Barmemad

English translation: Piece of cake

16:40 Jan 13, 2018
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Danish term or phrase: Barmemad
In a single sentence in an execise on idiomatic expressions:

Hun gik ind for fri hash. Nu er hun gået over i den anden barnemad.

Thank you!
Henrik Hdez.-Villaescus Hirsch
Spain
Local time: 06:36
English translation:Piece of cake
Explanation:
Piece of cake would generally be the nearest English translation term for "Barnemad". But the sentence provided makes very little sense - it is basically broken Danish (i.e. not correct Danish). I can only make a qualified guess as to what the proper meaning here would be. "She was in favour of legalising hashish/hash/pot. Now she has embraced the other harmless variety.", would be my suggestion. There are many Danes these days, who do not know how to write correct Danish :-)
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Thomas Weber Carlsen
Greece
Local time: 07:36
Grading comment
Thank you, I couldn't see this sense, but its the one that fits most
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1baby food
Diarmuid Kennan
5Barnemad?
Thomas Krogh
4Piece of cake
Thomas Weber Carlsen


Discussion entries: 4





  

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baby food


Explanation:
typo - should be barnemad

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Note added at 4 mins (2018-01-13 16:45:13 GMT)
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I just realised the spelling in the sentence is correct, but I have no idea what they mean by the word in this context - perhaps they mean something like "populist policy" - it's easy to digest.

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 05:36
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pernille Kienle: The source makes no real sense to me... Barnemad doesn't fit in this context in my humble opinion
30 mins

neutral  Thomas T. Frost: Barnemad is almost never used in this meaning. It's a figurative word that means child's play, but I don't get the meaning in this context.
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Barnemad?


Explanation:
The sentence does not make any sense in Danish.

However, to help with the translation:
Barmemad literally means Bosom (a womans chest) food.

This is a strange word, which does not exist in a danish dictionary, so the closest thing would be a misspelling.

This would make it Barnemad, which means childs play/easy mode, but again, it does not seem relevant for this sentence, since the structuring makes no sense!

Thomas Krogh
Denmark
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Barnemad
Piece of cake


Explanation:
Piece of cake would generally be the nearest English translation term for "Barnemad". But the sentence provided makes very little sense - it is basically broken Danish (i.e. not correct Danish). I can only make a qualified guess as to what the proper meaning here would be. "She was in favour of legalising hashish/hash/pot. Now she has embraced the other harmless variety.", would be my suggestion. There are many Danes these days, who do not know how to write correct Danish :-)

Example sentence(s):
  • She was in favour of legalising hashish/hash/pot. Now she has embraced the other harmless variety.
Thomas Weber Carlsen
Greece
Local time: 07:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you, I couldn't see this sense, but its the one that fits most
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