May 7, 2006 13:13
18 yrs ago
2 viewers *
Danish term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
støtter op om
Danish to English
Science
Science (general)
allergy claims
For some reason, I can't seem to get my head around this, the 'op om' being the part that may be confusing me.
Sentence part: Astma-Allergi Forbundet * støtter nu op om * kosmetikindustriens udtalelser om parabener.
Might seem like a silly question (not sure whether it should br pro or non-pro), but advice would be appreciated.
Sentence part: Astma-Allergi Forbundet * støtter nu op om * kosmetikindustriens udtalelser om parabener.
Might seem like a silly question (not sure whether it should br pro or non-pro), but advice would be appreciated.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | support |
Jørgen Madsen
|
| 5 | supports |
F Schultze (X)
|
Proposed translations
+3
18 mins
Selected
support
In my humble opinion, it's a good example of bad Danish. Besides perhaps providing emphasis, the words "op om" have no meaning. This is one of the expressions (like "bakke op om", which I also dislike) uttered by politicians and newsreaders and then copied endless until acceptance by the Danish Language Authority (just had to let that out, sorry :-).
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 19 mins (2006-05-07 13:33:50 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
...endlessly...
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 19 mins (2006-05-07 13:33:50 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
...endlessly...
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Ah, I see! You were indeed first - thanks very much to everyone for explanations (English surely does the same ;) "
19 mins
supports
Helen, don't worry if you can't figure that one out, it is just bad Danish.
Probably comes from mixing "støtte" and "bakke op".
Next it will likely be "støtter op omkring".
My poor mother tongue!
Probably comes from mixing "støtte" and "bakke op".
Next it will likely be "støtter op omkring".
My poor mother tongue!
Something went wrong...