"Gjøre død til liv"

English translation: Turn death into life

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Norwegian term or phrase:"Gjøre død til liv"
English translation:Turn death into life
Entered by: Sven Petersson

20:27 Apr 21, 2010
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Norwegian term or phrase: "Gjøre død til liv"
Jeg prøver å finne en god oversettelse av uttrykket: å gjøre død til liv.

Alle forslag mottas med takk!
CanAng
Local time: 08:42
Turn death into life
Explanation:
http://lectionaryliturgies.blogspot.com/2010/04/easter-3-c.h...

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Sven Petersson
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Local time: 08:42
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Summary of answers provided
4make death into life
Egil Presttun
4Put Life Back Into
eodd
4Breathe life into (death/a boring situation)
Dawn Nixon
4Turn death into life
Sven Petersson
3Create Life from Death
Vibeke Koehler
3Resurrect
Hans Wang


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make death into life


Explanation:
"I have made death into life for you."
http://www.spellingtuesday.com/archive-2007-01.html


Egil Presttun
Norway
Local time: 08:42
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Create Life from Death


Explanation:
Mitt forslag. Hadde vært greit med litt kontekst kanskje :)

Vibeke Koehler
Norway
Local time: 08:42
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Put Life Back Into


Explanation:
I think this should cover it. It's a common expression.

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Put life back into - just a little tweak to what I wrote first. This is how I should have written it.

eodd
Local time: 07:42
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Breathe life into (death/a boring situation)


Explanation:
Also in Longman's Dictionary of English idioms. Definition: to make something more lively. But of course, it depends on the context of your translation.

Example sentence(s):
  • http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/breathe+life+into
Dawn Nixon
Norway
Local time: 08:42
Native speaker of: English
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Turn death into life


Explanation:
http://lectionaryliturgies.blogspot.com/2010/04/easter-3-c.h...

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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-04-22 06:25:35 GMT)
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5150 Google hits for for:

'bible "turn death into life"'

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 08:42
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Resurrect


Explanation:
I like "reanimate" too, but since this expression seems to be used when Norwegians engage in religious discussions . . .

Hans Wang
Local time: 02:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in NorwegianNorwegian
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