulvet
the man in the street


Explanation:
"The ordinary/average person" is what it means. You'll find many such idioms on ordnet.dk.


    Reference: http://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=gulv
    https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/man
Thomas T. Frost
Portugal
Local time: 07:18
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2
Grading comment
Literally, de nederste lag i hierarkiet i samfundet eller på en arbejdsplads.
The lowest level in the hierarchy in society or in a workplace.
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Asker: Thanks Thomas!

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the average Joe


Explanation:
Meaning the ordinary man. It's an idiom, not to be taken literal

Hanne Rask Sonderborg
Denmark
Local time: 08:18
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
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Asker: Thanks Hanne!

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the blue collars


Explanation:
Just another suggestion. Like referring to the ordinary workers. It depends on the greater context.

Yetta Jensen Bogarde
Denmark
Local time: 08:18
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Thomas T. Frost: "Manden på gulvet" in itself doesn't refer to a specific part of the workforce. You'd need a specific context to limit it to this meaning.
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