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gik stille af

English translation: ....

17:04 May 11, 2005
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Danish term or phrase: gik stille af
Sentence: Det gik ikke stille af for Ronny når han kom til København.
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English translation:....
Explanation:
I don't think you should translate it literally... the meaning is more like "it was party time whenever Ronny came to Copenhagen"
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Dinny
Greece
Local time: 23:59
Grading comment
Thanks so much!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4....
Dinny
5 +1Translation
Orbital
4didn't have a quiet time when ...
Bente Sorensen
4There wasn't a quiet moment
Eliza-Anna
3It wasn't quiet for Ronny, when he arrived in Copenhagen
Suzanne Blangsted (X)


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Translation


Explanation:
"Things did not calm down for Ronny when he came to Copenhagen."

BTW, du skal sige da, ikke når.

Orbital
Denmark
Local time: 22:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Dinny: ikke "da" hvis i betydningen "whenever" ;-)
54 mins
  -> Oops, heh, small mistake.
agree  Jande: Things didn't calm down for Ronny whenever he went to Copenhagen.
12 hrs
  -> Thanks.
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
It wasn't quiet for Ronny, when he arrived in Copenhagen


Explanation:
my suggestion - US English

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 13:59
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
....


Explanation:
I don't think you should translate it literally... the meaning is more like "it was party time whenever Ronny came to Copenhagen"

Dinny
Greece
Local time: 23:59
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks so much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marianne Ajana: Yes, it is an understatement with the opposite meaning of what it says. Ironic!
11 mins
  -> Thanks, Marianne ;-)
agree  Dana Sackett Lössl: Something along those lines. A negative to recreate the irony would be even better.
1 hr
  -> tks Dana :)
agree  Kenneth Denmark: I agree - however I would reverse the sentence - Whenever Ronny came to Copenhagen it was party time
1 hr
  -> tks Kenneth :)
agree  Dan Schioenning Larsen
2 hrs
  -> tks Dan :)
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
didn't have a quiet time when ...


Explanation:
Just my suggestion

Bente Sorensen
Local time: 04:59
Native speaker of: Danish
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
There wasn't a quiet moment


Explanation:
How about:

'There was not one quiet moment once Ronny arrived in Copenhagen'? or depending on the context 'the pace was non-stop,...' or perhaps use the expression 'in a social whirl'?, but then it may have nothing to do with Roni's social lif

These are just suggestion, hope they help.

Eliza-Anna
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:59
Native speaker of: English
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