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Tongue and cheek

Danish translation: fræk / frækhed

19:41 Jan 22, 2002
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / fashion
English term or phrase: Tongue and cheek
Subtitling of a fashion show:

That dress is reallt tongue and cheek.
Kate Persson
Denmark
Local time: 08:42
Danish translation:fræk / frækhed
Explanation:
or 'med et blink i øjet', depending on context.

Good luck!
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lone (X)
Canada
Local time: 02:42
Grading comment
Hvor flot, tak.
Kate
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2fræk / frækhed
lone (X)
5Med et glimt i øjet!
Michael Tettinek
4ironisk
rfrankling (X)
4lidt uartigt.
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
4ikke alvorlig ment, en bagtanke med, lidt af en vittighed
Yngve Roennike
4Comment
Yngve Roennike


  

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ironisk


Explanation:
Tongue-in-cheek betyder "ironisk".

rfrankling (X)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mette Hansen
2 hrs
disagree  Dorte Scheeler: Based on what??
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fræk / frækhed


Explanation:
or 'med et blink i øjet', depending on context.

Good luck!


    xxx
lone (X)
Canada
Local time: 02:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in category: 14
Grading comment
Hvor flot, tak.
Kate

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dorte Scheeler: En kjole, som er fræk/dristig/frisk
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agree  Trine A
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lidt uartigt.


Explanation:
I believe you mean - tongue in cheek and not tongue and cheek. In the US the tongue in cheek signifies something is naughty, i.e. fjollet eller pjanket.

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 23:42
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lota: not naughty, just not what it appears to be, a little bit of a spite, "to show them". But naughty? Not sure in what sense. :)
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Med et glimt i øjet!


Explanation:
If the proper English phrase is tongue in cheek, the appropriate Danish translation must be med et glimt i øjet!

Michael Tettinek
Local time: 08:42
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Native speaker of: Danish
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ikke alvorlig ment, en bagtanke med, lidt af en vittighed


Explanation:
Alt ifølge mine tyske og hollandske ordbøger adapteret for dansk.

Yngve Roennike
Local time: 02:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Explanation:
I don't get it, what has tongue-in-cheek got to do with freshness, eller frækhed, eller vovethet for nu at skifte til dansk. Cheeky and the requested term are not synonymous.

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Note added at 2002-01-23 23:53:49 (GMT) Post-grading
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I guess you could say that tongue and cheek is tongue-in-cheek for tongue-in-cheek.

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Note added at 2002-01-24 02:40:13 (GMT) Post-grading
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Maybe thong and cheek was what was really meant :-)

Yngve Roennike
Local time: 02:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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