Jan 12, 2006 19:07
18 yrs ago
English term
Rikke Mathia (X)
With a quart of daffy for Nance.
English to Danish
Other
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Oliver Twist
It is in a bottle.
Some port in one and daffy in another.
What is daffy?
Some port in one and daffy in another.
What is daffy?
Proposed translations
(Danish)
| 5 | gin |
Randi Stenstrop
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| 2 | Dr Daffy's elixir? |
William [Bill] Gray
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Proposed translations
22 mins
Randi Stenstrop
Native in Danish
Works in field
Elegant Precision
Native in: Danish
Works in: Swedish to Danish, English to Danish, German to Danish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
Selected
gin
Iflg. Kjærulff Nielsen (slang, naturligvis)
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Note added at 31 mins (2006-01-12 19:39:30 GMT)
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En lang historisk forklaring findes påhttp://www.redmilearchive.freeuk.com/daffy.html
Heraf fremgår det, at slangudtrykket daffy for gin stammer fra Daffy's elixir. - Det udelukker selvfølgelig ikke, at der kan være tale om eliksiren, men i betragtning af det alkoholiserede miljø, som Oliver Twist foregår i, tror jeg mest på, at det er gin, der menes, også fordi:
"Promoters of daffy's often chose not to reduce their potential markets by associating the product with any particular illness, although the usual price of 1s. 3d. would have made this BEYOND THE POCKETS OF MANY PEOPLE."
Personerne her er jo ekstremt fattige. - Men jeg husker ikke situationen, så man skal vel ikke udelukke noget.
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Note added at 31 mins (2006-01-12 19:39:30 GMT)
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En lang historisk forklaring findes påhttp://www.redmilearchive.freeuk.com/daffy.html
Heraf fremgår det, at slangudtrykket daffy for gin stammer fra Daffy's elixir. - Det udelukker selvfølgelig ikke, at der kan være tale om eliksiren, men i betragtning af det alkoholiserede miljø, som Oliver Twist foregår i, tror jeg mest på, at det er gin, der menes, også fordi:
"Promoters of daffy's often chose not to reduce their potential markets by associating the product with any particular illness, although the usual price of 1s. 3d. would have made this BEYOND THE POCKETS OF MANY PEOPLE."
Personerne her er jo ekstremt fattige. - Men jeg husker ikke situationen, så man skal vel ikke udelukke noget.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Tak for hjælpen. Jeg satser på gin. Det passer bedst ind i konteksten."
25 mins
William [Bill] Gray
Norway
Norway
Native in English
Norway
Working with words
Native in: English 
Works in: English, Norwegian to English, Danish to English, and 1 more.
Dr Daffy's elixir?
This is just a shot in the dark, but if you search on the provided link, you'll get a listing for Dr Daffy's elixir, which might have been an alternative to the port in your original!
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